some have called this the atticus finch moment in the famous novel to kill a mockingbird by harper lee. we all remember atticus finch was a lawyer who didn't believe in a mere accusations anonymous with guilt. he represented an unpopular pperson whom many people presud was guilty of a heinous crime because of his race and race alone. we can learn from atticus finch now at a time when there's been such a vicious attack on the integrity and good name of this nominee. what i find th most distressings our colleagues that have engaged in this attack expressed no remorse over violating the wishes and confidentiality. they make no act of contrition of throwing her in the spotlight and using her for partisan purposes or for recommending partisan lawyers for withholding information from the judiciary committee and fbi for weeks on end. i spent much oi've spent much on elected office fighting to make sure victims of sexual assault and domestic violence and human trafficking are never ignored. but i will never apologize for believing in the constitutional presumption of innocence. and the due pro

we could learn from atticus finch now during this time when there is been such a vicious and unrelenting attack on the integrity and good name of this nominee. what i find the most distressing is our colleagues that have engaged in this relentless and vicious attack expressed no remorse over violating dr. ford's wishes regarding confidentiality. they make no act of contrition about thrusting her into the spotlight and using her for partisan purposes, or for recommending artists and lawyers to shepherd her along and withholding information from the judiciary committee and the fbi for weeks on end. madame president i spent much of my career in elected office fighting to make sure that victims of sexual assault and domestic violence and human trafficking are never ignored. what at the same time i will never apologize for one second for believing in the constitutional presumption of innocence and due process of law. one of the bedrock principles of our justice system. that's because those principles are grounded in basic fairness and fair play. the spirit of the principal and the concept of

we all remember that atticus finch was a lawyer who did not believe in the mere accusation was synonymous with guilt. he represented an unpopular person that many people presumed was guilty of a heinous crime because of his race and his race alone. if there is a vicious and unrelenting attack so i find the most distressing my colleagues that have engaged in this relentless and vicious attack express no remorse about confidentiality with no act of contrition into the spotlight or to recommend partisan lawyers from the judiciary committee i spent much of my career that victims of sexual assault and domestic violence and human trafficking are never ignored. so at the same time i will never apologize for one second with the constitutional presumption of innocence and due process of law. one of the bedrock principles of the justice system but that applies to kavanaugh just as much as any defendant taking the stand. but multiple crimes. and ultimately history will judge all of us. the senate must do its job and we will not be intimidated. these are about the principles and sometimes even when i

we could learn from atticus finch now during this time when there has been such a vicious and unrelenting attack on the integrity and good name of this nominee. what i find the most distressing is our colleagues that have engaged in this relentless and vicious attack express no remorse over violating dr. ford's wishes regarding confidentiality. they make no act of contrition about thrusting her into the spotlight and using her for partisan purposes or for recommending partisan lawyers to shepherd her along and withholding information from the judiciary committee and the f.b.i. for weeks on end. madam president, i've spent much of my career in elected office fighting to make sure that victims of sexual assault and domestic violence and human trafficking are never ignored, but at the same time i will never apologize for one second for believing in the constitutional presumption of innocence and due process of law. one of the bedrock principles of our justice system. and that's because those principles are grounded in basic fairness and fair play. the spirit of that principle and the concept

. >> reporter: though garrett and her groups may paint themselves as atticus finch, fighting for an unpopular cause for the sake of righteousness, opponents say the organizations have a troubling core. >> these groups have way overblown the impact of their issue and their concerns. between 2% and 8% of all sexual assaults that are reported are false. i think that the goals of these groups certainly seem to be more concerned with poking holes in survivors' stories. >> the southern poverty law center has been very direct about how it feels, saying you use male grievance propaganda and a narrative that the, quote, out of control women's movement is taking away equality. >> there is some truth to that. >> reporter: there's truth to that. >> there is some truth to that. it's this radical ideology that treats all men as potential rapists. and i just don't see that. >> one in five undergraduate women will be sexually assaulted on campuses and of those, 88% are not reported. >> reporter: patel is a former attorney for the u.s. department of education. >> i came into an administration, this was the ob

. >> some commentators have called this our atticus finch moment, recalling the famous novel 'to killockingbird' by harper lee." >> stephen: yes, he's saying that brett kavanaugh is the same as a black man accused of sexual assault by a white woman in 1930's mississippi. and it makes sense. who can forget the dramatic courtroom scene? " (as gregory peck) "ladies and gentleman, you're job is to determine the truth. does boofing mean farting? ( laughter ) ( applause ) you must determine it. this is your job. a sacred honor. is it butt sex? or, as the prosecution would have you believe, is it butt chugging? we know it has something to do with the butt. ( laughter ) in the name of god, do your duty." ( laughter ) we've got a great show tonight, lady gaga is here! ( cheers and applause ) but when we return, we introduce a brand-new segment. stick around. ( cheers and applause ) ( band playing ) touch shows how we really feel. but does psoriasis ever get in the way? embrace the chance of 100% clear skin with taltz, the first and only treatment of its kind offering people with moderate to se

. >> that's a disservice to atticus finch, standing up for someone who needs a defense. and i believe that survivors of sexual assault, survivors who came forward like dr. blasey ford are the real profiles in courage here and they're the ones who should be supported and applauded and really uplifted. and they have come forward, all around the country, to my office and my colleagues' offices. and to mock or ridicule them as the president did the other night, to subject them to public shaming and character assassination as some of my republican colleagues have done, to call them confused or mixed up is a real disservice. and i believe those survivors. >> final question, chuck schumer and dick durbin hinted that the background investigation having no hints of inappropriateness in the background of the judge were false. what's the deal with that? what can you tell us about that? >> i can tell you within the a limits of what i can say here that the claim there's no hint of misconduct in that report is untrue. there's plenty there that would support claims of wrongdoing and mi

atticus finch didn't believe all women. he didn't take an accusation at face value.ged rapist vigorously and unremittingly, making use of every thing provided to him. he date despite considerable social pressure to simply believe the accuser, who we all know is a young woman, poor white women, who claimed he had abused her. >> i've asked this question repeatedly on my show, is there a time you can think of an american history when people accused of sexual abuse, assault, rape, might have benefited, just benefited from a presumption of innocence and all the norms of the justice system that we inherited from rome. can you think of any? to any come to mind? was the naacp founded in response to this? i think it was. how quickly we forget. this moment will be gone. people running things will be gone. our grandchildren will be here, one hopes, living in a country where people are not punished until they have been proved to have committed a crime. that is the whole reason it is worth living here. let's not throw that away. >> martha: jumping to a conclusion before you have