brett kavanaugh: no. >> have you ever met susan ralston, who is karl rove's personal assistant at the white house, formerly worked as mr. abramoff's secretary? brett kavanaugh: she works in the deputy chief of staff's office today. >> you know her. brett kavanaugh: i do know her, yes, sir. >> thank you. have you ever met david safavian? brett kavanaugh: no. >> when did you learn that he was being investigated for receiving illegal payments? brett kavanaugh: senator, on that matter, i think whatever i learned, i learned reading the newspapers. >> so prior to the time it became public that he was being charged, you did not know about it prior to that time? brett kavanaugh: that's correct, senator. >> have you ever met michael scanlon? brett kavanaugh: no. >> when did you learn that he was being investigated for criminal activities? these are all people from the white house. that is why i am asking. brett kavanaugh: i don't think michael scanlon worked at the white house. i could be wrong about that. again,

president trump has nominated federal judge brett kavanaugh to replace retiring supreme court justice anthony kennedy. if kavanaugh is confirmed, it would create a bloc of five right-wing justices, making it the most conservative supreme court since the 1930's. critics warn this could lead to major rollbacks of c civil r ri, environmentatal regulations,unun control measures, voting rights, anand reproductive rights, including the overturning of roe v. wade.e. this is supreme e court nomineee judge brett kavanaugh speaking monday night. >> my judicial philosophy is straightforward. a judge must be independent. must interpret the law, not make the law. a judge must interpret statutes as writttten. a judge must interpret the constitution as written. informed by history and .radition and precedent they make a we will host a roundtable discussion on brett kavanaugh after headlines. in immigration news, the trump administration will not meet today's deadline to rereunite al migrant t children under the a e of immmmigration officials took five from their parents at the border and then sent t

brett kavanaugh. all our rights are at stake. roe v. wade, health care, democracy itself. thank you. it's now my great honor to introduce a champion, a , mpion for all our rights kirsten gillibrand. [cheers and applause] ms. gillibrand: everyone here knows what is at stake. everyone here knows what is at stake. what is at stake is women's freedom. our freedom to make our own decisions. our freedom to decide when and how many children we are going to have. what's at stake is freedom for lgbtq americans, for equal rights, for civil rights, for voting rights, for clean air, clean water, for all the values you hold most dear. president trump did exactly what he said he was going to do. he has appointed someone who will not protect a woman's right to make decisions about her life, her health care, her reproductive freedom. this must not become the next justice on the supreme court. what that will take is all of us fighting as hard, as long as we can. [cheers and applause] our voices, our voices, our storie

i cannot be more pleased that nominee is judge brett kavanaugh. i know judge kavanaugh, i know what a great just as he will make. i know he will be fair. i know he will live in accordance with the law. i know he has courage and conviction. that he will do what justices have to do. that is, interpret the constitution. there are statutes in the next country that's about all we can ask for. i know he will do that as i know the man, i know his family, i know his parents. and all i can say is, i am really pleased that our president has decided to nominate him as a justice on the united states supreme court. i would caution my colleagues to take his record, you cannot keep voting against because politically they are [inaudible] your team. i think you can if they're not qualified, but he is qualified. if they're not willing to abide by the laws written but he is, i could go on. i can say this is a good nominee. i hope my colleagues and my friends on the democratic side will support him and do the right thing. right thing would help propel the confirmation

something brett kavanaugh will not be. leader said brett kavanaugh and one other close runner stood the best chance of getting easily through the senate confirmation process and, as you mentioned, that could be tied because, unlikejust over a year ago when neil gorsuch was approved by the senate, the majority now that the republicans and joy isjust majority now that the republicans and joy is just one vote. in actual fa ct, and joy is just one vote. in actual fact, john mccain, the republican senator from arizona are suffering from brain cancer, cannot make it to the confirmation vote and they could bea the confirmation vote and they could be a problem for president trump. as far as the democrats have confirmed, they have vowed to fight these nomination. chuck schumer, comedy senate minority leader issued a statement saying he would posejudge kavanaugh's nomination statement saying he would posejudge kava naugh's nomination with everything i have. we also have reaction from us senator susan collins. she is a moderate repub

what we know most recently about brett kavanaugh bet -- brett kavanaugh's views is he would do what he could to shield president trump from any kind of investigation, subpoena, anything else at this point. brought up have mr. kavanaugh's white house service. chances ou think the are that the senate will see all of the documentation related to period of his service or chances access to that will be limited? we would expect that chairman grassley, who chairs judiciary committee, will request and obtain all of being sought about his years in the white house. actually some precedent that.enator grassley to do john roberts worked in the white house, elena kagan worked in the white house. and they made -- they released including r records e-mails. so there is direct precedent notion that these records need to be made vailable and carefully reviewed. and we would expect chairman obey that precedent. i think it is also important a supreme court critically s so important that the american and e ought to understand understand well who it is who is considered for that particular role. is efore, i

nan: mark, it goes back to brett kavanaugh's whole record. it is interesting. when he worked with the independent counsel, ken starr, back in the 1990's, he ggressively sought president clinton's records. he went to court three times to get access to president clinton's records. and he fought really hard to get the president to turn over a whole slew of information. interestingly, when he went to work for president bush right after the clinton administration, interestingly, one of the first things brett avanaugh did was push for an executive order that would have shielded presidential papers, george bush's presidential papers, even though there was a law requiring those papers to be released. so, it is his early action with the bush administration and then from then on he took the position the president should be exempt from criminal prosecutions, investigations. he's talked about the extraordinary power that a president has. so, to us he appears to be very much of a partisan player. when president clinton was in office he sought disclosure. the minute presiden

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tonight, we heard president trump nominate brett kavanaugh. we oppose bread kavanaugh on the d.c. circuit and now 286 opinions later, we are opposing his nomination to the supreme court. tonight can be one of two things. it can be the night that sets in motion a hard right turn for our country that may be irreversible. night of be the first a successful movement to push back against the forces that want to strip away health care, women's reproductive rights, and so many other hard-fought wins. i believe tonight this is the first night of a successful campaign. it's the first night of the successful effort to stop this nominee from joining the supreme court. knowany people in america how high the stakes are for the country. -- i thinkryone here everyone here. thank you for coming. we stand united. >> hello. how are you. hell no to kavanaugh. thank you. hell no on kavanaugh. thank you very much. my name is brad woodhouse. say, we are going to oppose this nominee. president trump had two litmus test on this nominee. to overturn roe and got american health care. and to eliminate prote

horgan i say show in opposes the nomination of judge brett kavanaugh to the supreme court. the two reporters will be asking her questions this week is siobhan hughes, from the wall street journal and mark, who covers the supreme court for the associated press. significance of this nomination, what is it feel monumental than the nomination of neil gorsuch. >> because it is. he is being considered for a seat held by judge anthony kennedy who on very significant issues, set himself apart from some of his conservative colleagues on the court. lgbtq issues, on juvenile rights. he was considered to be the swing on the supreme court. neil gorsuch when he was being considered for the supreme court was up for a hard right conservatives seat, antonin scalia of. so anthony kennedy was more in the middle, so this has taken on much, much greater significance. it has also taken on greater meaning, i think, because the president has laid out very specifically -- in fact, when he was running for office, that if elected, he would appoint an individual who met two very specific criteria: one

now, madam president, last night, president trump selected brett kavanaugh as his nominee for the upcoming vacancy on the supreme court. in selecting judge kavanaugh, president trump did exactly what he said he would do on the campaign trail -- nominate someone who will overturn women's reproductive rights and strike down health care protections for millions of americans. including those with preexisting conditions. he's put at risk civil rights, labor rights, environmental rights, lgbtq rights. how do we know? because president trump repeatedly promised to nominate justices who will overturn roe v. wade and who will undermine our health care laws. this didn't come out of a clear blue. president trump promised it. here's what he said. he would only pick, quote, pro-life judges who would, quote, automatically reverse roe v. wade. president trump actually went so far as to say that women should be punished for their health care choices. president trump also said, quote, his judicial appointments would do the right thing, unlike justice roberts on health care. that is president trump's litmus

i cannot be more pleased that that nominee is judge brett kavanaugh. i know judge kavanaugh. i know what a great justice he'll make. i know that he'll be fair. i know that he'll live in accordance with the laws. i also know he has courage and conviction, and he'll do what justices have to do, and that is interpret the constitution and our statutes in this country in ways that will please the vast majority of all americans. that's about all we can ask for. i know he'll do that because i know the man. i know his family. i know his parents. all i can say is i'm really pleased that our president has decided to nominate him as a justice on the united states supreme court. and i would caution my colleagues to pay attention to his record because you can't keep voting against people just because politically they're not on your team. i think you can if they're not qualified. but he's qualified. i think you can if they're not willing to abide by the law as written. but he is and has proven that. i could go on and on. all i can say is that this is a good nominee. i hope all of my collea

brett kavanaugh should watch something.that light touch which we saw some of tonight when he was announced. he has warmth. he needs to get in touch with his inner jerry seinfeld on have a good time. let me tell you the admissions we heard tonight that he was an altar boy. his jesuit training. that may come back to haunt him because they are going to try to use the catholic thing against kavanaugh. your boss clarence thomas had similar problems and that they brought -- they threw everything it clarence thomas including the kitchen sink. he decided to respond with righteous indignation. this is another way to go. watch. >> this is a circus, a national disgrace. from my standpoint, as a black american, as far as i'm concerned, it's a high-tech lynching for uppity black who in any way deigned to think for themselves, do for themselves, have different ideas. it is the message that unless you count outward old order, this is what to you. >> laura: never have truer words been spoken to my former boss, clarence thomas. brilliant ju

so i think we have a good view standse brett kavanaugh on the issue of abortion. but i want to make clear, it is not just a fight over abortion and health care. when you read and learn about brett kavanaugh's record across a wide range of issues, not just his views on residential power, not justial power, what he is said and done on health care and abortion, but the other major concerns are his views on the role of administrative agencies. he would have -- he voted against the existence of a consumer protection financial bureau. he has voted against the clean water act.ean he has voted against consumer protections, net neutrality. i can think of there a few instances where he has voted in favor of everyday people, when their lives are affected or regulated by a government agency. so, there is a lot in this record, not just health care, abortion, and there is much to be explored and much to be learned. susan: eight minutes to go. siobhan: is there any trump nominee who could be acceptable to you, given that you feel trump has been so explicit about what he is looki

just moments ago, the president picked judge brett kavanaugh to replace anthony kennedy. is was not a surprise. in an unprecedented move, judge kavanaugh was selected from a previously released list of 25 originalist justices, making that one more example of why this president is most transparent president in history and also keeping a clear promise to the american people. clearly this was not a decision the president took lightly. there are political aspects to this and he had to thread a political needle. and on the other side, senator paul cruz of texas and senator rand paul of kentucky. he picked a judge with a very narrow margin in the u.s. senate who could also successfully maneuver through confirmation hearing and garner the votes from a majority of senators. without a doubt, justice kavanaugh is an extremely good candidate. educated at yield, and he served as an associate counsel to camstar, of course during the investigation into bill clinton at that time. he did push an opinion that bill clinton had in fact obstructed justice by sometimes making false public stat

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that is how president trump described brett kavanaugh. his choice to replace anthony kennedy following his retirement from the supreme court. two people close to the decision making process showed that president trump showed favor to kavanaugh long before kennedy announced his retirement and after a conversation with the retired justice, president trump felt more strongly. the president talked about his criteria for choosing kavanaugh. >> what matters not a political view, but whether they can set aside the views to do what the law and the constitution require. i am pleased to say that i have found, without doubt, such a person. >> reporter: some democrats have come out in total opposition to the nomination. he could potentially win some favor among red-state democrats. previously kavanaugh made statements suggesting that he would respect legal precedent and potentially uphold roe v. wade. dave and christine. >> boris at the white house. joining us here this morning is political writer is harry enton. seven hours ago this was announced. th

here is what the president had to say as he introduced the nation to brett kavanaugh. >> judge kavanaugh has impeccable credentials, unsurpassed qualifications and a proven commitment to equal justice under the law. throughout legal circles come he's considered a judges judge, thoughtful among his peers, offering over 300 opinions which have been widely admired for their skill, insight, and rigorous adherence to the law. among those opinions are more than a dozen at that the supreme court has adopted as the law of the land. >> that last part is one of the things president trump liked best about brett kavanaugh, the fact that not only was he writing opinions at the d.c. circuit court of appeals with other judges of the supreme court, other circuit courts, the district court, were looking at what he wrote as established law. he was a bush appointee in 2006. he worked inside the bush white house. he was a staff secretary who worked in the white house counsel's office. prior to that, he worked for the independent counsel looking into bill clinton, ken starr. and authored most of the starr re

that's how we know brett kavanaugh. that's the principal way. >> i want to go to something right away. that is judge kavanaugh's view of the consumer financial protection bureau. what do you think it would mean to the future? >> he already said he thinks it is unconstitutional because it has a single director rather than multiple directors, which it's not the only agency that has a single director. in fact, the environmental protection agency is another one that has a single director and we have the officer of the controller of the currency. here's what troubles me about it, though. i look at it this way. donald trump had a list of people that had been pre-screened by the federalist society. and, so, he knew that everyone on that list was committed to overturn roe v. wade because that's the standard he used. he knows that everyone on that list is committed to overturning health care rights for tens of millions of americans. so the question then becomes, how do you pick under those circumstances? and donald trump picks th

>> brett kavanaugh, that's right. he got the nod, but now comes the spectacle, that's what the editors at "usa today" say, who conceded he's a highly accomplished judge and deserves the thoughtful consideration of the senate, but the paper is predicting that now the circus will begin, the spectacle, if you like. it's kind of a similar opinion from "the wall street journal." the editors there approve of donald trump's pick, calling kavanaugh the intellectual leader on the bench. but the paper predicts, "a political brawl quds aren't the nomination as it heads to the senate because, i quote, "this is the polarizing america of 2018." >> all right, let's end on a story that's not about football. it's about a new game in the u.s., starting where the prize is not what you might imagine. >> it's a quiz show basically, a tv quiz show. it seems orwellian. it debuts today in the u.s., where the prize is not money, but the chance to get part of your student debt paid off, as this briret says, rather sarcastically, isn't this wha

a >> brett kavanaugh is a brilliant lawyer. judge kavanaugh continues to be a brilliant judge and he will be a brilliant justice of the supreme court. i have had the privilege of litigating cases through the supreme court for three decades including the time that anthony kennedy was on the bench until his retirement. i have known brett kavanaugh in both private practice on cases and as a judge. the president has just nominated not only a well-qualified and brilliant jurist, but someone as you just said it, that understands the role of the judge. that's critical.l. if you understand the constitution and the three branches of government, but you also understand the role of the judge. brett kavanaugh has live that out in his life both in practice and as a judge and he will be an excellent addition to the supreme court. you heard it tonight in his brief statements that brett made. the fact of the matter is, they will come after him, because that's what they do. they won't lay a glove on him. this guy has been ready for this moment f

>> i think brett kavanaugh is a fantastic choice. four finalists would have been terrific choices. judge kavanaugh is supremely qualified and the president hit a home run with this selection. >> bill: what's the issue? >> the issue is figuring out how to get him through the senate. republicans have a strong hand to play and a good chance of picking up 53, 54 votes total. all the attention we'll see over the next month will be focused on the swing democrats and potentially swing republicans. >> bill: we'll get reaction from kellyanne conway next hour how some of the meetings have gone with the president two weeks ago. here is the reaction you had last night first of senator elizabeth warren at the supreme court right around the time of the announcement. watch. >> he thinks presidents like trump should be above the law. and conservatives know he would overturn roe versus wade. >> bill: this is a rally that went on for some time. right around that time on cnn senator richard blumenthal said this about the pick. >> i will be a no because

i took brett kavanaugh at his word in 2006. i trusted him when he made those pledges. i thought of mr. kavanaugh as a young lawyer, the opportunity to fulfill his promise to faithfully uphold and interpret our laws as written. i expected him not to reject his personal policy preferences or the ideology of special interests and groups like the heritage foundation into his decision making on the bench. i know now a little more than 12 years after he made those pledges that my trust in brett kavanaugh was misplaced. as a judge on the d.c. circuit court of appeals, brett kavanaugh has broken his pledges repeatedly. there is a saying in my state, fool me once, shame on you. fool me twice, shame on me. for me, judge kavanaugh, shame on you. but you won't fool me twice. brett kavanaugh has broken pledges and impacted the lives of just about every american. it may affect americans with preexisting conditions who risk losing access to health care as well as a woman's right to make her own decisions. he fought hard won workers rights, consumer protections and civil rights enacted

and attacking brett kavanaugh. and always the attackers have the slight edge. it is easier to make a charge than refute it. >> nina, thank you for being with us tonight on this big night. it is nice to have you here. >> always a pleasure to be with you, rachel. >> thank you very much. what she was saying there about the declining responsiveness of nominees at their confirmation hearings over time, in the case of brett kavanaugh, that will run up against this interesting thing, that he does have a paper trail a mile long. not only 300 opinions he's authored in the d.c. circuit, which deals with a lot of the knottiest issues that have come before the -- with a "kn." never do homonyms on television. there is also his record, an extensive record in the george w. bush white house and his time in politics. that will all be up for discussion. you heard several references to roe v. wade and whether or not judge kavanaugh, if he's confirmed, would be the justice to cast a deciding vote to overturn roe v. wade or get rid of

watching these people panic over brett kavanaugh, brett kavanaugh? stand-up double, not necessarily a home run for the president, a lot better than hillary clinton hitting us all in the head with a fastball. a level of panic he haved by any republican pick is so insane, makes democrats think they don't care what is nominated. trump will get his nominee, that will make it more delicious obviously. ed: ben, can't make it up, women's march organization, they put out a press release last night, that basically, here is what they said, in response to donald trump's nomination of xx, to the supreme court, the women's march, released following statement, trump's announcement today is a death sentence for thousands of women. by the way, they sped brett kavanaugh's name wrong later in the release. opening of it, was we oppose xx. as in anyone. we will resist no matter what. ashley: they forgot to take out the xx, fill it in with his name. >> my favorite part of that thousands of people will die. i feel immoral. i have not been killed by net neutrality. not kil

we can report that the president will choose, will nominate brett kavanaugh, a u.s. nthony kennedy. >> thank you for that. kavanaugh, not surprising, and this is a guy who cut his teeth on the starr report. he has moved in conservative right wing legal circles for the entirety of his career. he was largely seen as someone like neil gorsuch. >> and we know about kavanaugh is sympathetic to the idea that a commander in chief shouldn't be dealing with questions from investigators. shouldn't be indicted, shouldn't be subpoenaed, and we know that donald trump makes decisions about everything based on what that person can do for donald trump. so as soon as that legal thinking became paramount in kavanaugh's resume, of course donald trump would pick him. it is the least surprising thing we could see. it is not about the pick. bits the vote. no matter who he put in, the fact a president under investigation for possibly childhoodi colluding with a foreign adversary, is absolutely insane. everybody in d.c. needs on get to pro-choice america's rally. go to the supreme court. sta

those requests were not made to brett kavanaugh. been discussed by senator schumer and christine, during administration, nonpartisan staff would provide documents, but this time president bush's former lawyers .re trying to take the lead does anyone doubt the documents are being thoroughly prescreened? as one senator said, i have learned over the years that transparency doesn't come easy. it requires constant oversight and pressure from the public, congress, and others. this is a lifetime appointment that will alter our country forever impacting democracy, rule of law, rights and legal protect -- legal protections for every single american. thes time to release all of records. >> thank you, senator and let me generally think senator schumer and all senators for holding this press conference for inviting my colleagues and i to participate. i am the senior counsel and senior fellow at people for the american way and i have been involved in supreme court nominations, literally for more than 30 years. going all the way back to robert bo

and attacking brett kavanaugh. and always the attackers have the slight edge. it is easier to make a charge than refute it. >> nina, thank you for being with us tonight on this big night. it is nice to have you here. >> always a pleasure to be with you, rachel. >> thank you very much. what she was saying there about the declining responsiveness of nominees at their confirmation hearings over time, in the case of brett kavanaugh, that will run up against this interesting thing, that he does have a paper trail a mile long. not only 300 opinions he's authored in the d.c. circuit, which deals with a lot of the knottiest issues that have come before the -- with a "kn." never do homonyms on television. there is also his record, an extensive record in the george w. bush white house and his time in politics. that will all be up for discussion. you heard several references to roe v. wade and whether or not judge kavanaugh, if he's confirmed, would be the justice to cast a deciding vote to overturn roe v. wade or get rid of

the process that many republicans and folks at the white house will hope will end up with judge brett kavanaugh sitting on the supreme court this fall. judge kavanaugh made the rounds here on capitol hill earlier today. his v.i.p. escort was none other than vice president mike pence. those close to kavanaugh describe him as thoughtful and considerate and detail oriented about legal cases before him. democrats say they need time to review his extensive paper trail from his years in the ken starr probe and the federal appeals bunch writings. chuck mcconnell and chuck grassley are calling for a thorough process with a new supreme court term in october. you can expect kavanaugh to sit down with members of the judiciary committee which will consider his nomination. there will also be an outreach to swing voters, red state democrats that could consider voting for cavanaugh reflecting the more conservative constituents. those close to kavanaugh say he's a smart jurist and not a polarizing personality. fox news learned that mike pence is expected to meet with chuck grassley and dianne feinstein to talk

president. >>> the president announcing that he has chosen brett kavanaugh to fill the vacancy by the retirement of anthony kennedy. we saw short reports from the president and locker comments from judge kavanaugh. he has been on the d.c. circuit court of appeals for a dozen years. that court has a remarkable record of feeding judges to the supreme court. from the current court, judge roberts, clarence thomas, ruth bader ginsburg. they all served on the d.c. circuit court before being elevated to the supremes. on the d.c. circuit court where he sits now, judge kavanaugh has served under the chief judge of that court, merritt garland who was nominated in the spring of 2016 to fill the seat left by the death of antonin scalia. nominated by barack obama. because he was nominated by barack obama, republicans in the senate would not allow a hearing on the nomination. they cited the election coming later that year. close observers will note there is also an election coming later this year but nobody knows if democrats will be able to apply the same standard this time to wait on hearings on

so first of all, let me ask you, what do you think of brett kavanaugh's nomination? y in supreme court to really interpreting the law and then applying it in the cases beforehand. we see the liberals going into a huge fit over that because they want judges who will impose their liberal or orthodoxy. >> you founded it many years ago, cofounded it with others, why did you feel you need -- needed to do it, what hole will you fill? >> fundamentally the federalist society is a law student organization, we were law students then, scalia was my professor of constitutional law and we realized the dominant thought in law schools on the courts were the liberal version really after the new deal that the courts should impose their vision of a good society on the rest of the country and that that had strayed so far from the constitution we were learning where the role of judges wasn't to make laws, it was to interpret the laws that congress and the president passed. and we thought, you know, let's get into a debate about that and we formed the federalist society to bring liberals,

if it does get to the supreme court, legal analysts say don't expect brett kavanaugh to automaticallysident trump's favor. kavanaugh they say has voiced many legal opinions very similar to those of chief justice john roberts who trump once called in a deep bait, a disaster in terms of everything we stand for. wolf. >> see what happens, brian. thank you. good report. the looming dead lean to reunite immigrant families. how many children will not be with their parents? we'll ask the health and human services secretary, he joins us live here in the situation room. k from farm, to pot, to jar, to table. and serve with confidence that it's safe. this is a diamond you can follow from mine to finger, and trust it never fell into the wrong hands. ♪ ♪ this is a shipment transferred two hundred times, transparently tracked from port to port. this is the ibm blockchain, built for smarter business. built to run on the ibm cloud. you might or joints.hingain, builtfor your heart...ness. but do you take something for your brain. with an ingredient originally found in jellyfish, prevagen is the numbe

does it make a difference that it's brett kavanaugh? >> no, not at all, because there's complete man debt opposition to the list of 25 that -- blanket opposition to the list of 25, so they had ample opportunity to decide that they were going to resist the nominee no matter who the person was. it's interesting because you mentioned there's no protests on the right. les certainly no storm the -- this is certainly no storm the streets protests, but brett kavanaugh was not the preferred choice or every movement conservative. i'll say my inbox is full of press releases from conservative groups saying they're very happy with this pick, but i think we'll expect some conservatives will break away from the president on this pick. i don't think we'll see many in the senate, but maybe some conservatives in the media will probably break away with this pick. neil: yeah. his biggest asset could be his biggest curse, fred, that he has a long written record. what do you think? >> well, the it's a pretty impressive record, no question about that. he's v

brett kavanaugh was not a big surprise. he clicked for justice kennedy -- he clerked for justice kennedy. it was quite a drama that the president put together down there, including justice scalia's widow present. alix: it was really the reality tv star selecting the supreme court nominee. walk it forward for me. were you watching over the next few weeks? david: you mentioned it has the effect on regulation. senate see in the confirmation process, it will be nasty, but i think it is inevitable. the question is what this will really due to the court for the regulation. we have john malcolm coming up, one of the key outside advisors from the heritage foundation, why he thinks it is a good thing. one of the issues is health care , the democrats saying this could really hurt health care of a particularly obamacare. we have an expert in catherine baker from the university of katherine baicker from the university of chicago on that. it is a broadly stronger dollar story. ,uro-dollar down 4/10 of 1% dollar 10 taking a big leg highe

is there a way of weighing these brett kavanaugh comments? >> well, look, i think it is a very big deal, lawrence, because it is a comment on an issue that as jill suggested is front and center in our civic life right now. is the president above the law? does he intend to hold himself above the law? can he be made accountable? if brett kavanaugh means what he said in 1999, the answer would be no. it would not take a saturday night massacre to get rid of bob mueller if brett kavanaugh is right about what he said in 1999. because his point is that piece is, hey, the president can't be accountable, can't be forced to turn over information to any subordinate officer in the executive branch. if that's the law, then bob mueller is really standing on -- not even thin ice, no ice at all in brett kavanaugh's view. >> let me go to your experience to seeing this kind of material. sometimes you see a statement like that in 1999 in which he's in a panel discussion and he might be speculating and might be being more provocative in order to get a conversati

and brett kavanaugh was in the middle of a lot of important decisions. he was there in 2000 for the recount debate between bush and gore. he was there on 9/11. he was there through many important moments of the bush white house. that was the thing that gave president trump the most pause. he asked his aides, you know, would my base be offended by this, putting it in terms of as if it was his core constituents as opposed to himself who was offended by the bush white house. he had kavanaugh going back a year when he started the strategy of trying to cajole and convince justice kennedy it was okay to retire because he would put in place somebody that justice kennedy would respect. judge kavanaugh was a clerk to justice kennedy in the old days. >> if you could clarify between having justice kennedy's respect and perhaps preference and the somewhat erroneous reports that justice kennedy somehow dictated this. >> there is some suggestion out there, particularly among progressives that are looking for something nefarious in how this process went down, that ther

tonight, it is my honour and privilege to announce that i will nominate judge brett kavanaugh to the preme court. applause. i know the people in this room very well. they do not stand and give applause like that very often so they have some respect and brett's wife ashley and two daughters, margaret and liza have joined us and congratulations to you as a family. judge kavanaugh has impeccable credentials, unsurpassed qualifications and a proven commitment to equal justice qualifications and a proven commitment to equaljustice under the law. a graduate of yea or couege the law. a graduate of yea or college and yale law school, judge kavanaugh college and yale law school, judge kava naugh currently teaches college and yale law school, judge kavanaugh currently teaches at harvard, yale and georgetown. he is considered a judge's judge, harvard, yale and georgetown. he is considered a judge'sjudge, are truthful leader among his peers. he isa truthful leader among his peers. he is a brilliant jurist with a clear and effective writing style universally regarded as one of a finest and sharpes

to advance the senate's procedure role and considering judge brett kavanaugh at the president's nominee. as the president said last night, judge kavanaugh is a man of impeccable credentials and character, and we're very confident that working with you and reaching out to members of the senate in both political parties, that members of the senate and american people they represent will see as the president said last night, that judge brett kavanaugh is quite simply the most qualified and most deserving nominee to the supreme court of the united states. we're honored to be able to bring him here to the united states and begin the important work that the senate will do in discharging its constitutional duties to consider this good man and the president's nominee to the supreme court. >> thank you very much, everyone. thank you. we're done. >>> there you have vice president mike pence. brett kavanaugh and on the left, a smiling mitch mcconnell. you rarely see mitch mcconnell smiling. is' a guy that gets attacked regularly. not necessarily popular, but like it noor not, he's massively -- it

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those requests were not made to brett kavanaugh. as has been discussed by senator schumer and kristine, during the kagan nomination, nonpartisan national archives staff provided documents. this time president bush's former lawyers are trying to take the lead. does anyone doubt the documents are being thoroughly prescreened? in march, chairman chuck grassley said "i have learned over the years that transparency doesn't come easy. it requires constant oversight and pressure from the public, the press, and congress." we agree with chuck grassley. this is a lifetime appointment that will alter our democracy, rule of law, rights, and legal protections for every single american. it is time to release all the records. thank you again. >> thank you very much, senator. let me generally thank the senators for inviting me and my colleagues to participate. i am senior counsel and senior fellow at people for the american way. i have been involved in supreme court judicial nominations, literally, as some know, for more than 30 years. in all of th

what do you say those that are still doubting brett kavanaugh? >> you've known him for a long time and as you know he's dedicated his entire life to defending the constitution and the rule of law. he understands that what makes that judge the most fair is the idea that you interpret the laws thatat are written and enforcedn respect the constitution. and you have to go to you. you've been standing where i'm standing, so many years during so many of these pitched battles for the supreme court nominations, what is your sense after hearing judge cavanaugh h speak tonight, and yet the resistance out there from so many senators who on the left side, we are not going to support anyone whom this president nominates? >> i think judge kavanaugh gave an impressive account of himself. he has a nice family and seems to be a nice young man. he seems young to me, anyway. t but i'm bound to tell you that after the announcement i went and watched some of the reaction on our competing channels and i must tell you that it is already starting. he has rendered a numb

you cannot imagine a better supreme court nominee than brett kavanaugh. not only among the candidates that the president had. it's hard to theoretically imagine a better nominee than brett. i'm just delight the the president picked him. >> how well do you know him? >> pretty well. we worked together in the white house counsel's office in the beginning of the bush administration. when he talked tonight about running out of the gate at the white house on 9/11, i was doing the same thing. we worked together during that time. so i've seen first hand his work ethic, his integrity, his dedication to public service, his brain. he's a great person, a great lawyer, great judge. >> rach, we've been discussing here how he feels about executive power. you may have heard our coverage. i'm sure you've heard people wondering about how he feels about this because he may be in the position to rule on key questions pertaining to the russia investigation, if it gets to the supreme court. and he's known to give great deference to presidential power. do you have any concerns a

debtreaction to the pic of -- brett kavanaugh.or democrats (202) 748-8000, for republicans (202) 748-8001, independents (202) 748-8002. on the independent line, good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call. c-span is very good. with theely agree with kavanaugh nomination -- with the kavanaugh nomination. he seems to be a spirit constitutionalist who will not be someone who interprets cases in an evolving opinion type process. the constitution is the bedrock of our country, it has to be interpreted strictly. he said even sometimes i make a decision that my opinion is be one way, but the law the other way. and i think that's excellent. and on roe v. wade, that law will never be overturned. the supreme court cannot overturn a law. it might take roe v. wade back to states rights, which is -- and finally, it is so sad to protesters.ical on what not informed actually is going on. it's just sad. but i support kavanaugh, thank you for your time. host: president trump leaving this morning, he will be out of washington for seven days.

supreme court justice. >> it is my honor and privilege to announce that i will nominate judge brett kavanaugh to the united states supreme cot. [ applause ] >> a white house offial tells nbc news president trump called kavanaugh sunday night to tell him he was the nominee to replace retiring justice anthony kennedy. during his remark, kavanaughan d the president and said his philosophy is that a judge must be independent. >> i will keep a open mind in every case, and i w alays strive to preserve the constitution of the united states and the amerile of law. >> brett kavanaugh's appointment won't come without a fight. hundreds protested outside the supreme court after theno cement, including several democratic lawmakers who pledged to block kavanaugh's confirmation. nbc justice correspondent pete williams with more on kavanaugh's career. pete, good morning. >>fr ces, in brett kavanaugh, president trump has chosen someone who would move the court to the right, and based on his background, add some diversity. with maximum drama in prime time, president trump announced the nomination and praised b

one thing i remember from covering the bush campaign brett kavanaugh was beloved. i got text inside bush world telling me how much they like him as a person. don't also forget that kavanaugh was a republican street fighter. this is a guy that did the recount. he did kent starr before that and first nominated for the appeals court, democrats fought him back because they believed him to be too partisan. ultimately he was confirmed in 2006. so this is a guy with a strong partisan, political history before he got to the bench, david. >> remembering how supreme court justices very often, not always, but very often positioning themselves in washington for years to become -- to put themselves in a position where they can be selected so that they have their view as a partisan, as an ied log and then get on a track to be in a position to be a jurist for a long time. that is certainly the case with brett kavanaugh. but part of how well liked he is, i actually think it's important that there's a network in the legal community which jeffrey knows well, my wife knows well that s