reelection but before their successor was sworn in. don't buy into this merit garland strategy. strategy. jesse: "justice with judge jeanine" is starting right now. judge jeanine: mourners across the country remember a giant of the supreme court. hello within welcome to "justice," i'm judge jeanine pirro. tonight'tonight's open opening t is still ahead. but first, it's been 24 hours since the nation learned about the passing of justice ruth bader ginsburg. but the partisan battle on capitol hill is in full swing. the president made it clear he

plans to nominate a relacement for ginsburg. as for the pick, the president made one thing clear in north carolina tonight. president trump: it will be a woman. a very talented, very brilliant woman. we haven't chosen yet. but we have numerous women on the list. i built this incredible list of brilliant people. we are asking for biden's list, he can't give it. judge jeanine: what woman will the president decide on? will the democrats try to stand in the way, and will any republicans break rank? we have live team coverage as america mourns an icon and navigates a political firestorm at the same time. let's begin with david spunt live at the supreme court. reporter: for more than 24 thundershowers,,000 of people

have been packing in front of the supreme court. the street is completely covered. it started about an hour ago. an incredible peaceful tone to honor justice ruth bader ginsburg. people have been traveling from several different distances to memorialize ruth bader ginsburg. >> i think that ruth bader ginsburg was a hero, an icon. i think she is such a great example for women. i have twin daughters who are growing up in a world that is so divisive. >> she was a legacy for our country and she did a lot for us, especially lgbt rights. and women's rights. she'll definitely be missed. reporter: we have statements

from her colleagues on the bench. justice sotomayor said i came to feel a special kinship with her. she was someone i could always rely on. she was the essence of civility and dignity. she was a superb judge whether in agreement or disagreement. i had a chance to see her several times in the courtroom the last couple months. but covid really put the justices apart from each other. they had to do the conferences on the phone calls. but she was always incredibly engaged. we know she'll be interred at arlington cemetery. the rest being worked out by officials at the supreme court. judge jeanine: david spunt, thanks for joining us.

45 days until the election and the political mudslinging over ginsburg's death and what is next. here to join us chad pergram who knows capitol hill like no other. >> the strategizing is starting on the right and the left. let me start with the democrats. democrats in the senate held a conference call to figure out what to do, they they would try to oppose this nominee. chuck schumer said anything is on the table, including possibly trying to eliminate a filibuster if democrats get in control of the senate next year. jerry nadler has proposed possibly expanding the size of the supreme court. democrats want to remind voters if there is a conservative justice put on the supreme court. they will try to undercut

obamacare and roe versus wade. how fast could they get a nominee on the supreme court? president trump says probably before the election. president trump: working with the republic cab senators and mitch mcconnell, we'll be making a decision. i think the process can go very, very past. i will be making my choice soon. and when my choice is made i will send it over to mitch in the senate and they will do what they have to do. i think we'll have a popular choice hoff it may be. >> confirming a justice that fast would be extraordinary. most justices take 45 days just to get a hearing. senators do not like to be rushed, especially on something of this magnitude. this is a legacy decision. here is susan collins'

statement. given the proximity to the presidential election i don't believe the senate should vote on the nominee prior to the election. the decision of a lifetime appointment should be made by the president-elected on the 3rd of november. someone else to watch is senator murkowski of alaska. the divide in the senate 53 republicans, 47 democrats. that means republicans can only lose four of their own, otherwise it's game over for this nominee. even if you have republican senators saying we want to vote for somebody, but we don't want to go this fast. this is going to be a roll i can go few weeks as they go through this confirmation process. judge jeanine: it's normally,

it's my understanding, from the nomination to the confirmation the average has been 60 days. so 45 days until the election would be unusual. but given the temperature, the political temperature, the left is indicating they don't want this president to make the appointment. what do you think will happen as soon as the president announces his choice. >> there will be a firestorm. they felt there was a seat stole be from them four years ago when mcconnell refused to consider meri mayor merritt gar.

now president trump gets a third pick thp. that's a problem. watch these republican senators in the middle. someone else i would pay attention to is mitt romney. they might be able to make an impact in the election. seesaw this be an election issue in the mid-terms with bre brett kavanaugh, but we don't know how this will fly right now. judge jeanine: if you have purchase could you ski and collins, maybe we can't rely on mitt romney, there is only one more we can lose if this is going to happen, correct? >> that's right. susan collins has a tough race. lisa murkowski is not in cycle. people say what about cory gardner. thom tillis from north carolina,

joanie ernst. judge jeanine: didn't the dems shoot themselves in the foot in 201 3 with the filibuster. >> paybacks are hell. it's true on the schoolyard playground and on capitol hill. harry reid was upset some republicans were blocking the lower-tier nominees. so he lowered the filibuster from 60 to 51. but they left out the supreme court. mitchell mcconnell saw the writing on the wall. they are never going to

filibuster against a supreme court nominee, so he lowered the threshold for supreme court nominees. abe fortis, his nomination to become chief justice of the united states was filibustered. but he did not become chief justice. harry reid opened pandora's box. let's talk more about ruth bader ginsburg's life and legacy as well as some of the women president trump was thinking of relacing her with. i'm joined by shannon bream. thanks for joining us tonight. it appears there are two women who might be the favorites. they call her acb.

amy comey barrett. as well as the woman from florida. barbara lagoya. amy comey barrett is a woman the president already nominated to the 7th circuit. she had her face being brought up in the nomination process. >> you are exactly right. that is something to focus on. she has been through the fire. we know whoever gets selected and has to go through the confirmation process will have to have a spine of steel and nerves of steel. she has been through a little bit of that. during her confirmation for the 7th circuit. she is known as a devout catholic and senator feinstein said the dogma lives loudly in

you. on thers questioned wet -- oths questioned whether she could be a fair jurist and devout catholic. she stood up for herself. that was a bit of a bruising. she showed she was willing to go through it. she says it doesn't factor in for me as a judge. as a judge you interpret the law. judge jeanine: she said it's never appropriate for a judge to impose that judge's personal convictions whether they arise from faith or anywhere else on the law. she is able to push back strongly and has experience with the process.

barbara lagoya is a justice in florida but is not in the federal system as i understand it. >> she was in the state judiciary in florida. she was the first hispanic latina to go to the florida supreme court. now she made it to the federal bench as part of the 11th circuit. she doesn't have a long time on the federal bench. she has less of a federal record for to us track, the kinds of issues she would be deciding on. but she has such a compelling back story as many of the contenders on the president's list do. her parents escaped from cuba 50 years ago. she stalks emotionally about how her father gave up his dream to be a lawyer in cuba because he wanted his family to live in

freedom. she is very moving when you hear her speak, and she does have a great story. she has three daughters and a husband who is also an attorney. she spent her life in the law, and as a woman who raised a family as well. she signed on to upheld a florida law that states that felons have to pay fees and fines before they can get back their right to vote. she sounds like somebody who is not afraid to do what she thinks is right and the right interpretation of the constitution and law. shannon bream, thanks for being with us tonight. >> you got it. >> a quick programming note. tune in tomorrow night at 10:00 p.m. for a special "fox news @ night" with shannon based

on ruth bader ginsburg's legacy. my opening statement delayed by tonight's breaking news is next.

judge jeanine: welcome back to "justice" on this busy night of news as we look at ruth bader ginsburg and the supreme court. the only thing that can stop the freight train america mass always been is ourselves. and that my friends is the dane odane -- the danger of our current state and the 2020 election. in 1838 a lawyer named abraham lincoln gave a speech warning about the forces that might tear the u.s. apart from within. his warning rings eerily true today. from whence shall we expect the approach of danger? should some transatlantic military giant crush it a blow? never. all the armies of europe and

asia could not by force take a drink from theio rs from d from. no, if destruction be our lot, we must ourselves must be its author and finisher. as a nation of freemen we'll live forever or die by suicide. lincoln was right. the undoing of this great nation can only happen from within. true, we were attacked by an invading enemy when the virus from china hit us. but that's not the greatest threat to the united states of america. the greatest threat remains those inside this country who would rather tear us down. from the constitution, to historical statues two our belief system, our religion, now

our way of life. we anointed the course of initial days and outright physical violence. they lied to you. they have an agenda and it doesn't include you, and it doesn't involve the silent victim of crime, the ones who question quietly unannounced and unheralded. in order to steal your freedom, they lied to you on everything from the president's handling of the coronavirus to the assert that police in this country are systemically racist murderers that cause the them to be targeted, shot, killed. the black lives matter movement received support from many americans, it was engulfed by black lives matter, a completely

separate organization that does not believe in the nuclear family and pro moments marxist ideology. it's contrary to our democratic system of government. very often joined by members of antifa, an alleged fascist group. the founder of black lives matter just connected with a pro chinese communist party to join up. after all joe biden says china is note our enemy. i would think he would say that since he outsourced jobs there, brought his son hunter there, and the left lies to you when they say we'll be a better country if we defund the police. one of the first cities to do this was milwaukee who just this week had a meeting because they

couldn't understand why crime has gown. they called on the police chief to explain why there was so much crime. are these people stupid? at joe biden's democrat national convention, no one even mentioned the violent protests, looting, arson and chaos happening in our cities like los angeles, st. louis, portland, seattle. and they lied to us and tell us these are peaceful protests. >> what you see behind me is one of multiple locations that have been burning in ke know sla, wisconsin over the course of the night. judge jeanine: they lie to us when they tell us america was never that great. please tell me why people choose to womb here, and kick and scream when we try to deport them back to their country of

origin. when the president closed the borders to foreign nationals to china and later europe web was referred to as hysterical and xenophobe. nancy pelosi was telling people in february go to chinatown, celebrate our diversity. but bill deblasio and his administration was doing the same thing. in the meantime the president had the coronavirus task force put in place and he put them 2/3 in front of the american people on a daily basis so americans knew what was going on and aloud those experts to be cross-examined by the press. meanwhile joe biden was having a rally in march to the extent joe biden has a rally. in april he writes an op-ed piece on how he would be better to handle the virus.

the wall street journal and the "new york times" said the president was already doing what candidate biden had written about. it's no surprise. joe is not on top of a lot of things. this week the president in an effort to up end the hatred young people have in this country has started the the president started the 1776 project to counter the. the 1619 project goal is to advance reparations. we find ourselves, ladies and gentlemen fighting the forces of darkness threatening our nation, and there is only one way out of that. that is by keeping the torch of truth and allowing it to light

our way forward. abraham lincoln was right. your job is to fight for the america our founding fathers envisioned. one way you can follow your dreams and pursue your happiness. the path we are on with the greatest economy and strongest military. and a leader that wants america could be strong and prosperous. you have 45 days to decide. you can decide on the truth or the lies. that's my open. let me know what you think on facebook page and twitter, #judgejeanine. if you liked my open you will like my new book "don't lie to

me." the left is throwing all it has against trump to prevent him from having a second term.

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i'm jackie ibanez. the trump administration declaring sanctions against iran be restored. the administration said earlier tonight it's triggering the snap back mechanism to insure iran does not gain substantial nuclear power. other members of the united nations security council says the u.s. has lost its legal standing and a snapback of sanctions against iran is against the rules and conduct. the decision is expected to be hotly debated the next three weeks. i'm jackie ibanez. enjoy your night. judge jeanine: welcome back. just yesterday before we learned of the death of ruth bader ginsburg i spoke with sean

hannity, host of "hannity" and author of "live free or die." sean, great to have you on the show. sean: i read your book cover to cover. i'll show you my copy. it's highlighted he where. you being you and laying out great strong powerful arguments. we are lied to about the deep state and we were lied to about covid. where was joe biden hiding in his bunker worried that china would get annoyed with us over the president's travel ban. he was saying that all through march when the president was putting in the first quarantine, subsequent travel bands. and by the time we get to november, we are going to have a vaccine by every indication that we now see which is great news

to everybody. could beverybody. congrats on your book. you bring us on a journey to understand things better. there has never been a greater country in the history of mankind that used the might of capitalism and innovation and risk and reward to advance the entire human condition. you laid that case out beautifully. our framers, our founders. what a system they developed. perfect? no. are there perfect people? no. because of the system they laid out, they have been proven wright over and over again. we made so much progress. and we have so much more we can make to make it a better country. hopefully we can start with law and order and safety and security for our kids.

i used to look at it and say don't lie to me. the lies just keep coming from the left. i want your take on what happened this week when the president said he was going to create -- he announced the 1776 project to pretty much against thagainst -- the 1619 "new york times" project. we said gee where do the millenials get this information? they have been taught that america is a racist country and not the greatest country on earth. >> 1776 is the founding document. it's what separates america from all other countries. it always manifests in the same

results. cuba, venezuela, eastern european states under the soviet union. mao's revolution. what do we end up with. broken promises. poverty be and a lot more of it and loss of freedoms. thomas payne said government in its best state is but a necessary evil and in its worth state an intolerable one. our founding document and declaration, we are endowed by our creator. our rights come from god, not from government and not from man. the institutions are to protect our god-given freedoms. and. apparently that's a bad thing these days to make a profit in

the process. judge jeanine: you get kamala harris and joe biden. all week he talked about the harris-biden administration. you wonder if anybody knows what's going on. sean: if you look at their stated policy. she coauthored the green new deal. she said no choice in terms of -- the 2nd amendment, she thinks she can eliminate guns through executive fiat. open borders. the united sanctuary states of america. weak foreign policy that appeases mullahs with cash and currency. you know this and i know this, judge. in 45 days, the american people are going to decide this

election. this is a tipping point for the country. we are laying out the case. there are a lot of people who have been indoctrinated to that mindset. i think they convinced themselves it's right. it will be an unmitigated disaster, and we the people will lose our freedoms and we'll never get the promises they are making. judge jeanine: sean hannity, thank you so many for joining us on "justice" and congrats to you. lara trump and sarah sanders til on deck. we'll be back in a moment.

judge jeanine: welcome back to "justice" as america remembers

supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg. president trump confirms he will nominate a woman to replace joe biden. before the news broke yesterday i spoke to lara trump. good evening. i understand you were in florida this week on the bus tour and you head to north carolina next week. what's the feeling on the ground amongst americans, especially those who $say they are undecided. >> we had turnouts joe biden couldn't even dream of. we were in florida the past couple days. we are going to north carolina. but i have been all over this country. i have been in iowa, minnesota, nebraska. people are so excited about donald trump. i think it's bigger now than it was in 201. people can't wait to cast a vote

for donald trump. judge jeanine: that makes sense to me because in 0 -- 2016, they didn't know him. but now they know he says what he means and delivers on promises. in addition to announcing the peace deal between israel and the united emirates and kosovo. nancy pelosi called it a distraction. as if they could have done this. he talked about something near and dear to my heart. almost explaining what's going on in the schools, and creating the new 1776 project to bring into schools so young kids can be proud of america and not think america is the racist country born of darkness. >> having a child now in school, i think about this all the time. i hear this from women on the

ground. from moms. they are very nervous about what is being taught in schools and the indoctrination of you are youth. we want them to love this country. we are lucky to live in america. there is a reason people risk their lives to come to america. so i think this is a huge huge accept forward. i think it's so important. i think it will resonate with a lot of women. he mom i know with a child in school thinks this is a good thing, and i'm proud of the president for doing it. judge jeanine: a lot of people are. he's basically touching all the issues. apparently he doesn't sleep. let's talk about joe biden. the debate is coming up, joe biden is showing up every now and then. why do you think joe biden is preparing for debate with your

father-in-law? >> you have got to think, joe biden has been in this game for almost 5 decades. i would assume he's a decent enough debate. we saw him during the primary debates. i assume he's doing okay and he will do fine. but he will have a problem when it comes to actual policy. the issue i think comes down to the fact that i think democrats don't have a plan for america. and the only plan so far is to implement socialism. they are trying to slide it in through the back door and make sure you don't see it. he's going to have that on full display on stage with the president. then the president gets to talk about what he's done for america. donald trump in 47 months has done more more the united states of america than joe biden has

done in 47 years in politics. judge jeanine: thanks so much for joining us. get back on the road with that team. we love you. >> thank you. judge jeanine: back in a moment.

>> why did you throw vulnerable people like me under the bus. you coined a phrase, make america great again. when has america been grade. >> why don't you wear a mask more often. >> preexisting conditions which obamacare brought to fruition be removed. >> no. >> please stop and let me finish my question, sir. judge jeanine: undecided voters at abc's town hall with an onslaught and often rude questions for the president. should we be surprised when it comes to the mainstream media? my next guest, sarah sanders, author of "speaking for myself." let's ask her. how did that sound to you, sarah? >> it sounds about like what you would expect from the mainstream

media. it's no surprise the president got tough questions. but he did a good job abcing those questions, talking about his record of accomplishment the last four years and what he would do as president. i wish i could say i was surprised they had a total ambush against the president. but i'm not. donald trump takes hard questions every single day. he's no not afraid to do it and talk directly to the american people and put his answers out there. joe biden when he comes out of his basement, it's softball questions from anybody around him. this president has proven he can take on any question, anywhere. judge jeanine: you expect from the mainstream media at least an effort at being objective. they don't even cover up the fact that what they are saying is not in many cases the truth. or they are ignoring the truth.

big stories that the president this week with the abraham accord. what do you think joe biden is thinking as he prepares for the debates? >> well, i think he's probably very happy that he will continue to have the propaganda machine of the mainstream media helping support his campaign and effort in the debate. i don't expect him to have a hard time on the debate stage because i think they will take it easy and give him softball questions the way they have over the course of the campaign. i think they will hold donald trump's feet to the fire at every turn they get. i think the president will help push back on joe biden directly. i think that will be important for him. donald trump used the 2016 debates as a turning point for

his campaign. i think he needs to make sure his performance is strong. i think it's a pivot all moment. one where the president will rise to the occasion and do well that night. but he has to remember. he's not just competing against joe biden. he has to compete against the entire mainstream media that will praise biden if he just puts coherent sentences together. it will be an uphill battle but one the president is capable of taking on. judge jeanine: in the beginning we thought they were freudian slips. but when kamala harris talks about the harris-biden administration. then joe biden is reading from the teleprompter, the harris administration.

is president trump right about this trojan horse that joe biden is? >> i think we know joe biden hasn't demonstrated he's capable or willing to stands up to the radical left. i think kamala harris will be running thatted a 34eu7b straition. they moved so far to the left, she'll be running that train. joe biden doesn't have the strength to fight back against it. otherwise he would have. they will continue to move to the left and she'll be in charge and taking a much bigger role than we have seen as vice president in a long time. judge jeanine: thanks for joining us tonight. if you don't like people lying to you, buy my book, "don't lie to me." it come out tuesday and yo.

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