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For the kavanaugh camp. >> good point. jeff flake is one of a handful of senators who could sink this nomination. >> jessica, we know that michael avenatti certainly knows how to get a lot of attention. but we're taking this from serious accusations to a very political situation. the fact that michael avenatti is a tv fixture and -- >> a lightning rod. >> does that hurt this accusation? >> i think it does both. i think that it hurts and helps. i think that michael avenatti has inserted himself in this conversation in a way that is, you know, honestly, makes the circus an even bigger circus. an...

Of an investigation which i have worked on a lot of judicial nominees, happens all the time. the particular lawsuit i think is sort of bound to fail because the court will find that the members of congress don't really have standing in the legal terms to bring it. it could take a day or two until it does and that might be part of the design. part of the design might just be for the greater pressure to bring an investigation. so, i don't think it's going to prevail but it's part of an overall political process saying there's got to be an investigation here. senator flake's statement which could...

There's actually corroborating evidence of these allegations. these allegations are very unequivocally not justifiable. >> neil: criticism that has come up, a sort of knee-jerk response that you're getting from a number of democrats saying forget about delaying it. the judge should step down. do you think that's a little extreme? >> yes. i definitely think it's extreme. i agree with senator flake that we need to listen to this with an open mind. that's really the best thing he possibly could have said because at the end of the day, this is going to be he says, she said. we have got to really k...

Certainly political but it's i.c.e..ing the courts and this is actually no relation to the allegations recently against judge kavanaugh but the records that the senate democrats have been upset for months that the white house was not providing. all the records of judge kavanaugh's time in the bush white house. they felt like things of important nature were being withheld and appears that the delay in processing the nomination allowed the senator to file the lawsuit. he is making a constitutional argument that the white house isn't holding up its end of the bargain in terms of -- >> hang on. he...

On the other hand, but here's my piece of evidence that i'm going to put forward that by the way i don't think proves his point at all. so, you know, they're really distorting what he says he wants, a fair process. it is not fair at all. >> stick around for a moment. we have new developments from capitol hill. >> arizona republican senator jeff flake about to speak on the senate floor specifically about brett kavanaugh and jeff merkley seeking a legal injunction to stop the kavanaugh nomination. a committee vote is scheduled for friday morning just one day after the hearing over professor chri...