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Jeff flake was expected to speak as well. nevertheless, this panel is bitterly, bitterly divided over this nomination. it has been hugely contentious and the key question, where do the moderate senators come down and does jeff flake have a change of heard. we don't have any indication that's the case yet, but curious him not delivering remarks announcing support after he put out a paper statement earlier today. >> after he voted to confirm judge kavanaugh, he was going towards an elevator. let me play the clip of what happened then. >> what you are doing is allowing someone who actually suprem...

Accused to the victim? and how does that all shake out? as you see the really different and poignant powerful testimony from both people but on very, very different sides. it's a very interesting question we're left with. >> judge kavanaugh is back. i think grassley is again waiting for senator feinstein to come back and take her place as lead democrat. cynthia, until we reach that moment. >> you know, just for the viewers, you notice there is a big difference -- i think this would be interesting in the mark judge. there is a big difference from the paper statement, whatever the 302 turns out ...

So for the first time now, jim, we are hearing president trump actually saying it with his own words after issuing a two-sentence tweet over the weekend, then a paper statement this afternoon. finally he's saying it himself now. the question is what took so long? i think no one really quite knows the answer to that question. it is in some ways a self-inflicted wound for the white house who could have simply followed the basic protocol that most every white house before them has followed upon the death of a sitting senator, lowering the flags, issuing a statement, and allowing the country to gr...

Incredible thing. steve: okay. so there have you got the attorney general's boss, bad mouthing him on television. essentially buyer's regret. that was ainsley's question about there are rumors up on capitol hill that jeff sessions and rod rosenstein may get fired after the mid terms and he responded that way. well, mr. sessions, extraordinarily, issued a paper statement and, rachel, he fought back at the president. rachel: he absolutely did. he defended his position. he defended the people who work for him in the doj. but, you know, here's what he said. he says while i am attorney general, the...

Brennan, the official statement was dated july 26th. that was three days after sarah sanders first said they were thinking about this. of course, that prompted a lot of people to ask the question, was the white house holding that paper statement until a day when they needed to turn the page. andrea. >> kristen welker, thank you so much. thanks to ron clan. thanks to rick tyler. coming up, craig melvin's interview with omarosa manigault newman. she will be releasing a new audiotape with craig melvin, so stay with us right here.