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President trump and convinced him to hold off on declassifying the documents, kick them, instead, over to the inspector general. >> laura: how does that help the president? >> it does not help the president. the purpose was to delay. it was rosenstein apparently who convinced trump to do it. unbeknownst to mccabe, he had no idea. presumably, the times story was in the works for several days. the story drops a couple of hours after trump tweets that the documents are going to the i.g. you can imagine rosenstein's horror. mccabe has blown this beautiful plan i had to get us both in the clear. i ...

Stories in terms of making judgments about one of the most powerful positions in the united states government. on the other hand, precisely because the deputy attorney general's position is so powerful, this needs to be resolved as you say and resolved quickly. >> laura: gentlemen, thank you so much. terrific segment. christine blasey ford's lawyer is out with a new response over a hearing with the senate judiciary committee. the details broke late tonight. we will bring them to you after this. this isn't just any moving day.

>> laura: actually, david, necessary not true. what the democrats could have done, they could have gone out and done their own investigation, interviewed mark judge, interviewed patrick smithe. they could have gotten quite a bit done in the last 72, 96 hours or so. instead, what the democrats are doing is going on tv talking about how kavanaugh is a sexual predator. someone that i have known for 28 years. john, i know you have known him for a long time. your reaction to this latest demand by the accuser's legal team? >> laura, you actually put your finger on it when you said this isn't actuall...

Now, since he initially got this job as deputy attorney general. tonight, i just want to play for you a short montage of a variety of pundits claiming per "the washington post" that this conversation about wearing a wire and getting other people to wear a wire, this is all just a joke. let's watch. >> if the words were said, it seems more likely they were said in some sort of sarcastic or exasperated way rather than as a serious plan to actually wire up and go into do this. >> this does not give any grounds -- and i really mean this -- any grounds at all in terms of any action of rosenstein's ...

Democrats don't have the power to call him. >> laura: actually, david, necessary not true. what the democrats could have done, they could have gone out and done their own investigation, interviewed mark judge, interviewed patrick smyth. they could have gotten quite a bit done in the last 72, 96 hours or so. but instead, what the democrats are doing is they're going on tv talking about how kavanaugh is a sexual predator. someone that i have known for 28 years. john, i know you have known him for a long time. your reaction to this latest demand by the accuser's legal team? >> laura, you actually...