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Some of these sentencings are just unfair. there are judges who say, i don't want to have to put this person away for 15, 20 years, but that's what the law says. is that the kind of thing you want to get across? >> that's exactly what we're trying to get across. i was motivated by what i saw as a federal prosecutor. i saw a young man who received a minimum mandatory sentence of 55 years for selling three dime bags of marijuana over a 72 hour period. the federal district judge took the unusual judge of issuing an opinion disagreeing with the sentence he was about to impose. then said something ...

The majority leader comes to the floor tonight and says we're going full steam ahead, we're going to vote on that thing. is that do you think, does your reporting bear out, because of any new sense of confidence he has? can his whip count have possibly changed without anyone having read this fbi investigation? >> i think he's feeling confident. but the main thing you need to know about senator mcconnell is that he is plowing ahead, he wants this very badly, this is everything to him. this is his legacy. you mentioned earlier about president trump's remarks being not helpful. that's certainly t...

White house. the majority leader comes to the floor tonight and says we're going full steam ahead, we're going to vote on that thing. is that do you think, does your reporting bear out, because of any new sense of confidence he has? can his whip count have possibly changed without anyone having read this fbi investigation? >> i think he's feeling confident. but the main thing you need to know about senator mcconnell is that he is plowing ahead, he wants this very badly, this is everything to him. this is his legacy. you mentioned earlier about president trump's remarks being not helpful. that'...

We're so very thankful to have you all to start off our broadcast tonight. good evening to you all and welcome. elizabeth, i'd like to begin with you. your newspaper has teams at work on both ends of pennsylvania avenue, the capitol and the white house. the majority leader comes to the floor tonight and says we're going full steam ahead, we're going to vote on that thing. is that do you think, does your reporting bear out, because of any new sense of confidence he has? can his whip count have possibly changed without anyone having read this fbi investigation? >> i think he's feeling confident....

Knee ta a nina and jeff are here, too. you have a beat of the white house and capitol hill. that is what this story is, the president's pick for the supreme court and whether or not it will pass muster with republicans, people in his own party on the hill. i pose the question to you, based on what you know, your whip count, if you will, does brett kavanaugh get confirmed or no? >> reporter: what we have to see where the hearing goes tomorrow. i think it's clear that it is correct mitch mcconnell doesn't have the votes. too many people are undecided. they want to hear the testimony from brett k...