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The struggle is real. how do we handle an allegation like the one against judge kavanaugh outside the criminal context? in what we call the court of public opinion we can't take comfort in accepted hurdles and protections of beyond a reasonable doubt, due process, the presumption of innocence. they don't apply here, in part because we can't test, we can't develop evidence, we can't put it to just one body to decide like a jury does. it's tricky enough when this plays out in the media. too many allegations have been stifled because of sexism and cultural bias over the years. me too as a movemen...

She been asked who else can we talk to? >> your station ran today a line under the zipper that her lawyers asked for no additional witnesses. >> they've provides no names? >> i don't know what the process is, maybe you're right. maybe you're not. >> maybe the zipper was right? >> maybe i it was, i don't think so. >> i still think we all get to the same point on this, which is you want to show best efforts. you're right, you don't want to reward bad political behavior. do you want to irr on the side of punishing political behavior at the price of not judging this the right way. >> let me ask yo...

Four times more likely to be victimized by sexual violence than anyone else in the population. that's what we're talking about. we are also talking about the fact that almost two thirds of people who have suffered sexual violence do not report. and one of the reasons they do not report is exactly the kind of response that dr. ford is getting right now. donald trump could have asked on monday after dr. ford came forward for the fbi to reopen the background check to get more information. doesn't matter whether he believes her or not. we have trained investigators who could have been almost compl...

So much has changed about how the public understands the pressure on women and i've learned a lot, as well, too. she should not have to go through what anita hill went through and the questions asked and the way the right went after her on national television and questioned her integrity and questioned her -- not just the integrity but the behavior. that is not appropriate. you shouldn't have to be -- shouldn't have to be twice put through the same exact thing. >> mr. vice president, thank you. dr. biden, thank you. >> took a lot of courage to come forward. >> you have said in the past you wou...

>> one of the other problems is, it's so late. and it's already knocked the senate off the schedule. if you're the senate and you allow this to get knocked back any more. every single let's be clear, male republican nominee for the supreme court will have someone come forward? >> what? >> it will be the end. and we'll say, oh, gee, we should hear this out. >> time doesn't mean that you're going to have people jump out. that shouldn't be the risk of having more time in the process. >> i want to get your opinion on something that matters more than timing. what is the standard. laura, we don't ha...