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Trump's. they are solid, true blue republican conservatives. and they will have to ask themselves whether they in good conscience can vote for someone against whom there is a credible allegation of sexual assault. it may come down to the decisions of only a handful of people. >> mm-hmm. >> if they should decide that they cannot endorse judge kavanaugh, then we'll have the situation we had in 1991, when clarence thomas' nomination was passed to the full senate without a recommendation from the judiciary committee. then it will be the question of whether senator collins and senator murkowski wil...

The late senator arlin specter. i don't think that can happen today in the #metoo era. she can't be treated as aggressively as senator specer treated professor hill. it is an entirely different era. she may well be a victim, a liar, a dupe. here is my questions. what happens at 5:00 monday afternoon it's a draw? there are no rules. this is not a court of law where she has to prove her case by more evidence or he has to disprove her case by more evidence. it is a question of impression. who more likely than not was the truth teller? >> sandra: what's the answer to that? >> that will be determin...

Senator mccain wanted to bring that conflict to a halt. also wanted to make sure the united states was able to demonstrate its great influence and might, and do what we could to try to bring that conflict to an end. >> you reference that senator mccain did sometimes pay a political price for being a straight talker. does that sound familiar to you, as somebody who sometimes paid a political price for being a straight talker? with mccain gone, who replaces him, someone who can serve as a check on the president, or a voice as a check on the president? >> great question. we see that senators flak...

Rush s russia did interfere with the elections. joining us are the two sponsors of the house version of the legislation, republican congressman leonard lance of new jersey and democratic congressman krishna. thank you for spending time with us. today is the last day or day out from your one-month recess. let's get right into this. congressman lance, why is your resolution necessary? >> i think we have to reaffirm here on capitol hill that we support our intelligence agencies. dan coats is doing a terrific job. also, i think that it's important that the russian sanctions be fully implemented. o...

Bad dude for doing that, so stop it. i'm paraphrasing what experts are telling me but that is generally the idea, that the tone starts from the president. that's why it's important. it's not to satisfy democrats or the president's critics who say he needs to be tougher, he needs to be tougher. there is a deterrent effect when the president of the united states makes remarks like that. >> garrett, you're at capitol hill. you've talked to senators flake and senators graham. not everybody -- not all republicans are taking that teeny little bit of cover that president trump gave by walking back or...