so tommy turberville, that's what he's doing. he is auditioning.in trump's corner, he wants to be in trump's here, he wants to be important. the way you do that if you back whatever it is that donald trump says. >> just to be clear, per standards, matt gaetz has been cleared of those charges, or those charges have been dropped, although he has not been cleared of them. to be very clear. rick, i want to go back to you. senator lindsey graham has also come out, perhaps to defend, but also to defend matt gaetz. he told fox news on thursday that we should all give matt gaetz a chance. what do you make of two very influential senators falling in line? will this influence other republicans who are going to have to vote on the gates nomination in due time? >> look, lindsey graham, every time i think he has had bottom he keeps digging. he is a guy who will abase himself for any reason for donald trump. lindsay is the alpha sycophant in a world around trump of sycophants. he sucks up to trump like an industrial water pump. this guy has nothing at all for pr

we saw that with tommy turberville in the pentagon and top officials there. for you personally, would you be only comfortable someone is running the just department if they have had a proper confirmation hearing, to where you have been able to hear maybe what is not in that house ethics investigation? >> i would prefer going through a normal process that allows a full hearing it allows the advice and consent but i will tell you this, the democrats have consistently blocked and obviated the process. when we get to that point i'm going to favor president trump putting his people into office. >> do you think if there is a confirmation hearing that there is anything you could hear or learn that would change your mind and make you vote no on one of trumps appointees? >> that would be the case with anybody going forward. i have been through the process. it is extensive. there is a lot of rigging, and a lot of disclosure that goes forward and we will just have to see because i said, i have been through it, tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees doing this, it is

calling for them to elect rick scott and i talked to one of scott's supporters in the senate, tommy turbervillet the pressure campaign that scott's supporters are leveling on the republican senators to back him for the job. >> my phone has been ringing off the wall with email lit up and people want somebody who will go hand to hand in the business guy like rick scott who can work with president trump. >> it is up to him but if he was asking me i would say listen, let us handle this and you have a lot of people to higher. >> the last comment, he said he thinks trump should stay out of this race and not clear if you will get in but if you were to endorse it could be potentially a big risk given that this is a secret ballot election that will take place behind closed doors tomorrow and it could go anyway and donald trump doesn't want to be on the wrong side of picking a republican leader that will be elected tomorrow given that members can vote how they want but he plans to meet with the senate majority leader tomorrow afternoon after the election is held. >> thank you so much and we do now turn t