grassley: senator blumenthal. sen. blumenthal: it was to give my colleagues an opportunity to make these motions that i did not move forward with the motion to adjourn. i would like to make a motion to subpoena the following individuals for interviews and then testimony before this committee. manny miranda, jason when dell, don lewis, william pickle. i am willing to add others if colleagues think they should be -- if this testimony is vital. to resolve key questions of fact that were raised in the hearing and by documents that have been released, thank you mr. chairman for waving the committee confidential designation as to those documents. our colleague, senator leahy, very pointedly raise questions morein my view leave questions than answers. the only way to resolve them, the only way to address these concerns about judge kavanaugh's credibility before this committee is to hear from those witnesses. if we do our job we will hear from those witnesses. if we fail to hear from them, we are in effect failing to do our jo

blumenthal: mr. chairman, i moved to adjourn. you ruled that our hearing that my motion to adjourn was out of order at that time. i believe it was pending before this committee and so i moved to adjourn. we lack the time, we lack the documents, and we need witnesses before we can proceed further with this meeting mr. chairman. sen. grassley: i have already taken the action of holding kavanaugh over. i would entertain your motion but as long as we have a quorum here -- sen. blumenthal: with all do respect, that motion was proper before began business. sen. grassley: you did not have the floor, i had the floor. sen. blumenthal: the motion was pending and i asked for a vote on it to proceed with any business. sen. grassley: just so anybody -- everybody understands, the reason i want -- we have some people because of the weather situation in the southeast that wanted us to get some things done before we -- so that is why wanted to take the motion that i did on kavanaugh. sen. blumenthal: with all do respect -- sen. grassley: that mot

senator blumenthal, it's good to have you with us tonight.e. >> thank you. >> what is your top-line reaction to the news that we now have this public hearing scheduled with both brett kavanaugh and with dr. ford, who has alleged that he attempted to rape her? >> my strong belief is that there has to be a full, fair fbi investigation before that hearing so that we know facts and we're not just asking questions in the dark, and that investigation has to involve sworn interviews with not only dr. ford and judge kavanaugh, but also other witnesses who should be at that hearing. there is a lesson in the anita hill experience, which is that an abbreviated and inadequate fbi investigation there lasting only two days resulted in many of the abusive questions and insensitive inqueries, and second, corroborating witnesses were not called. and we need to avoid those mistakes in this hearing, have the investigation, do the fact finding, and know what we're doing. you know, as a former prosecutor, there is no way that i would put a crime victim on the sta

i'm ready to recognize blumenthal. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i made this motion properly at the hearing pickup leaf i was entitled to a vote then on the motion to adjourn. we have an even more urgent and pressing duty to get those documents and have witnesses after we do the documents that would enable us to evaluate the serious concerns that have been raised as a result of the evasive and seemingly misleading answers given to us at entering a number of my colleagues are going to have specific emotions or subpoenas. i will have one myself that i believe that my motion to adjourn in the meeting was proper before we begin any business. it was pending and i made it properly. so, mr. chairman, i believe that this nomination is going to be tainted. it will be stained by a badly broken process that has shattered the norm and broken the traditions of this committee. committee. it has been rushed through to judgment and highly partisan and, unfortunately, failed way. >> i'd like to say something before we put his motion to a vote. we are in executive s

so i deny -- senator blumenthal: mr. chairman with all due respect, point to me in the language in rule 4 or anywhere else in our rules that limits scope to executive business meetings. there is no such language, mr. chairman. senator grassley: i would have you quote language to the contrary. senator blumenthal: can you quote me that language. senator grassley: you quote me the language to the contrary of what i rule. senator blumenthal: i'm asking for a vote in this session now. there is nothing that precludes the vote in our hearing at this exact time. senator grassley: i have ruled, do you want to proceed, do you? senator blumenthal: if the chair is ruling against me, i move to appeal the ruling of the chair. with all due respect, the chairman is not above the rules of the committee. i ask for a roll call vote to overturn the ruling of the chair and to allow for a vote on my motion to adjourn these proceedings. senator grassley: that would be an appropriate motion if we are in executive business session. but we are no

as senator whitehouse and senator blumenthal, and senator booker later today. if this morning as an indication of how well he will hold up and continue, martha, to portray that, what in my view is a genuine view of neutrality, he will do well. we will see the fireworks, we will watch them and maybe even enjoy them but i think he will survive them. >> dana, one of the things that we look at was really how those answers are developed. this is, as ab mentioned, emoting about people who have come before his court, making sure that they know that he knows that they are people that have a right to be heard. and ever since that work hearing, the answers have been a lot different from judicial nominees. >> yes, and that has been true republicans and democrats, conservatives and liberals. and that is something that

theout further ado, chairman and jesse blumenthal from the coke institute. all right. >> thanks very much. [applause] >> thank you for joining a spirit you wanted to say things before we get started and you have thoughts. i want to let you tip the conversation and i definitely have follow-up questions. >> sure. it will be about a 60 minute speech on intricacies going back to 19 for -- 1944. those in the back, that is great. before i begin, i have a confession to make. the eventparation for was unsuccessfully trying to figure out how to bypass the three-hour line for barbecue at franklin's. [laughter] the disappointment is that i get the barbecue. but i did hit a food truck on the way here. thanks to the entire team for inviting me to be a part of this conversation, something i've been excited about the last couple of months as it's coming together, and it's fantastic to be here in texas. it's even better to be out of washington. we will be talking with jesse about topics like 5g and free speech. just sketching out where i come from on these issues, and why i

and with senate judiciary committee member richard blumenthal.ur correspondents and analysts are also standing by. first to our chief white house correspondent jim acosta. jim, you are with the president in new york as the fate of the deputy attorney general is now very much up in the air. >> reporter: that's right, wolf. the white house is pushing back on reports that deputy attorney general rod rosenstein is on his way out the door, at least for now. rosenstein we're told thought he was going to be fired today, but that, of course, did not happen and the president has been speaking very carefully about the fate of his deputy attorney general, a sign that he knows full well there could be severe consequences if he fires rod rosenstein. arriving at the united nations where he likes to throw his weight around with world leaders, president trump is treating one matter delicately, that is whether to fire deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. >> well, i think it is a very sad story, and people are obviously -- we are looking into it, but it is a ve

when will we review senator blumenthal's motion to adjourn? >> i renew my motion to adjourn, mr. chairman. i think we're entitled to a vote on it. the responses that mr. chairman, you've given with all due respect, really fly in the face of the norms of this committee, our traditions and our rules. >> mr. chairman, if i might add an additional point i agree with my colleague. it is striking given your long history of encouraging the executive branch to treat minority requests equal with majority requests that you discourage the national archives from responding to ranking member feinstein's request. which we tried to craft with you to be identical to request for records for justice kagan. we should not be receiving until we have the full documents that allow us to review the judge's record. >> 200,000 pages of documents of judge kavanaugh's work are being withheld on a claim of executive prij. executive prij has never been invoked during a supreme court nomination this includes when justice kagan was nominated to the supreme court as well as justice roberts. yesterday my colleagu

what that is an opportunity for, you saw some, senator blumenthal, senator cory booker walked out of the room as they gave their statements. a number of democrats exited, are they coming back, what's happening? we are in kind of a holding pattern and what happens next is that they are set to take that committee vote which would say that they will then proceed with judge kavanaugh's nomination to the supreme court. it is a critical first vote, you've heard some senators and the judiciary committee get on the record already with their comments about which way they will vote. and what is specifically important here is that a man who is such a stickler for time, senator and chairman grassley is letting things breathe and others are offering up their time to let their judiciary committee members, their fellow members speak. i want to bring in now republican senator steve daines of montana, great to have you during this moment of breaking news. i'm talking about the technicalities here. first of all, tell me about what's happening if you will, and the tone on capitol hill around judge kava

senator blumenthal: i'll speak or myself. this survivor is a woman of intense and incredible courage. and if she's at this hearing, i want to be there to make sure that some rules of fairness are followed. that her courage is matched by our fight to protect her against abuse and unfairness that is and planned.n light of how idea that the burden is put reluctance toify appear before a committee with no notice, little opportunity to prepare, without an interview by the fbi. she hasn't been interviewed by the federal bureau of investigations with connection with a serious allegation against the nominee for the united states supreme court that is credible and real. be on the should committee to accommodate her schedule. most importantly, do an investigation. otherwise we will have a kangaroo court and a charade. [inaudible] >> met me at one thing. we all know when something is unfair. when something smells. let's face it. this is so patently unfair. , thereally bothers me white house is victimizing this person. why don't we get t

blumenthal: mr. morhard was interested in some of the questions that have been asked that i want to repeat the same being overlyisk of repetitive. confirmed, your boss said he wanted somebody who has a lot of space experience, a space professional. it needs to be somebody who has run large organizations who understands the technology. that is what nasa administrator said he wanted in his deputy. what do you say to critics who have indicated you meet none of those qualifications? mr. morhard: i appreciate the question. nasa, if ihe work at am confirmed, is empowering scientists and engineers and astronauts and technicians, and also the quiet professionals that are behind the scenes that really are the connective tissue of nasa. it is really creating an atmosphere for these people of collaboration come of a team, where people can enjoy their jobs and they are able to see a clear vision of success. sen. blumenthal: and i am more than happy to allow you to make this response in writing for the record, i'

we are expecting that senator richard blumenthal is going to be questioning brett kavanaugh.s been a marathon day. we will get to this in a moment. one more thought from you, jesse, about this hearing and how it's going and how it looks for president trump. >> jesse: the small amount i saw today, every time i watched -- >> dana: i'm glad i went to you for this final thought. >> jesse: it's incredibly boring. >> katie: i love it. >> jesse: it's fun to watch but there's not a lot of explosive moments where anyone lays a glove on the guide because the guys move. he can't be rattled. he says everything he has been prepped to say and he's likable. greg would agree with anyone -- anyone with a good sense of humor is obviously intelligent. he is personable. he has a great personal story. his mother, his daughters. look at is haircut. he's got a haircut prep year than mine. >> juan: jesse committee of a great personal story. i love your family. you think i want you on the supreme court? >> katie: one of his law student said they really liked his hair. >> juan: the big story here is a

senator blumenthal is here with me in 30 seconds. drive safely.. . with drivewise.t lets you know when you go too fast... ...and brake too hard. with feedback to help you drive safer. giving you the power to actually lower your cost. unfortunately, it can't do anything about that. now that you know the truth... are you in good hands? >>> now, we turn to another big story tonight, the start of the battle for the soul of the supreme court. republicans trying to hold a razor thin majority to get brett kavanaugh confirmed on this court. it was democrats seizing the energy today for a hearing that all sides agree was unlike any other in american history. that's not high beyperbole. there was a move to shut down the entire hearing. republicans, he says, are making a mockery of the process, he's part of a coordinated effort by democrats demanding the trump white house release thousands of missing documents about brett kavanaugh's government work. >> we cannot possibly move forward, mr. chairman -- >> i extend a very warm welcome to judge kavanaugh, who his wife ashley. >>

. >> harris: i'm going to step in because senator blumenthal is speaking on this issue. let's watch. >> with immense detail and cooperating witnesses that will come forward to. this woman, a survivor of vicious attack has everything to lose. her livelihood depends on her security clearance. if she is found by the fbi to be lying, she loses her livelihood. >> the chairman has said though, if there is a majority of members of the judiciary committee that are willing to vote as soon friday, they will go ahead and go forward with this. is there anything the democrats can do to stop that from happening? >> if my republican colleagues have any sense of morality, they will refuse to go forward on friday. they will demand an fbi investigation and in fact, the white house should do so. if judge kavanaugh is serious about clearing his name, he should demand an fbi investigation of these detailed, precise, absolutely staggering allegations. these allegations are made under oath by a woman, a survivor, who would lose her livelihood if she is incorrect, and has presented corroboratin

good-bye kavanaugh, and any other trump nominee, here iser whicchair grassily fighting with blumenthal today. >> i ask for a vote. i ask -- >> i should not have to explain to you we're having a hearing, it is off the order, we're not in executive section, this is proper form for motions. >> i ask we reconvene. >> we will not vote on senator blumenthal's suggestion. >> this process would be tainted and stained forever. liz: sir we know that this disruption and interruption play well to democrat base. senator dick durbin admitting that schumer had a condition a e call and battle cry was delay. >> i think we know is that there was a coordinated effort, chuck schumer orchestrated this, mr. blumenthal can say all he wants, if you talk about tainted, you talk about senators who said before president even nominated his nominee for this position, they would note vote t vote that is tainted. i am voting no because i am a democrat and i don't like this. he knows what -- they know who this is, they know he is a brilliant legal mind, they know they can do nothing about it but watch the process and

especially blumenthal. he ran circles around him and it was embarrassing to blumenthal.lied about vietnam and has the stomach to challenge the integrity of a supreme court nominee. he looked dumb and unprepared. he lied about going to war! could you imagine, juan, you made up the story, not just a little white lie? i served and fought in a war overseas for many, many years. he lied about that for years. he is in the senate now and acting like he is high-and-mighty. >> don't you say to me, trump won an election? i believe that senator blumenthal was elected. >> let's get dr. sapphire in here. >> senator harris last night. she asked if he talked to a lawyer that a part of this megalaw firm with 350 attorneys. i would not know. that aside, i didn't like that she kept asking him opinions on different things. i am not concerned with his opinions on controversial events. i am concerned with his ability to uphold federal law without prejudices. those are the questions that need to be asked. stop trying to get him on messing up his words. >> what would you do? >> in regards to w

. >> in asked senator blumenthal about whether or not he can be independent from the president, here's what he asked. we don't have it so i will tell you about it. he said this president, william a commitment that you are not going to take part in any civil or criminal case that comes before he was a justice if you make it to the bench, i want you to commit to recusing yourself and what brett cavanagh said is any case that may come before me for or against in any other way, that is what nominees do. i studied them and i will stick by this president. >> brett cavanagh has come up with nominee precedent. back to thurgood marshall, no predictions or forecasts or hints, no thumbs-up or thumbs down. you don't ask nor should you ask a sitting judge or nominee to make any commitment. it is not appropriate and the senator knows that. >> you spent 12 years on the federal bench and he wakes up every day not every thinking how can i rewrite the law today but how can i apply it as it is written. do you buy that? >> some cases there's play in the law and other cases where there isn't. the constitut

in the washington post to cover the opposition movement in nicaragua journalist max blumenthal found an example of regime change propagandists making their way into the big time joining me now to discuss his latest investigative reporters journalist max thank you for joining me today are you with you so this is a very interesting story but historically speaking we've seen things like this before tell me a bit a little bit about this and for apologist yeah his name is carl david get into siac you should be the third person has relatives in america think makes a good name you know and really my story isn't about. one young anthropologist turned journalist it's about the guardian and the washington post but especially the guardian and how they have actually selected among many journalists this one particular figure and many other figures to cover what was a violent cool attempt to remove nicaragua's elected leader daniel ortega and destroy the senden east a movement a progressive anti-imperialist workers' movement they selected figures who would specifically echo the narrative of the op

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tammy bruce, blumenthal, senator blumenthal said we will rise up? >> have they no shame?n who lied about serving in vietnam his service there. senator feinstein who employed a chinese spy for 20 years, not just as a driver but as an effective aide. these people are, it is remarkable the fact of the matter is, is that they have been responsible for this debacle. they are the ones who have had, when you talked about rules and norms, these are the same people who said a man is going to be guilty and have to prove his own innocence. they're complaining about an end to rules and norms and how the american society operates. all of this is theater. it is stunts but also an abandonment of what this country stands for, what americans want. they recognize, they're relying on americans not being fully informed. when she said we didn't get all the documents. are you kidding? the people that withheld the main document that led to this debacle, americans are informed. they will see this for what it is and we've got obviously make sure the american people understand, who do they want in

we now have senator blumenthal coming out saying the following. want you to react. >> i think the nomination should be withdrawn. the bar here is not whether you have not criminally assaulted someone. it's credibility, truth, integrity. this nomination will not only cast a shadow over judge kavanaugh if he were ever to be confirmed, it was also stain the united states supreme court irreparably. >> laura: mercedes? >> the democrats have said from day one they won't support kavanaugh for a very long period of time. they refused to take meetings with him. then they wait the last minute for senator feinstein to come up with this letter from this accuser on brett kavanaugh after we saw 32 hours of testimony, after they had closed committee hearings and after they have given him over 1,000 written questions. what are we seeing, laura? we're seeing the fact that none of this with regards to this accusation being made was brought up to the attention of judge kavanaugh. so it's very clear that the politics from the delay tactics of democrats came pushing f

senator blumenthal went to yale law school, that he learned that in his classes there?t's a new idea but also a very old idea which was common for the accused had a responsibility to come forward to about the charges against them. heretics who survive torture sometimes got declared innocent, but there is a flip side to the new system. because the accuser guilty by definition, the accuser suddenly has no responsibility to make credible claims. we are seeing that principle in action, too. we covered the story all last week. five nights in a row we said we are giving christine ford every benefit of every doubt. and we did that. but let's be honest now. not many of her claims would hold up in an actual court, the one governed by the justice system that we thought we had until about ten days ago when mazie hirono informed us otherwise. when did this take place? she doesn't know. where are the witnesses to this? there aren't any. when was this first reported to authorities? it never really was. the story came out in stages and it was a recovered memory. apparently someone by

senator blumenthal? >> thanks, mr. chairman. i want to join in thanking you for being here today. just tell you i have found your testimony powerful and credible and i believe you. you are a teacher, correct? >> correct. >> what you have given america an amazing teaching moment, and you may have other moments in the classroom, but you have inspired and you have enlightened america. you have inspired and given courage to women to come forward as they have done to every one of our offices and many other public places. you have inspired and you have enlightened men in america to listen respectfully to women survivors and others who have survived sexual attacks. that is a profound public service, regardless of what happens with this nomination. and so the teachers of america, people of america should be really proud of what you have done. let me tell you why i believe you. not only because of the prior consistent statements and the polygraph tests and your request for an fbi investigation and your urging that this committee hear from other witnesses who could corroborate or dispute yo

as you saw blumenthal, blumenthal is expected to be fiery this afternoon as well as we get ready to watchppens today. >> judge kavanaugh back in position now as we get the gavel from the committee chairman. so let's head back in. >> the next person to ask questions is senator durbin. >> judge kavanaugh, thank you for being back today for facing this next round. if i had to pick an area of clear expertise, it would be the area of judicial nominations. they have been engaged at several different levels and i would like to comment on the strategy of your own nomination. specifically, only those who are planning that strategy sat down and cleared with you their decision on the release of documents. >> no, i was not involved in the documents process or a substance. >> no one told you that you would be the first supreme court nominee to exert executive privilege to limit the access to hundreds of thousands of documents relating to your service in the white house? >> senator, there are a couple things packed into your question. i did study the nominee president at all of the hearings. this came

we'll see if the president mentions flake or blumenthal or ford and her accusations during the rally in west virginia, set to start in under two hours. >> boris sanchez, you will be there, bring us the highlights. appreciate it. let's expand the conversation. joining us, a high powered ladies panel. maria cardona, alex stewart, republican strategist, se cupp. ca carolyn, i will start with you. we know the second accuser, deborah ramirez, will be interviewed by the fbi. nothing about the third accuser, julie swetnick who says brett kavanaugh and mark judge were present at the time she herself was gang raped. it doesn't say they were involved with that specifically. which of the two women we know are part of the investigation do you think are going to be easier to investigate in terms of their stories? >> i mean, that's hard to say. both investigations likely have their own unique situations. when you think about the incidents, it is interesting they both bear similarities. you have brett kavanaugh at the scene of the crime, and somebody egging him on and laughing. we heard dr. ford, t

chairman, when will we review senator blumenthal's motion to adjourn? >> i renew my motion to adjourn, mr. chairman. i think we're entitled to a vote on it. the responses that mr. chairman you've given with all due respect really fliel in the face of the norms of this committee, our traditions and rules -- >> mr. chairman, if i might add an additional point. i agree with my colleague. it is striking given your long history of encouraging the executive branch to give my jort requests equal with the majority requests. we should not be proceeding until we have the full documents that allow us to review the judge's records. >> and mr. chairman, last friday we learned that nearly 102,000 pages of documents from judge kavanaugh's work in the white house counsel's office are being withheld from the committee and the public based on a claim of constitutional privilege. executive privilege has never been invoked to block the release of presidential records to the senate during a supreme court nomination. this includes when justice kagen was nominated to the supr

. >> [inaudible conversations] >> i understood senator blumenthal might have a unanimous consent request with regards to some documents, if he has that when he comes back in we recognize him. senator hirono, , i believe you are next. >> i believe i am. >> i'm sorry. >> go ahead. that's fine. >> senator hirono and then senator sasse. >> thank you. >> i'm sorry, i thought we -- >> i i beg your pardon. senator hirono, you are recognized. >> any time that it not use 16 minutes i would like to at that time go to senator booker. judge kavanaugh, as you know this june the court delivered a blow to millions of public sector workers with its decision in janus versus ask me. in a fight for decision, five of the justices overturned decades old precedent cut case called abood the workers around the country depended on for fair salaries and basic rights. the janus decision is importanth because it shows high denomination fits in a larger campaign that groups like the federal society and heritage foundation have been waging for decades, decades. the goal is to undermine most of supreme court precedent

we'll hear from patty mary, blumenthal and cornyn. this is one hour and 20 minutes. >> mr. presidents, like millions of people across the country, i watch the hearing with a mix of so many strong emotions. first, i watch doctor forward with tears in my eyes. she is so brave, compelling and so real. the memories she re- counted and will never forget were heartbreaking, the living room, the stairs, the bedroom. the music turned up loud, the bed. brett kavanaugh drunken on top of her. the feeling she had when he covered her mouth to stop from screaming. the laughter between brett kavanaugh and mark judge. the way she did then and the way she did now, two boys laughing and having a good time while a scared 15-year-old girl late pin down on a bed worried she may die. the bathroom and listening for them to leave hearing them bounce off walls as they went down the stairs. leaving the house in the sense of relief that she escaped and something anyone who has been a 15-year-old girl can understand, not wanting to tell her. she'd been at a house with no adults, older boys and beer. d

democratic member of the committee, richard blumenthal of connecticut. first off, there's going to be an fbi investigation. if there are facts ub covered, are you willing to change your mind given those facts? >> i oppose this nominee based on his judicial philosophy, his out of the mainstream views on women's reproductive rights and health care and imperial presidency and workers and consumer rights and environmental protection. so the absence of highly incriminating absence won't persuade me to be for him. but there's an important jury here, which is a number of my republican colleagues, a small number, who are deeply concerned about the credible serious allegations mad by this courageous survivor of sexual assault. to insinuate she's part of a democratic left wing conspiracy or that she has come forward as a puppet or a pawn could be made only by someone who never saw her yesterday. and contrast her demeanor with the rageful, bitter, self-pitying kind of partisan attitude that we saw on the part of judge kavanaugh, i deeply fear as a citizen and as so

senator blumenthal. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, mr. chairman, for your conducting these hearings as fairly and patiently as you have, and i am going to be remarking further on what procedurally i think is appropriate here, but i want to begin by thanking judge kavanaugh and your family for your commitment to public service. i want to thank the many, many americans who are paying attention to this hearing, not only in this room, but also across the country. i want to thank them for their interest and indeed their passion. that is what sustains democracy, that commitment to ordinary, every day americans, participating and engaging in this process. there is a t-shirt worn by a number of folks walking around this building that says "i am what's at stake." this vote and this proceeding could not be more consequential in light of what is at stake. whether women can decide when they want to have children and become pregnant, whether the people of america can decide whom they would like to marry, whether we drink clean water and breathe clean

with me is senator richard blumenthal member of the senate judiciary committee.u think the senior administration who wrote this should come forward? >> i think he should come forward or she, because there's an obligation to tell the american people even more about the reasons that this official has such deep-seated and frankly alarming views of the chaotic out of control potentially demagogic state of our presidency. it's an imperial presidency that seems to be off the rails and has all the more relevance in the midst of the confirmation hearing we're having on a nominee who seemingly would provide no check on this presidency and provides no assurance he would maintain the independence of the judiciary. >> if this person does not come forward, is it possible that whatever their motive is, that it has the reverse impact, that essentially this confirms for president trump, for some of his supporters, that there is something of a deep state, there are -- is this bureaucracy which is actively working to thwart some of his efforts? >> there's no predicting what donald

how do you think your senator did today, senator blumenthal, henley? >> absolutely great. i expected him to. but he's a very straightforward no nonsense. >> what else did you want to say today? >> yes. some of these calls, the -- if they could just stick to the subject people calling in, bringing soros, last night, the nominee dragged the clintons back into it. so you know, it's too bad that they talk about that is the republicans and independents has to do with politics. well, i think it's right to consider what happened with the garland proposal. anyway or nomination i guess it was. because they insulted and humiliates a very fine jurist for ten months. so i wouldn't worry about that. as far as the delay in reporting the incident on the part of the lady, are the thing is that this is a trauma we're talking about, a sexual aggressive act known as rape. and the fact is that there are people who have these experiences and they're so traumatic that it becomes buried you know in the memory. look at the roman catholic situation with people coming forward now about when they we

. >> we won't vote on senator blumenthal's suggestion. we won't follow your suggestion. >> it is a motion, mr. chairman. >> to go into executive sessions, motions -- >> mr. chairman, it is a pending motion before the committee. >> mr. chairman, if there is no vote on this motion, which has been properly seconded and which could be given a vote in executive session, this process will be tainted and stained forever. i'm asking as a member of this committee, it is my right to do so, that we vote on my motion to adjourn and senator harris' motion to postpone, and that we do it in executive session, which can be easily and quickly convened right now. >> yeah, the motion is out of order. >> sir, then i make a very clear and simple motion to move into executive session, so senator blumenthal's motion may be considered. >> the motion is out of order. >> well, they're not out of order, mr. chairman. they're properly before this committee. simply saying so, with all due respect, and i have great respect for the chairman, doesn't make them so. doesn

henry i apologise, again a quick pause, henry blumenthal is speaking. more and he believes this delay is the responsible step to take. all that said let me be very blunt, before we ended i was about to be recognised to make this point and motion, that this fbi investigation has to be real, and penetrating so that the truth and facts and evidence are all uncovered, this investigation cannot be sure charade, it must be real and it must go to the witnesses who are likely to produce facts and evidence. is it your understanding the jeff flake had the assurances of other senators and his party before making this move? senator flake talked to a number of senators in his own party as well is on our side andi his own party as well is on our side and i appreciate he was seeking common ground. what can he and his colleagues do if the leadership press ahead with the vote anyway? obviously he could vote against the nomination. has he told you he would do that? he has not indicated what he would do but following the wishes for his delay, they need his vote, along wit

. >> senator blumenthal? >> mr. chairman, i ask if you have sworn statements that you're submitting to the record that we have those individuals come before us so we can ask them questions about those statements. i think that the nature of this proceeding would be compromised if we lack an opportunity to ask them questions about sworn statements that will be part of the record. so, frankly, mr. chairman, i would object to entering them into the record. >> mr. chairman? >> senator whitehouse? >> i have a number of letters that i would like to ask submitted to the record that relate to the importance of proper investigation by trained professionals in pulling these kind of investigations together from the leadership conference on civil and human rights, national women's law center, national organization for women and so forth. >> senator kennedy? >> mr. chairman i have a question for our chairman. the statements that senator blumenthal talked about, those were statements taken by our majority staff? >> they're already

shery: richard blumenthal -- selina: richard blumenthal -- do you think these companies are committed to this process? >> that is something michael can speak to. i think the details are going to be interesting. there are a lot of moments were senators urge officials to weigh in on a particular issue. what they often said was maybe. qualified know or qualified yes. this is the law and the language matters. it is hard to go into a hearing environment and toss off an idea. we will be talking heavily about how they want that to look. the internetof association companies have been critical. i want us to take a listen to this exchange between a senator and google about gdpr. human hourshow many it might have taken for google's workforce to come into compliance? >> we do have some analysis i would be happy to share with your staff. it is not have the numbers available. >> and you estimate it was in the thousands? >> i would estimate it was in the hundreds of years of human time. >> hundreds of years of human time. what you make of that? r is very complicated. folks are complying. law, oneomp

. >> senator blumenthal? >> mr. chairman, i ask if you have sworn statements that you're submitting to the record that we have those individuals come before us so we can ask them questions about those statements. i think that the nature of this proceeding would be compromised if we lack an opportunity to ask them questions about sworn statements that will be part of the record. so, frankly, mr. chairman, i would object to entering them into the record. >> mr. chairman? >> senator whitehouse? >> i have a number of letters that i would like to ask submitted to the record that relate to the importance of proper investigation by trained professionals in pulling these kind of investigations together from the leadership conference on civil and human rights, national women's law center, national organization for women and so forth. >> senator kennedy? >> mr. chairman i have a question for our chairman. the statements that senator blumenthal talked about, those were statements taken by our majority staff? >> they're already

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senator grassley: senator blumenthal. senator feinstein. then -- senator feinstein: if i through the chair could ask a question of senator flake. does your amendment include continuing the investigation during this period of time? senator flake: if i could respond. there is no amendment. i am simply stating the discussion that we had between us all is that i would hope and i think we had some agreement before that the democrats who have been, i think, justifiablely uncomfortable moving ahead, could publicly, in an effort to bring this country together, say that we would feel better. i'm not expecting them to vote yes, but not to complain that an f.b.i. investigation has not occurred. and i -- this is what i'm trying to do. this country is being ripped apart here, and we got to make sure that we do due diligence. i think this committee has done a good job, but i do think we can have a short pause and make sure that the f.b.i. can investigate. my understanding is that some of us would have to, and i'm prepared to do it, make a request to the

right now we are joined by democratic member senator richard blumenthal of connecticut.or blumenthal, the fact the committee has now tentatively scheduled its vote for not even 24 hours after thursday's hearing, i'm wondering to you what does that say about this process? >> scheduling this hearing even before hearing dr. blasey ford on thursday demonstrates exactly the disregard and disrespect for assault survivors that shames and silences so many before they come forward. and the message, very clear. they are less interested in the truth, in the facts and evidence, than in putting ideological extremists on the court. and these insulting, demeaning, disrespectful comments by the president, by the majority leader are an insult not only to dr. blasey ford and debra ramirez but to the entire survivor community. >> the flip side of that, of course, from the republican standpoint is if judge kavanaugh, if people are lying about him doesn't he deserve to have a vote one way or the other? >> he deserves to have a vote. if it is concluded he's telling the truth, if his veracity