09/10/18 09/10/18 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy:rom san ancisco,hiss decracy no they were he in san francisco, the largest march for climate justice. today we are here ahead of the global climate action summit to call on governor jerry brown and elected officials at all levels to step up on climate action, phase out fossil fuels, and push for what had percent renewables. -- 100% renewables.

amy: calling for climate justice. ahead of california governor jerry brown's global climate action summit. to governor brown, i would say this is your last chance. make sure when we are talking about fossil fuels, there are no new permit or going out for new drilling because we know the impact that happened in the most vulnerable community's are part of that process. you ever responsibility. if you want to be a leader on climate and the environment, that means you have to be listening to the voices of our most vulnerable people. " the rise for climate jobs and justice march. then to the site over just fight over supreme court justice just kavanaugh. >> i find it impossible to reconcile the testimony received nothing stolen, but no reason to suspect anything was stolen. know,frankly, as we now things were stolen.

and some of the things that were stolen went directly to you. and make a we speak with former top aide to senator patrick leahy. her new piece is headlined "i wrote some of the stolen memos that brett kavanaugh lied to the senate about. she is now calling for kavanaugh's impeachment as a federal judge. all of that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report, i'm amy goodman. active is held hundreds of protest saturday in more than 90 countries as part of a worldwide day of action demanding urgent action to address climate change. in france, thousands of people joined climate marches across the country. the northern india from about 10,000 students and teachers tied red ribbons to trees in an

action to end deforestation in the philippines, nearly 1000 peop marched in manila to prott the coury's liance on coal. in n york city,0 activists were arrested protesting in front of governor andrew cuomo's office to dend transitioto 100% renable energ in thailand's capital bangkok, about 200 people prested outsidthe u.n. rional hequarters inclung fishmen and lorers whose livelihoods are threatened by rising sea levels. in australia, demonstrators demanded a halt to plans for a $16 billion coal mine in queens land. and here in san francisco, up to 30,000 people marched through the streets to demand urgent climate action. after headlines, we will play voices from that protest in san francisco. the syrian government backed by russian airstrikes is continuing province.ive in idlib the residents and rescuers say

the syrian government has been dropping barrel bombs on apartment buildings, killing civilians, including children. this is a spokesperson for the world food program. >> the single greatest priority must be to end this brutal conflict. parties.or all in ago former president barack obama has slammed president trump, calling him a threat to democracy who capitalizes on politics to fear and resentment. president obama's speech in speech was a kickoff ahead of the intermolecular's. this is former president obama speaking on friday. pres. obama: democrats are not just running on good old ideas like a fair minimum wage, they are running on good new ideas like medicare for all, giving

workers seats on corporate boards, reversing the most egregious corporate tax cuts to make sure college students graduate debt-free. amy: sentenced to 14 days in prison for lying to the fbi about his contacts with russians during the 2016 election. pop a topless is the first trump adviser to be sentence as part of a special counsel robert mueller's investigation into the trump campaign's ties to russia. massachusetts senator elizabeth his calling for the 25th a memo to remove president trump from office. 's senior ministration officials think the president of the united states is not able to do his job, then they should invoke the 25th amendment. nationalident trump's security pfizer john bolton is expected to announce today the united states will adopt an

aggressive stance against the international criminal court including threatening sanctions against the court if he tries to investigate alleged war crimes committed by u.s. troops in afghanistan. in his speech today to the fedelists society, he is expected to announce the closure of the washington, d c, office of the palestine liberation organization, the plo, as retaliation for the palestinians efforts to bring alleged israeli military war crimes to the international criminal court. israeli soldiers shot and killed two palestinian protesters and wounded more than 200 others in gaza on friday during the palestinians weekly demonstrations along the separation fence with israel. the palestinian ministry of health says the israeli military has killed at least 179 palestinians and wounded over 19,000 more since the palestinians nonviolent great march of return protest began on march 30.

the "new york times goes courtroom for the trump administration officials held multiple secret meetings with rebel venezuelan military officers last year to discuss plans to overthrow venezuelan president nicolas maduro. the secret meetings about a possible coup included a venezuelan military commander who was on a u.s. military sanctions list of corrupt venezuelan officials. "the times" reports the discussion stalled after trump administration officials assistdly decided not to in a military coup in venezuela. in egyptian court has sentenced 75 members of the muslim brotherhood to death in a mass trial of the 2013 sit in protest against the ouster of armor president mohamed morsi. amnesty international slammed slammed trial as a the mass trial as a grotesque parody of justice. in iraq, massive protests continue in the southern city of basra were protesters torched the rain and conflict friday. the demonstrations in the oil rich region began after

thousands of residents fill -- fell ill from contaminated water. residents are to more jobs and better public services, including clean drinking water. moonves has resigned, only hours after "the new yorker" published an article detailing a slew of new sexual assaults and sexual harassment allegations against him. in july, six women accused him of sexual harassment. then on sunday, the magazine published a second article in ofch six more women moonves assault and harassment including saying he forced them to perform oral sex on him, that he exposed himself to them without their consent, and that he retaliated against them professionally after they rejected his sexual advances. executive television phyllis goldman gottlieb, filed a police complaint against him, accusing him a physically restraining her and forcing her to perform oral sex.

in a separate instance, physically throwing her against a wall. "the new york times" reports moonves could walkway with as much as $120 million in severance pay from cbs. "the new york times" reports the cia is expanding its drone operations in africa, including expanding in air base deep in the sahara. in whitening cia drone war africa comes after president restored the cia's powers to conduct covert drone operations, which had been curtailed under president obama following widespread outrage about civilian casualties. the nationwide prison strike came to an end sunday following nearly three weeks of work stoppages, hunger strikes, sit ins, commissary boycotts in prisons from coast to coast. the nationwide demonstration demanding better conditions, the right to vote, and the abolition of what prisoners call modern day slavery ended on the 47th

anniversary of the beginning of the attica prison uprising in upstate new york. florida, a white dallas police officer has been charged with manslaughter after shooting and killing a 26 your old black man in his own apartment . the man'sguyger apartment and opened fire, killing him. police claimed the officer believed it was her apartment. she simply walked into the wrong one. she was released from county jail on sunday night and 300,000 dollars bond. investigators have taken a blood sample from the officer to test for drugs and out call. this is the man's friend, jessica berry. isjust doing the way he died -- it seems unfair because think of the nicest person that you know, the most generous person that you know. and then they get shot as if

they were a criminal. it is not fair. amy: tennis superstar serena williams accused on par carlos ramos of sexism. the empire harshly penalized williams after she called him a thief and a liar, which williams said is different than how male tennis players are treated by umpires. this is serena williams speaking after the 2018 u.s. open. >> i can't sit here and say i wouldn't say he is a thief, because i thought he took the game from a. but i have seen other men call other umpires several things, and i am here fighting for women's rights and for women's equality and for all kinds of stuff. and for me to say the and for him to take again, maybe feel like it was a sexist remark. he is never took a game from a man because they said thief. for me, it blows my mind.

amy: nfl players continue to protest during the national anthem sunday to call attention to police brutality and racism. among the players to protest for miami dolphins wide receivers kenny stills and albert wilson, who knelt during the anthem and dolphins defensive end robert quinn, who raised his fist during the anthem. colin kaepernick who first sparked elite white protest tweeted his support writing -- don't "my brothers continue to show their unwavering strength by fighting for the oppressed. they have not backed down from even when attacked and intimidated. their courage will move the world forward. love is at the root of our resistance." and scientist jocelyn bell purnell has been awarded the special breakthrough price in fundamental physics 50 years after she made a historic astronomical discovery, only to have her male advisor take credit and received a nobel prize for her work.

the special award comes with $3 million in prize money, which she says she is donating to the uk's institute of physics. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we are broadcasting from san francisco, california, throughout the week, the site of this week's global climate action summit. activists held hundreds of protests saturday in more than 90 countries as part of a worldwide day of protest tmany urge action toddress clite change. here in san francisco, up to 30,000 people took art in the rise for climate jobs and justice march. it is believed to be the largest climate march ever on the west coast. the protest came just days before the start of the global climate action summit being organized a california governor jerry brown. wasaturday, democracy now! in thetreets osan fransco.

i am with 0.org. we're here san fraisco, the largt anchor march 4 a rise for climate jobs and justice. today we are here ahead of the global climate action summit to call on governor jerry brown and elected officials at all levels to step up on climate action, phase out false of fuels, and push for a just transition for 100 percent renewables. there are over 260 even happening in 50 states plus puerto rico today. over 900 events in 90 countries. it is a massive mobilization across the world. amy: you're talking about global climate justice. jerry brown is holding a summit this week. do you applaud him for this? >> when he more than just empty rhetoric. it is not enough that these meet toofficials just have themselves on the back. w're aing for ngible commitme. want toee that the mmit. is gatheng of tensf

ousands people in san ancisco,undreds thousan arnd the wld, is cling for tangib action a time en clate impact is ssive. amy: whayou wanto see? >> commient at t summit to phase out fossil fuels and commitment from cities and states across the country to 100% or nobles that supports workers and anchors racial and economic justice. amy: what about governor brown's reliance on oil in the state of california? for those who don't have oil in their state or don't understand california when it comes to oil, explain. >> absolutely. governor brown -- california's the third-largest producer of oil. this is impacting community's not just in california, for example, we had the aquifer here. the oil being extracted from ecuador is refined in california. beyond an issue that is just california. when we call for the phaseout of fossil fuels, this is ultimately about everybody's help, everybody'ssafety, everybody's

believed to live in the communities they want to live in. >> good morning, and the senior pastor of a church by the side of the road in berkeley. i, too, rise for climate jobs and justice. when it comes to air pollution and climate change, low income communities, communities of color, and other marginalized groups, they bear .isproportionate burden ignoring these truths and springer obligation to protect the most vulnerable among us is morally wrong. areexample, black childn 4.5 timemore liky to be hospalized f asthma d 10 mes more liky toie from asth than whe children. my 10-year-old son is playing football this season in the snoop dogg league. we live in west oakland.

where our air quality is impacted by pollutants stemming from factories, bay area rapid transit, ships, trucks, trains, planes, and automobiles. struggles with asthma. although he plays, we monitor his intake and we watch is play closely. we pray that he and other little children grow out of the condition. and we will march today in order to alleviate their discomfort. we rise today because all beings reserve the right to breathe and because we believe that black lives matter. >> our next speaker. >> i would like to say thank you

to all of the men, women, elders, and children who are here. i come from the amazon in ecuador. i want to tell all of you that i come from those forests, rivers, lakes, mountains that have life. i come from there where the human being and mother earth live in harmony. the living forest. i also come from a people who have fought for years and years the threats of oil exploitation. i come from the land where we have befriended millions of lives. today, we're here to leave you with our proposal -- living forest. we are he in this hugmarch, brothersnd siste, from througho the plat becauswe ha underood thate must leave foil fuel undergrnd, th in thamazon fest as well as the who wor. we are ao here bause we nt

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i am here to unite with other indigenous peoples and the peoples of the world. because we are here to defend rights. the governments are going to hold a summit to decide the future of the world and the future of our peoples. vision of- they're a the future is about profits, making money. and they make money by polluting and destroying this world. so i am here to bring the voice of the amazon inoresto

th discussn. our xt speak is rudy gonzales, the executive director of the san francisco labor council. >> so in california and then the union movement, we know climate change is real. let me say that again. climate change is real. i represent over 140 unions and 100,000 union workers in san francisco. in california, we have seen the real impact, the fires , thecarr fire. our firefighters and electrical workers are on the front lines. recently, we have seen some of them go to work and not come home to their families. they and members of the community have lost their lives to this very real threat. we're at a crossroads here because after the fires, we know it is our construction workers, iron workers, and steelworkers, penter workers that will rebuild. when we talk about standing for

climate justice and jobs, lifted talk about the old rentable of solidarity. we have to stand together on these issues. corporations big are trying the same tactic on us as a duty union workers everyday. they offer a. s. they say choose between better wages or secure retirement and affordable health care. in the union world we say no. we deserve all of those things. in the same way we deserve a clean and peaceful planet for our generation and for future generationsand we desve good union bs. can havgoodobs and cleaplanet. amy: voices from saturday's rise for climate jobs and justice march. we will go back to the streets of san francisco in 30 seconds. ♪ [music break]

amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. as we broadcast from san francisco, california, for the whole week, the side of this week's global climate action summit. we go back to the streets of san francisco now to voices from saturday's rise for climate jobs and justice march. live standing rock!

long live standing rock! >>, community organizer. -- i am a community organizer. for many years, this has been the city of the pfeiffer farm workers movement. now we're doing in environmental justice movement. it is the district of kevin mccarthy. it is a must like donald trump's puppet in the white house. we are here today to march to make our voices be heard so he can see this is a bigger .ovement amy: talk about what has happened in kern county. >> it is the epicenter for oil extraction and hydraulic fracturing. 90% of the permits in the state

of california for hydraulic fracturing happen in kern county, specifically in communities that their demographics are on the disadvantaged side. they are low income communities and communities of color. when they try to defend themselves, the actually fight back -- they don't speak english. it is important we're here. it -- a consider of great victory. >> a small community in kern county has put, adopted -- no new wealth can come to the city without properly being far enough away from residences. not even the state of california has that. space -- e amy: how did you score this victory? >> with a lot of power of people

power. they have been added for four years. they made sure they when an exercise the right to vote, that they put the right people into the council, men and women of colo. finall this ye they ca out th this w ordinae. we wa justiceor our people we e bas in oakld, cafornia. we orgize with low immigrant .nd refugee communities in the race, poverty, and pollution. can you break that down and specifically talk about the communities you work with and what their confronting? >> we're talking about communities that economic conditions, that are combined fromdirect pollution

polluting industries like the chevron refineries, the laotian community we having organizing with for 20 years. they face some of the worst economic conditions and the worst polluted air in the state. and so this results in people who not only don't have political power, but they have asthma at higher rates, cancer, all caps of pulmonary and heart disease, and they are also being affected by climate change right now. these are the folks who climate change that we always say climate change is a threat multiplier. folks are already living in to cleanithout access and healthy homes, a good workplace, and good living wage jobs. they're also going to be impacted even more by climate change. >> and the founding executive rights, of ridge city based in richmond, california. amy: you live in one of -- and

the shadow of one of the largest refineries in this country come the chevron refinery that the famous fire number of years ago. can you talk about what you're doing? >> my neighbor has cancer. my mentor who is staying with me now has cancer. he has been displaced out of his home. this is in richmond, california, in the shadow of that refinery. we can't depend on the refinery to change things. it has been there for years and has done nothing to help the people or save the planet or alleviate the devastation to our environment. we as community members have had to be the resilient ones to come up with these answers to the problems that are being pressed on us. amy: you are recently arrested? how did you get arrested? >> doing the same civic rights that we do every sunday in richmond. we had a soundbite. the community cause of the music by. we use it to advertise.

we were rolling around. our black unity ride against racism in memory, a feeling right for nia wilson who was killed at the macarthur bart station. amy: the subway station here in the bay area. she was killed by -- >> she was murdered at that station by a transient white guy. she was 18 years old. her throat was slashed. in response, the organizations that i work with, three black clad bicycle organizations came together to have a healing ride in her memory. that a moment of silence at the macarthur bart station. -- the ride we do every month. we do monthly rides on first fridays. loudest celebration in the bay area, monthly one,

that is where i was arrested. amy: for? >> for playing music from the music bike that i used to advertise our rides. the music bike that is been welcomed by the community. people come outside. they feel safe. they want to know how they can be a part of it. and for that, i was criminalized. . >> i'm a third-generation richmond resident in the executive director of urban health and a member of our power richmond coalition. i am out here today just to make sure our voices are going to be heard, voices from people who literally live on the front lines. i grew up five blocks from the refinery. i have been through three big fires that i have seen that i know. leading up to this event, we did a lot of teach-ins in a committed with our youth, with the people talking about, telling them almost for the

first time for a lot of them, what cap and trade is. and to be sitting a few blocks from a refinery and to learn for the first time how your health is being bought and sold -- joint amy: explain how it relates to cap and trade and what that is. >> as i understand it, cap and trade, buying and selling on the carbon market, you know, companies, cporations or polluters are allowed to buy carvingredit sohey can ntinue to pollute in places there polluting. and because of some recent rules, we can't put a cap on how much pollution that is because of what jerry brown and everyone in the state government here dead. buy thens people can rights to basically pollute and injure our health, right? like, we are sacrificed for their gain. we don't get anything for it. they build their wealth and their empires.

amy: how does the chevron refinery impact richmond? for people who aren't familiar -- you said we are ready had three fires. many people don't know what you're talking about. >> the chevron refinery had a whole history of explosions just negligence of maintenance at the facilities. they have been cited. they are there for 100 years, so they have been entrenched. they influence our politics. they flood the politics with money. they fled nonprofits and other organizations to make sure they are silenced and won't speak out when things are not right. and they are the single biggest sour of polter you mentor of greenhouse gas -- emitt of greenhouse gases. what happened in the 2012 fire? how many people injured? >> i think was over 15,000 people were sent to the local hospitals. i was at my house.

now i live 12 blocks from the refinery. i could literally in on my porch and see the flames from my house . blocks and blocks away. it was that big. the whole sky went black. covered everything. this big, black, ominous cloud until the sky was dark and the sirens were going off. we are outhe day, trying to revitalize communities to get people out of their houses, from behind their bars, and invest in health and try to deal with some of the other issues that are facing our community. that day we had just finished working with 40 use --youth. the black cloud went across and opped noxious chemicals on every sile thinge had do withhem all mmer. it just t them le a brick

i am fr souther california. amy: can you tell us what your sign says? >> nobody rich pipeline. i just came from a bunch of dedicated folks fighting the vital bridge pipeline in louisiana. -- bayou bridge pipeline in louisiana. .> my name is mark i'm from pine ridge. the pipeline is grilli being constructed -- currently being constructed. given fighting the pipeline. this is the same fight from north dakota. this is still the dakota access pipeline. the pipeline fight is now in the byou. indigenous lede resistance movement still fighting the pipeline all the way dow in the swam and the

bayous of louisiana. their tricks. they bought out the police. they have their own private security force. amy: can you explain anti-protest law that was just -- >> in louisiana, there is a series -- the latest in a series of alec-sponsored bills now in effect that simply says protesting these pipelines is not critical infrastructure, some people are hit with felony charges them outrageous fines from escalated bill money. is is thfront linof the latest sies of ac bills down in louisiana. >> my name is linda six feathers. was six feathers.

i am from south dakota. i am here today because of the missing and murdered indigenous women across the americas. canadian turtle states, and the pacific islands. authorities don't do anything to find them. they always give an excuse that, oh, they are drunk or just run away someplace. that is not true. we have found out through the non-investigation, the authorities, that these women are part of sex trafficking, as well as just being murdered and n looked for. i'm re reprenting them call areness tt these men ed to be loed for. >> i am here from the southern

pacific. the pacific ocean is our homeland. amy: what statement are you making? it in our gut. our gut is our homeland. rupturethatthat tearinwith ourand,ith the climat thats why w're he. we' on thfront lis. we are here because we can fill the call. -- feel the call. againstere to protest the testing of our waters. amy: and what does your sign say? >> decolonize, demilitarize, defend. amy: and what is that? >> a grouping of islands in the pacific. amy: are you tomoro?

>> yes. amy: what can you tell us about guam? >> it is a current colony of the u.s. and our people are advocating for the right of freedom. toht now we're just trying organize our community against a massive u.s. military buildup. amy: there is a major military base on guam. >> and a lot of training and testing happening in our waters and our land. , the usur sacred spots military is planning on building a live fire training there which would poison our main aquifer. it is literally poising our peoplend our wer. -- poining oureople anour ter. i am with the chinese progressive association. on --ionally cultivated it emits a lot of methane. genealogically

dish genetically modified rice. microsoft has already bought carbon offsets from rice farmers in arkansas, mississippi, and california. we are very worried as chinese and asian contingents that are staple crop, rice, will become modified in this way. and we see what happen with biofuels, what happen with other crops that have become modified. people lose control of these crops that are central to our lifestyle. amy: explain what you mean by microsoft bought this. bought carbon offset credits from a voluntary market. what that means is they can keep polluting, powering up their data centers by saying we have offset the pollution byelping these farmers.

ell me what u mean, at yoreally mn. i am 21 years old. i'm here to show solidarity with the rice for climate jobs and justice in the california movement for a just transition. amy: a you invved with lawst? >> i am a plntiff. amy: whais it? soon thederal governme claimin the actns th'veaken ovehe last someing yearto contrute d suprt the fsil fuel indury and cse globa rming is breach oour constition ands harminour nstitutial rights. amy: when to this lawsuit start? how old were you? >> i was 18 when i filed as a plaintiff. only first filed, it was the spring of 2015. amy: your suing president obama at the time? >> yes, but now we're seeing the trump administration. the focuses on the whole system mey and prioritized

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amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. supreme court justice nominee brett kavanaugh is facing accusations of perjury following his confirmation hearing last week. democratic senator patrick leahy of vermont has suggested kavanaugh lied to the senate judiciary committee during his 2004 and 2000 and six hearings to become a federal judge. during those hearings, kavanaugh was asked if he had seen private democratic files that he killed strategies for closing presidential -- judicial nominees while he was associate

counsel in the george w. bush white house. the documents have been prepared by democratic staff members and were improperly obtained by republican senate aide. this is a clip from kavanaugh 2004 confirmation hearing when he was question by utah senator orrin hatch. >> to mr. maranda ever share, reference them or provide you with any documents that appeared to you to have been drafd or prepare by democratic staff members of the senate judiciary committee? >> no, i was not aware of that matter ever until i learned of it in the media late last year. >> did he ever share, reference, provide you with information that you believe or were legibly was obtained or derived from democratic files? >> note. i was not aware of that matter in anyway whatsoever until i learned it in the media. >> do yoknow if any other associate white house counsel has had access tthese type of mateals there were improperly taken? >> i don't love anyone who was aware of this matter.

again, to the media reports late last year. >> but you are not? >> i was not. " that was 2004 when brett kavanaugh was asked if he is in the still the democratic files. lastly week, senator leahy again questioned kavanaugh about these documents. >> on june 5, 2003, he received an email from republican senate staffer with the subject line "spying." that is not overly subtle. this staffer appears in over 1000 documents received together with both you and mr. maranda. she says she has a mole for us and so forth. none of this raised a red flag with you? >> it did not, senator. again, people have friends across the aisle who they talk my-- at least, this was experience back then. maybe it has changed.

there was a lot of bipartisanship on the committee. there was a lot of bipartisanship among the staff, a lot of friendships and relationships where people would talk to, oh, i've got a friend ivaivic entities staff or free non-senator hatch's staff stuff.tor specter that was common. it did not raise red flags. close judge, i was born at night, but not last night. he said thought summit they had stolen this or don't tell anybody we have this, i think it would raise a red flag. amy: kavanaugh may not see a red flag, others definitely do. on friday, demand justice move on and pro-choice america called for democrats to seek a formal perjury investigation of kavanaugh based on his testimony before the senate judiciary committee. for more, we go to madison,

wisconsin, where we are joined by former top aide to senator patrick leahy, lisa graves. her new piece is headlined "i wrote some of the stolen memos every kavanaugh lied to the senate about." she's the former chief counsel for nominations the ranking member of the senate and was deputy assistant attorney general and the department of justice, no codirector of documented, which investigates corporate influence on democracy. lisa, welcome back to democracy now! explain exactly why you're saying, no, you don't want kavanaugh confirmed to the supreme court. you want him impeached from his federal judgeship. that's right. i think the question before the senate should not be whether he should be elevated to a lifetime position for the next several decades, deciding cases that affect everyone, but whether he should even be on the federal bench. i think his testimony before the senate has been proven false by the emails that have been

released so far. again, the emails that of come out in his confirmation were not andthe senate back in 2004 2000 six. and even still, the trump administration and the bush lawyers are trying to limit access to those emails. the ones that have been invited so for revealed in fact many maranda told brett kavanaugh that he had received, for example, confidential letter that was provided by democratic byff to democratic council senator leahy's staff to other democratic council and then recited the contents of that letter, told brett kavanaugh the hold that in strict confidence. that is just one of several examples from this wall sample of emails that have been released. -- the small sample of emails that have been released. i think what is wanted is an investigation into perjury for brett kavanaugh, who, by the way, as many may recall, axel he

cut his teeth working for ken starr to try to remove president clinton for perjury, for lying under oath about sex. and here we have this man who came before the senate in 2004 and 2006 and was not forthcoming. i think the questions he was asked were very direct about receiving any sort of content that might've indicated there was information being taken from democratic staffers. i would say, amy, the suggestion that there was sharing of information that such confidential information by staff to the republican staff is outlandish. we were united. the democrats worry united in the judiciary -- were united in the judiciary. they were united on the floor to try to protect the courts from those judges. the idea this was normal for him to receive secret democratic talking points and the like is simply false.

amy: i want to go to brett kavanaugh -- >> receiving those documents. amy: i want to go to kavanaugh's confirmation hearing for the d.c. circuit. this is a late senator ted abouty asking kavanaugh the democratic memos stolen by a republican staffer. >> you never saw any of those. >> no, senator. i'm not aware of the memos. inever saw such memos that think you're referring to. i don't know what the universe the mem might be. i was not aware of any such memos. i want to correct that premise that i think was in your question. amy: so that was ted kennedy questioning brett kavanaugh. lisa, take us back to that time, to exactly the position that kavanaugh held within the george w. bush white house. why he was so pivotal around these judicial nominations. what the climate was and what you understood as a top aide to

senator leahy at the time of kavanaugh's role. >> brett kavanaugh was associate white house counsel for alberto gonzales at the time. he played a central role in this nominations by at the time, we did not hear from brett kavanaugh, it was not as though he were contacting us on the senate judiciary committee, the staff, but what was happening within the senate was republicans had taken over control of the senate. they were trying to push through these very controversial nominees to the floor in 2003. in 2002, the fights were similar, although the democrats controlled the senate. the republicans were pushing very hard, attacking the democrats for not moving on the nominees they wanted so badly. we knew brett kavanaugh was involved in the nominations and was involved.anda we did not know until november marandat manny

thousands of emails and messages , letters, talking points, memos of the like from democratic staff on the senate judiciary committee. we did not know until this past week the full extent of the communications or even part of the extent of the contact between maranda and brett kavanaugh in the sense how they were working together. we certainly did not know before now until senator leahy's questioning and the questioning this past week that in fact there were talking points, letters, excerpts from memos that were provided to brett kavanaugh, along with other information that would have certainly let him, any result first and, to believe there were inside democrats. he testified in 2004 just one month after the senate sergeant at arms issued a damning report randa'sanny ma

involvement. at the time he was refusing to tell the senate sergeant at arms who his white house contacts were. i think now we know why. amy: i want to go back to senator patrick leahy questioning judge kavanaugh last week. >> why would you ever be asked to keep secret democratic talking points if they were legitimately obtained? i, and looking at these, senator, for example, a looks den's staff is asking him not to attend the hearing. >> look at how you received it. >> i don't know why it is confidential. >> would you consider that someone unusual to receive something marked highly confidential? i explained yesterday, senator, my understanding of this process is that the staffs

do talk with one another, they are not camps with no communication. amy: so that was senator leahy questioning kavanaugh. do you believe, lisa graves, that senator grassley, who heads up this confirmation hearing, withheld the documents because he knew that the emails showed kavanaugh had these stolen documents? >> i don't think senator grassley himself knew, but i think what is happening here is an extreme rush to try to install brett kavanaugh on the supreme court before the midterm elections, and to try to deny the american people and the senate the information it needs to evaluate this nominee. i know that from the record we've seen over the past month, the past week, that senator grassley is trying to ram him through without those documents before the senate. in fact, we know from the national archives that the senate judiciary committee majority has bypassed the

traditional process for the release of national archive materials involving brett kavanaugh scheme mails. we know the person screening those emails has been chosen by the former bush white house and worked closely with brett kavanaugh. we know numerous materials involve these matters were not provided to the committee until just last week. that is just a sliver of the documents at the national archives reports are available or would be available under proper procedural review later this fall that would reveal more information about this matter. so i think it is imperative that this investigation proceed to look into not just the issue of the confirmation of brett kavanaugh, but what he knew, when he knew it, and the full record about his medication with many maranda and others about cret democratic files, materials, talking points, and the light. it is a very serious matter to live.

amy: lisa graves, we have to leave it there. in slate "i wrote some of the still a memos that brett kavanaugh lie to the senate about." democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who