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>> mccaskill had a warning should justice kennedy origins ginsburg leave the court. and take it off the list and take to the senate, no, no, they're not going to let us do too long until they move to 51 votes. >> she's talking about the threat of the so-called nuclear option if invoked by leader mcconnell would allow to change the rules for a supreme court justice with a simple majority vote. >> if it comes it a rules change, and i sincerely hope that it does not for the sake of the grand traditions in this body, for the sake of the advise and consent clause for the constitution, if it does, i...

No list, yet she told a private gathering last sunday that gorsuch was, quote, one of better ones. >> we hope that her praise leads to her support. it's hard to find any reason except for obstructionism to see why fellow democrats in her caucus have not joined them. >> reporter: but mccaskill offered this warning should justice kennedy or ginsburg or breyer leave the high court in the next couple of years. >> so they pick another one off the list, and we say, no, no, no, this is worse, and there's not enough votes to confirm him. >> reporter: she's talking about the threat of the will change s...

Has to go with the nuclear option which is basically a rules change which the republicans could approve if they all stick together, then you go right back to where you were in the beginning and they don't need 60 votes. they can get past it and go directly to the vote itself. if that's the case, all they have to have the party advantage to do this. the democrats did this back in 2013 under harry reed. republicans were hugely critical of him then and the democrats have suffered for that rules change. but this time the republicans may do the same thing. that's why mitch mcconnell is saying confi...

This year we're told the democrats will have more time on some of the more controversial nominees but are prepared to move forward quickly with some of the other nominees. defense secretary in it with aing general mattis. the homeland security kelly. a former general. they were not controversial nominees in terms of their hearings. next in line, it's expected that the cia director would be considered. we don't know if that will happen tomorrow for if it will slide into later. some of the more controversial folks who have been put before the various committees, they're pressing for more time. e...

It's a charge he makes with no real evidence to suggest it. that many republican secretaries of state and others are very upset he's making. now back in april when you were working against donald trump, when you were supporting ted cruz and advising his super p.a.c. you had some tough words for trump when he was lashing out against the system being rigged. >> we hear from the trump campaign rules, the rules change, it's not fair, the system is rigged, the system is corrupt. you can whine and campaign all he wants you didn't know the rules. >> is this a pattern with mr. trump he starts losing h...