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

|j feinstein, is that correct?” provided it onjuly 30. feinstein, is that correct?”ided it on july 30. and you provided that letter to senator feinstein, correct? yes. and you provided the q feinstein, correct? yes. and you provided the o the representative to deliver to senator feinstein. yes. beside those two representatives —— individuals, and your attorneys, did you provide that letter to anyone else? no. do you know how that letter became public? no. after that letter became public? no. after that letter was made public or leaked, did you reach back out to the washington post? i reached out that the washington post, they were continually reaching out to me, and i was not responding but at the time that i did respond and agree to do this it down was once the reporter started showing up at my home and at my workplace. thank you, mr chairman. doctor ford, thank you for being here. ijust wa nt thank you for being here. ijust want to remind everyone that this is not a courtroom, this is not a legal proceeding, you're here on the regulation, and although the prosecuto

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my client made the request that feinstein treat her allegations confidentially, and senator feinsteind to do so. the door was always open and the staff made it clear that if she changed her mind she could come forward. and her choice became more clear in her mind that she did not want to come forward and she saw it as a highly politicized and brutal process and she was not wanting to inject herself in this because who would want to incur this kind of really highly politicized attack game that she now finds herself in. so she was fine with that decision, but that decision was taken away from her after the hearings when her allegations were essentially leaked. >> understood. so what does dr. pwhrausy want now? does she want kavanaugh to sit on the supreme court or for his approval, confirmation to be blocked? >> that's not what she wants one way or another, she wants the senate to do what they are obligated to do. she's a credible person. these are serious allegations and they should be treated seriously and she should be treated respectfully during this process, and she is already gett

. >> thank you, chairman grassley and ranking member feinstein, members of the committee. my name is christine blasey ford. i am a professor of psychology at palo alto university and a research psychologist at the stanford university school of medicine. i have been married to russell ford since 2002 and with two children. i am here today not because i want to be. i am terrified. i am here because i believe it is my civic duty to tell you what happened to me while brett kavanaugh and i were in high school. i have described the events publicly before. i summarized them in my letter to ranking member feinstein, and again in my letter to chairman grassley. i understand and appreciate the importance of your hearing from me directly about what happened to me and the impact it has had on my life and on my family. i grew up in the suburbs of washington, d.c. i attended the holton-arms school in bethesda, maryland, from 1978-1984. holton-arms is an all-girls school that opened in 1901. during my time at the school, girls at holton-arms frequently met and became friendly with boys f

her office said thahat feinstein did speak to her. in any event, as all of this unfolded, she witnessed the way that kavanaugh's nomination was marching forward. for some reason, decided to walk back. ronan farrow has reported that feinstein wanted to make the kind of legal argument against kavanaugh rather than a personal argument against him. so in all of this context she decided, you know what? maybe this isn't the right time. why destroy my life if democrats are just going to roll over and he is going to be confirmed anyway. in the last week or so -- juan: meanwhile, during this time, did feinstein notify any of the other members of the committee about what she had? >> no. no. somehow word leaked out to some other members of the committee in the last week or two, and they came to her and said, we appreciate the role of confidentiality. we respect victims rights here, but we don't necessarily want you to unilaterally make a decision on whether or not this letter should be senent to fedel authorities, whether there should be further

i summarized them in my letter to ranking member feinstein and again in a letter to chairman grassley. i understand and appreciate the importance of your hearing from me directly about what happened to me and the impact that it has had on my life and family. i grew up in the suburbs of washington, d.c. i attended the school in best da maryland from 1978 to 1984. holton arms is an all girls school that opened in 1901. during my time at the school girls at holton arms frequently met and became friendly with boys from all boys schools in the area including the landon school, georgetown prep, gonzaga high school and our country clubs and other places where kids and families socialized. this is how i met brett kavanaugh, the boy who sexual assaulted me. during my freshman and sophomore school years, when i was 14 and 15 years old, my group of friends intersected with brett and his friends for a short period of time. i had been friendly with a classmate of brett's for a short time during my freshman and sophomore year. it was through that connection that i attended a number of parties that

we reached out the senator feinstein's office tonight.us any information beyond that statement. news outlets starting with ryan grim at the intercept, later bust buzzfeed then "the new york times," "washington post," now nbc news are all reporting that senator feinstein first became aware of whatever this information is thanks to a letter. "the new york times" tonight reporting that this letter was sent in july, first to the office of a california democratic congresswoman anna eshoo. congresswoman eshoo then relayed the letter to senator feinstein's office. "the new york times" reports that last night senator feinstein told fellow democrats on the judiciary committee about the existence of this letter and its contents, though she didn't actually share the letter. "the times" reports that several of these democratic senators that feinstein spoke with advised her that she needed to take these claims to the fbi. and now she has done so. the fbi for its part says yes, they received this information and they say they have forwarded it to the w

ranking member diane feinstein asked her on questions.

grassley sent a tough letter to feinstein saying his staff asked for that original letter and feinstein won't turn it over. keeping it secret even throw dr. ford went public with the story. this lead top republicans to say they are feeling good about kavanaugh's confirmation chances. no one can predict what will happen next. there have been many twists and turns. >> shannon: by the time we get to monday, it's keeping us busy am one high school classmate of kavanaugh keeping a low profile could be a star witness if only he was willing to testify. who is mark judge? mark judge and brett kavanaugh attended the georgetown prep all boys catholics school in maryland. in 1982, 15-year-old christine blasey ford claimed a drunken kavanaugh sexual assaulted her at a party with judge in the room. but judge repeated earlier assertions: i have no memory of this alleged incident and never saw brett kavanaugh act the manner dr. ford describes. senators on both sides of the aisle urge any alleged witnesses to step forward. >> for anybody that close, you would think that we would want to hear from. >> i

senator feinstein. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. i'll make just a brief comment on your references to me. yes, i did receive a letter from dr. ford. it was conveyed to me by a member of congress, anna eschew. the next day i called dr. ford. we spoke on the phone. she reiterated she wanted this held confidential, and i held it confidential, up to a point where the witness was willing to come forward. and i think as i make my remarks, perhaps you'll see why. because how women are treated in the united states with this kind of concern is really wanting a lot of reform. and i'll get to that for a minute, but in the meantime, good morning, dr. ford. thank you for coming forward and being willing to share your story with us. i know this wasn't easy for you. but before you get to your testimony, and the chairman chose not to do this, i think it's important to make sure you're properly introduced -- >> by the way, i was going to introduce her, but if you want to introduce her, i would be glad. i didn't forget to do that, because i would do

and senator feinstein knew that means there's nothing she can do with it. you're either a witness or you're not in the senate judiciary committee proceedings. >> yes, which makes me -- i feel for the person who has this information, who takes it to people of accountability and responsibility, putting them in a box. but i hope she knows and is ready for the possibility of her anonymity being completely uncovered and being thrust into the maelstrom. we're talking about something here that is very, very important. it's a supreme court nomination. under normal circumstances this would be big, big news. but we're talking about also about the potential shift hard to the right of the supreme court. the majority that will far outlive president trump's trump administration, however long that lasts. and so at some point we're going to know who she is, and at some point, to david's point, more importantly, judge kavanagh has to come forward and answer -- answer for this, whatever, whatever this is, talk to the american people, talk to the senate, say what happened, an

part of the reason, according to feinstein's statement is she just wants to jump right to a full fbi investigation. she says, in part, i support mrs. ford's decision to share her story and now that she has, it is in the hands of the fbi to conduct an investigation. this should happen before the senate moves forward on this nominee. if feinstein does not agree to help set up separate phone calls, one with kavanaugh, one with his accuser it is entirely possible the committee just plows ahead and votes to advance his nomination on thursday as planned. there is a bipartisan push to have both kavanaugh and his accuser testify under oath and it is very unlikely that the committee is going to move forward if they don't have all the republicans on board ready to vote yes for kavanaugh to send him to the full senate and that includes jeff flake who says he wants to hear more from mrs. ford. shep. >> shepard: some republicans, peter, say they are skeptical about the timing here. >> right. including here in grassley's office because they didn't even know this accuser's name until yesterday whic

which of your two lawyers did senator feinstein's office recommend? >> the katz. >> i'm sorry? >> the katz firm. >> okay. and when you did leave that night, did leland keyser, now keyser, ever follow up with you and say, hey, what happened to you? >> i've had communications with her recently. >> uh-huh. i'm talking about like the next day. >> oh, no, she didn't know about the event. she was downstairs during the event and i did not share it with her. >> have you been -- are you aware that the three people at the party besides yourself and brett kavanaugh have given statements under penalty of felony to the committee? >> yes. >> and are you aware of what those statements say? >> yes. >> are you aware that they say that they have no memory or knowledge of such a party? >> yes. >> do you have any particular motives to ascribe to leland? >> i guess we could take those one at a time. leland has significant health challenges and i'm happy that she's focusing on herself and getting the health treatment that she needs. and she let me know that she needed her lawyer to take care of this

senator diane feinstein had a letter from ford detailing the allegations back in july. but she chose not to share it with the f.b.i. or to raise it in 32 hours of public hearings and of course, one hour of a private meeting with kavanaugh, so why? well, this all has the whiff of a political smear masquerading as sexual assault allegation, one that 36 years later, let's face it, cannot either be proven or disproven. it is impossible to prove a negative and questioning mrs. ford and brett kavanaugh on this matter, it is unlikely to reveal anything new, but still this afternoon, judiciary committee chairman chuck grassley announced he's calling a hearing a week from today, giving both kavanaugh and mrs. ford, an opportunity to be heard. but think about this for a moment. to furnish democrats with another big talk for the divisive circus, may actually be a mistake for republicans. democrats have been salivating for another clarence thomas, anita hill spectacle to use against republicans in the fall and maybe get more female voters while they're at it. here is minority leade

he says of democrats want a thorough investigation why does senator feinstein not turn over the letter she received to the fbi in july. something the president harridan as he referred to brett kavanaugh 3 times as justice cavanagh. >> justice cavanagh has been treated very tough. it is a very unfair thing what is going on. if she shows up that would be wonderful. if she doesn't show up, that would be unfortunate. >> feinstein fired back donald trump and doctor ford did not want her story of sexual assault to be public, she requested confidentiality and i honored that. it wasn't until the media out at her she decided to come forward, you may not respect women in the wishes of victims but i do. grassley sentence of letter that staff repeatedly asked for that original letter doctor ford sent and feinstein will not turn it over suggesting they are keeping it secret even though doctor ford went public with the story. all these contradictions the top republicans to say privately they are feeling relatively good about brett kavanaugh's confirmation chances but nobody can predict what will hap

between your polygraph on august 7th and your receipt of the letter from senator feinstein, did you or anyone on your behalf speak to any member of congress or congressional staff about these allegations? >> i personally did not. >> so my question was did you or anybody on your behalf? >> what do you mean did someone speak for me? >> somebody that is working with you or helping you -- did somebody at your behalf speak to somebody in congress or a staff? >> i'm not sure. i'm not sure how those exchanges went. but i didn't speak to anyone. >> is it possible that somebody did? >> would it be possible? i'm guessing it would be possible. but i don't know. >> you asked hr not to guess and now you're asking her what's possible. i think if you want to ask her what she knows, you should ask her what to knows. >> is that an objection? >> i'll have the chair rule on that. >> unless there's a legal reason for not answering it on advice of your counsel. >> so i don't totally understand the question, but i didn't speak with anyone during that timeframe other than my counsel. >> okay. you have said r

it came from feinstein. >> this letter went to the congresswoman, the democrats and feinstein.he only three people who had custody. ford was compelling and believable. but she is naive. an academic. she seemed out of it at times. she's been manipulated by the season democrats and the judiciary committee and by her lawyers. the prosecutor did an excellent job explaining that. here's how: the whole afraid of flying. that was manufactured. she goes to hawaii and across the country. she had just flown back and forth across the east coast and west coast. that was a lie. she never heard the invitation to interview her. her lawyers kept that from her. >> shouldn't the lawyers be in trouble? >> you don't have to tell your client everything. she had no idea that offer was proffered. the polygraph was bizarre. they did on the same day she went to her mother's funeral. they didn't release the audio and video from the polygraph. the sexual assault prosecutor said this is not how you treat a true victim of sexual assault. you don't polygrah her up and parade her out on national television.

that's when she talked to diane feinstein. we talk about the time constraints, and with the situation was with senator feinstein. marie, there is one viewer who is paying close attention. probably the most important viewer, and that is president trump. we don't know officially what he is thinking about this moment, but you would think about watching this and seeing how she is received is a big part of this equation for this nomination going forward. >> that's right. president trump, who, yesterday, for the first time, open the door a little bit to possibly replacing them as the nominee, depending on today went -- i would be fascinating to see how he feels today's going. the other group of people i think it would be interesting to get their take on today is senator collins and senator murkowski. how are they doing this customer car they watching this hearing? we also have reporting that there may be a couple of other republican senators more on the fence then we have heard publicly. so far today, we have heard a very credible s

senator feinstein. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. i will make just a brief comment on your references to me. yes, i did receive a letter from dr. ford. it was conveyed to me by a .ember of congress the next day, i called dr. ford. we spoke on the phone. she reiterated that she wanted this held confidential. and i held it confidential. of to appoint -- up to a point where the witness was willing to come forward. i think as i make my remarks, perhaps you will see why. because how women are treated in the united states with this kind wanting a is really lot of reform. and i will get to that for a minute. it in the meantime, good morning, dr. ford. thank you for coming forward and being willing to share your story with us. i know this was not easy for you. but before you get your testimony -- and the chairman chose not to do this -- i think it is important to make sure you are properly introduced. i have to say -- sen. grassley: i was going to introduce her, but if you want to do it, you can do it. i did not forget to do it. i would do t

did you meet with senator feinstein on august 20? >> i did meet with feinstein. >> did you know that her staff had already recommended a lawyer to doctor ford?>> i did not know that. >> did you know that her and her staff had this allegation for over 20 days? >> i did not know that at the time. >> if you wanted an fbi investigation, you could have come to us, what you want to do is destroy this guys life, hold the seat open, and hope you win it in 2020. you said that, not me. you have got nothing to apologize for. when you see keegan, tell them that lindsay said hello, because i voted for them. i would never do to them what you have done to this guy. this is the most unethical, sham, that has happened in politics. and, if you really wanted to know the truth, you sure as would not have done what you have done to this guy. are you a gang rapist? >> no. >> i cannot imagine what you and your family have gone through. i hope that the people can see through this sham, that you knew about it and you held it. you had no intention of protecti

moments ago saeenator feinstein says i support mrs. ford's decision to share her story and it is in the hands of the fbi to conduct the investigation. this should happen before the senate moves forward on the nominee. joining me now is former u.s. attorney and former federal prosecutor. 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 articl

i'm going to wait for senator feinstein.

why didn't senator feinstein bring this up at her meeting with judge kavanaugh?crats? they knew about the letter because she was showing it to democrats. why did they wait until everything was finished and then bring it up? >> melissa: and on capitol hill "the washington post" reports that there is growing criticism of feinstein among republicans and even some democrats over her decision not to share this information with some of her senate colleagues until it leaked to the media last week. in the mean time, feinstein yesterday stepping up her push for an investigation of the kavanaugh allegations. >> i believe she is credible what we have wanted was an investigation carried out to look at the facts before there was a hearing. and i hope people will let her be and i hope that her lawyers will let her come back and straighten this out. >> harris: had a quick development. this is coming from shannon bream, fox news at night if you haven't watched it watch it 11:00 p.m. eastern. sources telling shannon that they are willing to send a committee staff to dr. ford in c

did you meet with senator feinstein on august 20th quick. >> i did meet with her. >> did you know her staff had already recommended a lawyer to doctor ford quick. >> her and her staff already had that allegation for over 20 days quick. >> not at the time. >> if you wanted an fbi investigation you could have come to us you have destroyed his life pulled the seat open hope to win in 2020 you said that. not me. you have nothing to apologize for. when you see justice kagan say i would never do to them what you have done to this guy. this is the most unethical sham i have been involved in with politics and if you really want to know the truth look at what you have done to this gate long - - this guy. are you a gang rape is quick. >> no. >> i cannot imagine what you and your family have gone through. i hope the american people can see through the sham that you knew about it and had no intention. none. she is as much of a victim as you are. these have been my friends but i will tell you when it comes to this, you are looking for a fair process, you came to the wrong town at the wrong time, m

and that, i think, has forced senator feinstein's hand here. this is perhaps the reason we've seen this come to light in the way that it has come to light. now it seems likely that we'll have some kind of repetition of the anita hill process. perhaps there will be testimony. but senators will have to make a difficult decision in the era of "me too" about whether conduct, which if its borne out that this individual complains of, that occurred back in high school, is something that they need to take into balance in considering judge kavanaugh's nomination here. >> john? >> i think there's no doubt the process has been rushed, does not speak to the issue which i think is most concerning to democratic senators on the committee, which is that senator feinstein received this letter back in july, late july. and she did not share it with her colleagues on the committee in any form, did not -- when committee members had asked her about it, she declined requests to discuss it. she's now briefed the members of the committee without staff present. there ar

ford in that she wrote letter she wrote to senator feinstein in july, senator feinstein if she foundble, should have acted on it, kept it confidential. senator feinstein had the opportunity to talk to judge kavanaugh in her office and had the opportunity to question judge kavanaugh at a closed hearing that she chose to attend, it was late at night. dr. ford had been better served had senator feinstein acted differently and judge kavanaugh served by a process that was more fair and didn't reflect democrats' desire for a delay. liz: let's back up, dr. ford testified that she did not authorize the release of her letter to senator feinstein. at the same time, dr. ford also testified that she did contact the "washington post" starting back in july. how do you two things square to you? >> what's especially hard to square is the way senator feinstein handled the situation because, you know, someone leaked this to the press on the eve of the confirmation vote. and if this was something that was a credible accusation and reasonable people certainly can see dr. ford's testimony and believe she

they attacked another woman, dianne feinstein. she's the real villain here because she didn't handle the procedure properly. i mean, you know, it happens over and over again. there's always some woman to attack and the woman always loses in this group. >> well, can we just stepping back from who you think is right, who you think is wrong, the dynamics of this, this christine blasey ford had come out and acted the way that brett kaerch did, we would be talking about this very differently. if she had yelled, if she had interrupted, if she had asked the senators the questions they were asking her, i think the reaction would be a lot different to this. but instead, the woman who has accused him of sexual assault comes forward, very mild, very pleasing to the senators in front of her, asking her questions, and it was just a completely different dynamic, and i think it says a lot about the current state. >> both of their opening statements, they were both emotional, i would say. >> he was crying. >> she was teary. he was definitely tear

i had a phone call with senator feinstein. >> and when was that? >> that was while i was still in delaware, before august 7th. >> how many times did you speak with senator feinstein? >> ones. >> what did you talk about? >> she asked me some questions about the incident and i answered those s questions. >> yes come a fairly brisk on file. >> did you care senator finds timeme to >> between the letter day, and july 30 and august 7, did you speak with any other person about yourur allegations? >> could you save the dates again? >> july 30th and august 7th, so while you were still in delaware, did you speak with any other person about your allegations? >> i'm just trying to remember remember -- >> you're asking her -- >> stop the clock. >> correct. correct then. i was interviewing lawyers. not speaking personallywy about it. >> aside from lawyers to you are seeking to possibly represent you, did you speak to anybody else about it during that period of time? no. i was staying with her parents at the time. >> did you talk to them aboutut it? >> definitely

feinstein. >> i want to take does mike think dr. ford for what you said but acknowledging that we had said that we would come to california. senator. bowman tall. >> thank you, mr. chairman. want to join in and thank you for being here today, and just tell you that i found your testimony powerful, and credible and i believe you. you are a teacher, correct? >> correct. >> but -- 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 that they have done to everyone of our offices and many other public places. have inspired, and you have enlightened mind in america to listen respectfully to survivors and men who survived sexual attacks. that is a profound public service, regardless of what happened with this nomination. the teachers of america, people of america should be really proud of what you have done. let me tell you why that i believe you. not only because of this prio

now feinstein has asked for more time. yesterday she sent a letter to the committee chairman, republican chuck grassley. "i am writing to request an immediate postponement of any further proceedings and that you join our request for the white house to direct the fbi to investigate the allegations of christine blasey ford as well as these new claims." but with the president and other republicans blaming feinstein for the first delay, her request for additional time has so far been rejected. today senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said there will be a hearing this week and the senate will move ahead to vote on kavanaugh. >> this fine nominee to the supreme court will see a vote in this senate in the near future. >> so for republicans the plan is to move forward, but attorney michael avenatti says he's representing a third woman and he plans to reveal her allegations against kavanaugh in the next few days and that could impact plans for the hearing on thursday. melissa caen, kpix5. >>> sexual assault is a crime many wo

feinstein sent her letter to the fbi. what a mystery. where could the intercept have gotten the story in the first place? wasn't from ford, probably not the "washington post," and ana eschew from california had the letter. feinstein released her statement saying she had unspecified allegations against kavanaugh, no name, no date, no details. nothing. for six weeks, dianne feinstein said nothing and just before the vote magically, the story happened to leak and supposedly forced ford to tell her story. that's as manipulative as it gets. that's not the most egregious parts. when the democrats said we'd like to hear from ford and testimony, democrats decide ford should not testify. senator feinstein said she couldn't say everything ford said was truthful. >> this is a woman, and i really believe who's been profoundly impacted by this. now, i can't say everything is truthful. i don't know. >> lisa banks, ford's lawyer said her client shouldn't have to testify explaining she is unable to go home and receiving ongoing threats to her and family

senator feinstein, who has been delaying and obstructing, why hasn't senator feinstein turned over the full letter to republican senators on the judiciary committee, like grassley? feinstein knew about this allegation back from july. it is september. senator feinstein never bothered to raise any of these allegations with judge kavanaugh privately or in public hearings. there were numerous opportunities for her to do so. the democrats have turned this into a political circus. we saw it at the hearings. they have rushed to convict judge kavanaugh without even a hearing, not hearing either side of their story. dianne feinstein took it to the next level tonight after all the accommodations offered by the republicans and charles grassley and the president being accommodating on his end, saying he wants her to be heard. well, it was entitled feinstein on republican bullying of sexual assault survivor. well, obviously, there is no point in her having a hearing. she has already decided who is guilty, who is believable and who is not. they are offering to speak with her. listen what democratic

senator feinstein. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. i'll make just a brief comment on your references to me. yes, i did receive a letter from dr. ford. it was conveyed to me by a member of congress on an issue. the next day, i called dr. ford. we spoke on the phone. she reiterated that she wanted this held confidential. i held it confidential up to a point where the witness was willing to come forward. i think as i make my remarks, perhaps you'll see why because how women are treated in the united states with this kind of concern is really wanting a lot of reform and i'll get to that for a minute. but in the meantime good morning, dr. ford. thank you for coming forward and being willing to share your story with us. i know this wasn't easy for you. but before you get to your testimony, and the chairman chose not to do this, i think it's important to make sure you're properly introduced. >> by the way, i was going to introduce her but if you want to introduce her i'll be glad to have you do that. i want you to know i didn't forget to do

juanita broadderick has some questions for senator feinstein. give us the work no one else wants to do. we don't just go against the grain. we grow it. give us the frontiers. the places where success is measured in pushed limits. give us the middle of nowhere. where the only map is your buddies' tread marks. this life? no one's born ready for it. ( ♪ ) ( ♪ ) >> he's an >> i've been friends with brett kavanaugh for 35 years, never >> he's an outstanding intellect and judge, respected by everybody. never had even a little blemish on his record. the f.b.i. has gone through the process six times over the years, same time we want to go through a process and make sure everything is perfect, just right. i wish the democrats could have done this a lot sooner because they had this information for many months and they shouldn't have waited until literally the last days. i don't know, depends on the process, if it takes a little delay, it will delay. >> offer to withdraw? >> next question. what a ridiculous question. >> you think his confirmation is on tra

senator feinstein? >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. i'll make just a brief comment on your references to me. yes, i did receive a letter from dr. ford. it was conveyed to me by a member of congress on issue. the next day i called dr. ford. we spoke on the phone. she reiterated that she wanted this held confidential and i held it confidential, up to a point where the witness was willing to come forward. and i think, as i make my remarks, perhaps you'll see why. because how women are treated in the united states with this kind of concern is really wanting a lot of reform. and i'll get to that for a minute. but in the meantime, good morning, dr. ford. thank you for coming forward and being willing to share your story with us. i know this wasn't easy for you. but before you get to your testimony, and the chairman chose not to do this, i think it's important to make sure you're properly introduced. >> i was going to introduce her. but if you want to introduce her, i'll be glad to have you do that. i didn't forget to do it. i would do that j

senator feinstein, who has been delaying and obstructing, why hasn't senator feinstein turned over the full letter to republican senators on the judiciary committee, like grassley? feinstein knew about this allegation back from july. it is september. senator feinstein never bothered to raise any of these allegations with judge kavanaugh privately or in public hearings. there were numerous opportunities for her to do so. the democrats have turned this into a political circus. we saw it at the hearings. they have rushed to convict judge kavanaugh without even a hearing, not hearing either side of their story. dianne feinstein took it to the next level tonight after all the accommodations offered by the republicans and charles grassley and the president being accommodating on his end, saying he wants her to be heard. well, it was entitled feinstein on republican bullying of sexual assault survivor. well, obviously, there is no point in her having a hearing. she has already decided who is guilty, who is believable and who is not. they are offering to speak with her. listen what democratic

chairman and senator feinstein and members of the committee. i'm honored to be a today with my family, my wife ashley, proud west texan, graduate of abilene cooper high school, now the town manager of our local community where we live. our daughters margaret and liza. thanks unity for arranging a day off from school today. my mom and dad martha and ed kavanaugh. my aunt and uncle, nancy and mark murphy. and my first cousins rosie and elizabeth murphy. i'm very honored to be here, honored to have my family here. i'm here because of them. thank you, mr. chairman. >> were delighted to have your family here. before i make my opening remarks, i want to set out the ground rules for the hearing. i want everyone to be able to watch the hearing without obstruction. if people stand up and block the view of those behind them or speak out of turn, it's not fair or considerate to others come so officers will immediately remove those individuals, and i think the officers for doing the work that they have to do. we will have ten minute rounds of opening state

senatorr feinstein. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. i will make just a brief comment on your references to me. yes, i did receive a letter from dr. ford. it was conveyed to me by a member of congress on an issue of. the next day i called dr. ford. we spoke on the phone. ueshe reiterated that she wanted this held confidential and i held a confidential of to appoint for the witness was willing to come forward. i think as i make my remarks, perhaps you'll see why. because how women are treated in the united states with this kind of concern is really wanting a lot of reform and i'll get to that for a minute. but in the meantime, good morning, or ford. thank you for coming forward and being willing to share your story with us. i know this wasn't easy for you. before you get to your testimony and the chairman chose not to do this. i think it is important to make sure you're properly introduced. >> i was going to introduce her, but if you want to be introduced or be glad to have you. i want youf to know i didn't forget to do it because i woul

feinstein helped dr. ford find an attorney, then she interviewed him in her office and never let on that that was going on. he should have righteous indignation. >> as a trial attorney, looking for the search for the truth, nobody gives you the facts upon which to base conclusions. tammy: every democrat already said they will not be voting for him. charles: when they took the initial break as they transitioned from dr. ford to judge kavanaugh. we watching through social media and talking to different friends. she was very credible and she came across reasonable and she was very certain about one thing at least in her mind. i want to share that with the awedins. >> hugh russo sure -- how are you so sure it was he? >> the same way i'm sure i am talk to you right now. basic memory functions. and also just the level of epinephrine in the brain that encodes that neurotransmitter that records memories into the hippocampus. >> so you are telling us this could not be a case of mistaken identity. >> absolutely not

and senator feinstein was in an impossible situation. i've been in that situation with victims, with whistle-blowers. what should you do? she respected. she made a difficult choice. she respected the professor's desire for confidentiality. now the matter is before us, and i think we need to be sensitive to -- carrie, there's some criticism of professor ford in that argument, and we need to be sensitive to her as a victim. it is very difficult for these victims to come forward. >> well, that we know. and anybody who doesn't know that now just simply doesn't want to know. we know that you can't look at delay as being deception. that's just not fair. we know too much about that. >> but it also doesn't prove that her -- >> of course. an allegation -- >> look, i -- >> an allegation is not proof of fact. you know, it's something that has to be substantiated. we all get that. but we have to balance things, and that's why we have to have these conversations. and i asked senator feinstein to come on. i think she has things to answer for. i think

feinstein on that matter.listen. >> i don't believe my staff would leak. >> somebody like that. if it wasn't you. >> i telling you it was not -- i did not. she testified she had spoken to her friends about it and it is most likely that is how the story leak. it did not leak from us, i assure you of that. >> reporter: we will find out if there is more to that story but it is all about the vote today. rob: gave the letter to feinstein and her attorneys. >> reporter: that is correct. rob: that is the mystery. lots to talk about from the moment the president nominated brett cavanagh, democrats accused him of trying to repeal roe versus wade or intending to and also being a racist and now a sexual predator. jillian: sarah carter says this hearing gave the american people a chance to see the real brett kavanaugh. >> it was riveting because i think the american people saw for the first time, really saw what was happening to this man, what was happening to brett kavanaugh and his family. for the first time i think we

now feinstein after being excoriated by the base of the party tried to walk back those comments same she believes professor ford is credible. that's a presumption of innocence, due diligence. frankly what you are saying and what you are observing is dirty political tricks at its worst. we should listen to all sides. then i trust the american people who come to the truth, i trust senators will make the right decision. earlier today the president weighed in on this notable tactic and here's what he said. >> president trump: he's an incredible individual, great intellect and great judge. impeccable history in every way. i feel so badly for him that he is going through this to be honest with you. i feel so badly for him. this is not a man that deserves this. it should have been brought up long ago and that's what you have hearings for. you don't wait until the hearing is over and then all of a sudden bring it up. i feel that the republicans, and i can speak for myself, we should go through a process because there shouldn't even be a little doubt. there shouldn't be doubt. again, they kne

because it is obvious from what she said and from what senator feinstein said and from what senator feinsteinlic domain. i am not sure that that frustration that senator g rassley that frustration that senator grassley is expressing his driving home the point that he thinks this is being done politically by the democrats. i wonder whether senator grassley has been the best place person that they could have produced on the republican side. ron christie, when you look at what senator grassley has said, the tone of his statements, complaining about the procedure, does he represent the republicans well on that committee? he does not. he comes across as being a cantankerous curmudgeon. he did not even say good morning to the witness, it took dianne feinstein to properly

feinstein. i cannot get a good look at her. we are unable to zoom in otherwise i would point out some of the key senators and members in the room to note. one of the women you see in a desk in front of the senators to the left is rachel mental. she is arizona prosecutor hired by republican senators to question ford on their behalf. dr. will be an open hearing from senator. jeff -- chuck grassley paula by the top of the committee but dianne feinstein. ford will begin her remarks. there is no timeline for the statement advocates historical reference back in 1991 and forth initial statements he is expected to describe the sexual assault she said took place once ford finishes the statement that the questioning will start. 11 republicans and 10 democrats on the senate judiciary committee. they will each have five minutes to ask questions. old republicans on the committee are meant. that is i've exit expected the next prosecutor rachel minute -- rachel michelle to ask questions on the senators and beh