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Words. That is the man who sits before us. Nominated to be a justice on the highest court of our land. Judge kavanaugh has the backing of his former law clerks and law students, his colleagues on the bench appointed by both republican and democrat president s and many members of his local community in which he remains so closely involved. He is a man of honor, integrity and well respected in the legal community. There is no dispute he is qualified to serve on our nations highest court. Mr. Chairman, i look forward to the hearing from the nominee himself when we all get done with our statements...

Hypocrisy hearing and that's hard to do in the senate in today's time to be hypocritical, but let me just point to a few of these things. clinton, it didn't bother anybody for clinton to nominate briar while he was under investigation? it didn't bother any of you all that ted kennedy staff person was his pick. it didn't bother me either because that's who i expect to you pick. this is ridiculous. you're one of the best choices any republican could make as i said with justice gorsuch, i'm glad you're here because there were days i'm wondering who he would've picked and this is a home run from m...

Wanted him fired. there are plenty of democrats who told the president and the nation you need to get rid of comey because he's incompetent. >> martha: let's get to the hearing. you called it a circus, here are a little bit of your introductory remarks today. >> senator graham: this is shaping up to be the hypocrisy hearing and that's hard to do in the senate. and in today's time. >> martha: what did you mean by that? >> when the issues on the other foot, you have a different view of this. in 1994 when kim nominated stephen breyer to be chief of the supreme court, they didn't halt his hearing,...

>> okay, thank you. [ laughter ] i was going to ask you to take me to dinner, but that's not going to happen. >> you know the answer to that. >> that's right. [ laughter ] so to my colleagues, i look forward to working with you. i think you have to be blind as to what's going on here. you know justice briar, i guess you can't say anything. where did he come from? he was ted kennedy's judiciary person. where do you think republicans are going to find a judge? the whole argument is, you can be a conservative republican president but you have to nominate a liberal to be fair to the country that's...

Reporters. the process was rather problematic. >> a lot about democrats who suggested that you should never indict a sitting president because it would create chaos. if you want to do something, it should come to the congress. this is what mr. kavanaugh said many years ago. in 1998, he was a source of wisdom, now he is a threat to the public. this is shaping up to be a hypocrisy hearing. i will be there at every turn pointing it out. >> on executive power, the opinion is pretty well known -- >> i think he has, too. >> -- >> i would say that there is a general rule. you do not issue indictments...