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Bush, all of them were these incredibly scripted events. these are totally new different kind of confirmation process. i do actually think that kavanaugh was correct in his opening statement saying the process is forever broken because it's so hyper partisan now and it's become the zero sum game that most of our politics has become. >> jeff bennett mentioned he got a few questions into the president. let's listen to one of those and the answer the president gave. >> i think it's fine. i think actually this could be a blessing in disguise because having the fbi go out and do a thorough investig...

Requests of christine blasey ford to do an interview. we have not heard from the fbi despite repeated requests to speak with them. jeff, let me start with you. i want to start about the out reach that's going on. we're focussed on the contours of the investigation. there's a political shop within the white house reaching out to some of those lawmakers to make sure they get the votes when all is said and done. what does that look like? >> i think the white house is keenly aware that the next week will be watched very closely by those lawmakers that you just referred to. the ultimate goal for pr...

And control. we're not going to give it to them. we're going to keep it running the way it's been running. >> i want to get your reaction to that, the president there talking about determination. you've written about how we saw the players and the proxies in the hearing on thursday. talk a bit about that, your reaction to what the president had to say. >> well, you know, he went through all of his favorites, you know, the wall and everything else, and then he did this. as you saw, there's no poll there that i know of about how the kavanaugh vote is going to be taken in west virginia, but certa...

White house official confirms to nbc news that investigators were told to steer clear of kavanaugh accuser julie swetnick. officials telling nbc that fbi has not received new instructions after the white house counsel limited the scope of the inquiry. also off limits, kavanaugh former classmate who is contradict him on stories about his alcohol consumption. jeff, get us up to speed. >> reporter: the white house the limiting the scope of the fbi investigation into the sexual assault assault allegations levelled against brett kavanaugh. the white house counsel office issued a specific witness li...

So, you know, trump -- trump goes with the last thing he saw. the last thing he saw was kavanaugh so he's with kavanaugh. so i think we have a few shoes to drop before the midterms. >> margaret, great to speak with you. >> thanks, david. coming up in our next hour we will have much more on the fbi investigation into brett kavanaugh and the effects it could have on his nomination to the supreme court. plus the latest on deputy attorney general rod rosenstein, still waiting on that meeting with president trump. you're watching msnbc. meeting with president trump you're watching msnbc.