and dan feinstein stating some facts that transcend party lines.he began by saying, sexual violence is a serious problem, one that goes on scene, and whether you are republican or democrat, that there isa republican or democrat, that there is a statement of fact. wings like that will be very powerful for people watching in the living rooms gci’oss people watching in the living rooms across america —— things like that. that is something that partisan politics does have two transcend. what struck me about dan feinstein‘s speech, there have been two other named allegations and one other anonymous one, all of which he denies, he denies all the these allegations, but dan feinstein put this in the context of those other allegations and in the wider context of the metoo movement. she said, institutions have not progressed, in the way that women are treated. she said, let's remember some 27 years ago, a woman named anita hill testified before congress in confirmation hearings for clarence thomas, on the us supreme court, she accused him of sexual misconduc

. >>> last night, california democrat dan feinstein sent a letter.t off any hearings until they have an fbi investigation. >>> reporter anne makovec is in berkeley with more of the information. or mac there is a protest planned at sprawl plaza. it is in support of the accuser in this case. >> reporter: the message was clear. many of the demonstrators in palo alto know blasey ford personally. she is a professor at palo alto university. this is organized by a grassroots group that was formed after president trump manyf his poes. hns ses beyond policy. >> it is important for everyone in the community to stand up for this. it is not okay. the way that survivors are treated in the way that we see christine being treated right now. >> reporter: this is another protest yesterday. they took over market street. we can expect to see more demonstrations this week, leading up to blasey ford's planned testimony for thursday. supporters are asked to wear black today to show their support. the protest here starts at 5:00 p.m. >>> the trump administration latest rounds of tariffs are in effect. the

and dan feinstein stating some facts that transcend party lines.whether you are republican or democrat, that there isa republican or democrat, that there is a statement of fact. wings like that will be very powerful for people

democrats so they do not have to take the hard road before the election. >> sean: dianne feinstein said today, dangino, actually said today, we didn't leak the information. the only people who had the letter were democrats. so it wasn't a republican who lead to the information. they do it, may be, against the wishes against professor ford. what does that tell you about it? >> that's an interesting question, sean. the democrats have not been cryptic for this strategy. you've seen senator hirono come out and say we'll leave this empty for two years. if kavanaugh is appointed, every case considered in front of this kavanaugh supreme court would be considered a legitimate so this is a lose-lose and it's time for the republicans to stand up and say, listen, we've given you multiple opportunities, taken these charges very seriously, given the multiple avenues to testify, we want to hear your story. if you want to be heard and lay out a bunch of interminable conditions for us, it'll be difficult to hear what you have to say. no more delays for they've got to take this vote. >> sean: they are now saying t

if anyone has not been serious here, dan bongino, it's been people like dianne feinstein.ly. even tonight still, they have not shared the unredacted t letter she got back in july. the fact they do not criticize keith ellison, the number two at the dnc, recent allegations not 36 years ago. >> you are right. they should be taken seriously and they have been. the democrats continue to move the goalpost here. two things jump out to me. why would you demand that brett kavanaugh will go first? brett kavanaugh defending himself and needs to counter these allegations. how do you counter these allegations if he doesn't know what the allegations are. prior demands for the fbiga investigations -- i did backgrounds, they did not do criminal backgrounds. they do criminal history backgrounds. they are completely different. this is not a criminal investigation. setting up a bunch of obstacles. they know republicans cannot possibly meet. >> sean: unbelievable. look, if we are going to do this, i see the list of demands -- they've been changing. at first the attorney who is very political,

dan, let me start with you and with senator feinstein's statement. she is prescribing what she thinks should happen. this is the fbi's hand. what would that process look like? how long would that take? would the fbi be able to that in an expedient fashion? >> the fbi is quite a force when properly motivated and i think there's no more important type of background investigation maybe short of vice president than supreme court justice so i think the fbi could do this as part of their investigation of judge cavanaugh skand i think ty should. it has credibility. it's the ring of truth. it's very old so it's not the easiest kind of investigation to conduct, but it is something that can and should be conducted. >> joyce vance, i imagine you've read the article and i want to ask you about what this woman did over the course of these last few months. early in december she went to "the washington post" to a tip line to tell her story. she then sought out a congresswoman. she has seen the pushback of what she edged. these are the i wills that i was trying to a

> you're hearing from senator dianne feinstein, she was shocked by or displeased the wyp he presented himself. i know there are guidelines the federal judge has. dan, when you watch what unholded there, how much do you think that will be an issue going forward, the way he presented himself? >> on a human level, you can understand if somebody, nfin fa, believed he didn't do something. when i think of the u.s. supreme court, i don't think of the person i saw and that demeaner the way he dealt with the senators. there was a level of disrespect there in asking about their own drinking that i think crossed the line. there's a human element that i don't think we should forget about. >> what are we going to see at the end of this? seven days for this to run its course. there's been background investigations into judge brett kavanaugh before. what are senators going to see? i would estimate we're not going to see the final result of this but what will they see? >> i think they will be able to see quite a bit. the fbi has some institutional concerns here it has to worry about. the purpose of that background investigation is so the white house isn't surpris