grassley: thank you, mr. leader. before i say a few words, so i won't have to announce each person after me in this order, it will be hatch, cornyn, lee, and tillis. please come forward and say whatever you want to say and then we'll take questions. this is three weeks longer than the average of the last three or four nominees to the supreme court. so don't tell me we haven't spent enough time. also, i feel very good about where this nomination is right now. i don't say that from the standpoint of county votes. i say that from the standpoint of the qualifications of this candidate and the fact that those qualifications to be a supreme court justice based upon his 12 years on the d.c. circuit without anybody finding any fault with his qualifications to serve there, but that hasn't been talked about much. everything else. this person is very well qualified. a person that believes in the principles of due process, the presumption of innocence and readiness to serve are recognized. so judge kavanaugh should be confirmed

what senator grassley is saying, you have to have respect for the process.hen you submit a sworn affidavit i expect it to be truthful. if it's not you will suffer the penalties. what senator grassley is saying you can't lie and dries disrupt my committee proceedings. if that rule of law is not maintained issue the whole process is a sham. >> laura: he is a showboating viper. he was also promising like the going out of business sale on the rug store and they never go out of business. he is always promising corroborate witnesses and they never occur. are you aware of any witnesses that could corroborate this story? >> i have spoken to many witnesses. i have been clear there are corroborating witness. we didn't just make this up. i just find a woman to sign this. >> laura: quick final thoughts? >> just a baseless accusation that almost destroyed a man's life. >> laura: last night's debate between gillum and desantis when in a jam liberals declare racism. >> what is that? ♪ heartburn and gas? ♪ fight both fast tums chewy bites with gas relief all in one relief o

a blistering criminal referral against him feels handed to doj by senator chuck grassley.ails next. >> ♪ . >> laura: a bombshell criminal referral dropped by the senate judiciary today calls for a criminal investigation into the allegations made by michael avenatti and julie swetnick. joining us ed henry. what is the latest tonight? >> more trouble for michael avenatti starting with the fact that chuck grassley is pressing the justice department to investigate whether he and his client conspired to provide false statements to congress and tried to obstruct a senate investigation during the confirmation bat l or justice kavanaugh. she alleged kavanaugh was involved in gang rapes during high school and gave varying accounts. she said in the heat of partisan moments some do try to mislead the committee. that's unfair to my colleagues and others. it steveless our ability to w k work -- i don't take lightly making a referral. ignoring this will ask for more in the future. avenatti lashed out at grassley saying this is clearly political and added this at a news conference in new

chairman grassley reopened the public hearing so dr. ford and judge kavanaugh could speak directly to those claims under oath. that was after, by the way, he offered dr. ford the option to tell her story at any place of her choosing, either here or in california, either in public or in private, either with staff or with members, and offered that according to dr. ford's testimony, was seemingly never actually communicated to her by her lawyers despite a professional requirement to do so. now, of course, the fbi has completed a supplemental background investigation and delivered its results to us here in the senate. mr. president, this is now the seventh time the fbi has thoroughly reviewed judge kavanaugh's background. seven fbi investigations. so what did we learn? what are the facts and the evidence telling us after seven fbi investigations? the fact is that these allegations have not been corroborated. none of the allegations have been corroborated by the seventh fbi investigation. not in the new fbi investigation. not anywhere. so no

grassley: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator for iowa. mr. durbin: before senator grassley starts, i ask unanimous consent that a judiciary staffer in my office be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the day. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. grassley: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator for iowa. mr. grassley: before i speak, i ask unanimous consent that following my remarks and those of senators schumer and mcconnell, all postcloture time be considered expired on this nomination. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. grassley: mr. president, i come one final time in support of judge kavanaugh's confirmation to serve as associate justice of the united states supreme court. democratic leaders did everything in their power to make judge kavanaugh's confirmation about anything except his judicial record and his outstanding academic qualifications. the democratic leader has promised to oppose judge kavanaugh's confirmation

we are awaiting a news conference of mitch mcconnell and senator chuck grassley on the nomination of judge brett kavanaugh to the supreme court. a white house source telling fox news the fbi found no evidence supporting allegations of sexual assault, but amid the unfolding drama, democrats and republicans going toe to toe. >> it looks to be the product of an incomplete investigation that was limited, perhaps by the white house. we do not agree that the white house should tie the fbi's hands. >> for goodness sakes this is the united states of america. nobody is supposed to be guilty until proven innocent in this country. nobody is supposed to be guilty until proven innocent. >> dana: we have live coverage. we begin with chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel. he is live on capitol hill. mike? >> reporter: this is the point when there's a great deal of study of body language of undecided senators and careful scrutiny of their every word. susan collins and jeff flake have said positive things about the fbi review. collins calling it a thorough review. flake saying there is no ad

chairman grassley reopened the public hearings of judge kavanaugh and doctor ford to speak directly to those clients under oath. that was after he offered her to tell her story from any point of her choosing here or in california, public or private, private, with staff or with members, and according to the testimony was it was seemingly never communicated to her lawyers long - - from her lawyers despite the professional requirement to do so. but now of course the fbi has completed a supplemental background investigation and deliver the results to us here. mister president this is the seventh time the fbi has thoroughly reviewed judge kavanaugh's background. what are the facts and the evidence tell us that there are seven investigations? the fact is they have not been corroborated those that have been corroborated by the seventh not with theve new fbi investigation, not anywhere. so none of these last-minute allegations have been corroborated but is confirmed by the seventh and latest investigation and chairman grassley stated this morning to the judiciary committee if the fbi could loc

i asked chuck grassley. he said he was not on any sort of phone call with the white house to limit witnesses. i said, well who limited it. he said, you'll have to ask them. referring to the white house. we continue to have some back and forth about the extend of that investigation. but at the end of the day, perhaps that issue all moot, because we're headed to that confirmation vote in just a matter of hours. they just announced that vote. 3:30 p.m. will start this afternoon. >> that is new information. glad you pointed that out. the vote officially set to take place at 3:30. also thought his comments about the protesters were interesting. you know, there have been a lot of republicans who have been maybe annoyed is the right word with the volume of people in the halls of the capitol. we've seen intense moments between senators and some of these protesters. senator grassley seemed to think their contribution to this conversation, even though they might be on the other side of him, was still a positive thing.

also chairman grassley has a message for women. tonight the white house caught off guard by the stunning resignation of g.o.p. superstar nikki haley. >> president trump: i just want to let you know, at the end of the year nikki will be leaving. >> it has been the honor of a lifetime. i think it's very important for government officials to understand when it's time to step aside. and >> martha: haley has been outspoken at the u.n., putting america first in her speeches and has bought more gravity to the ambassador position then we have seen there in a very long time. >> russian corruption is like a virus. for too long to human rights council has been a protector of human rights abusers and a cesspool of political bias. >> who does this? only a monster does this. the syrian regime that uses a poisonous gas again and the united states is locked and loaded. >> the president wasting no time feeling rampant speculation about her would be replacement. >> president trump: well, she is under consideration and we have actually many names. i

it is so telling that grassley said to you we just don't know. this is going to come down to whatever happens on the floor. >> that's right. that really speaks to the reality of this moment, poppy, that this is a very anxious time. a lot of uncertainty. so much is indeed fluid and at this hour, at this very moment, republican leaders do not know if they have the votes because they do not know where those four key undecided senators are going to land. those are susan collins whose office we are outside of this morning. red state democrat joe manchin. lisa murkowski and jeff flake. will they vote for or against brett kavanaugh? and certainly republican leaders in the past 24 hours have been trying to project confidence, but at the end of the day, they still do not know where they are going to vote. certainly it seems that at least a few of these senators are actively deliberating this decision at this late hour. we know susan collins was shuffling in and out of that secure location here at the hill three times yesterday late into the hour reading t

grassley relying on women to do his dirty work? >> susan collins is controlled by chuck grassley. susan collins stood up and gave an incredible speech in the tradition of senator margaret chase smith. she spoke to reason. she spoke to fact. she gave a very principled explanation. >> laura: almost an hour. >> thank goodness, laura, somebody broke through the moe m -- morass and brought in common sense and decency to reset this. >> i thought murkowski's speech was heartfelt, deep, and good. >> laura: are you kidding, murkowski lost me when she said, our role of advice and consent. it's advise and consent. i'm sorry, for you a senator, you don't know it's advise and consent, sorry, you lost me. >> it was from her heart. >> laura: i'm not saying it's not important. we all love good emotion. i love a good cry. i love a good laugh. but at some point facts have to win out. do they not? >> and there was a doubt about whether he did this and so he should not be on the supreme court, herd. >> laura: i hope you are never subjected to this kind of claim?-- >> he failed it. >> laura: he didn't

some cheered on the feeding frenzy for political purposes, judiciary chairman chuck grassley and his staff rolled up their sleeves and went to work. they promptly investigated the allegations that materialized at the last minute. chairman grassley reopens public hearings so doctor ford and brett cavanagh could speak directly to those under oath. that was after he offered doctor ford the option to tell her story at any place of her choosing either here or in california, in public or in private, either with staff or with members and according to doctor ford's testimony was seemingly never actually communicated to her by her lawyers despite professional requirement. now of course the fbi has completed a supplemental background investigation and delivered its results to us here in the senate. mister president, this is now the seventh time the fbi has thoroughly reviewed brett kavanaugh's background, seventh fbi investigation. what have we learned? the facts and the evidence tell us after twee 7 fbi investigations. the fact is these allegations have not been corroborated. none of the alle

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chuck grassley did a great job. as you know, lindsay was outstanding. i mean, lindsay was just absolutely outstanding. his level -- couldn't believe what was happening. it was so nasty and so false and so, such fabricated stories and lies. lindsey graham was incredible. i will tell you what. i have been a fan of mitch for a long time. we have a very good relationship which again a lot of people don't know that. we've had a lot of success together and mitch was fantasti fantastic. really all three were stars. >> shannon: one last question to you before we go. the dow, a lot of folks concerned. i know you've had some theories. some critics say it's in part because of the trade war with china. what do you make of it? >> president trump: i don't think that's it at all. the trade war with china. we are taking in billions of dollars from tariffs from chinese goods and it hasn't hurt us. we are taking in billions and billions of dollars. we are going to make products here that we are buying in china. that wasn't at. the problem i have is with the fed. the fed

first, like my colleagues i want to thank senator grassley, chairman grassley, and ranking member feinstein for scheduling today's hearing and senator kennedy, thank you, and all the members who came today for the hearing. next, i'd like to thank senator rubio and senator nelson for their support of my nomination, as well as lieutenant governor lopez quintara and members of the nominating commission that recommended me to the senator. of course, i want to thank president trump for nominating me. i am deeply humbled and honored by the confidence he's shown to me through this nomination. it is without question the highlight of my professional career. finally, i'd like to thank the white house attorneys and the -- excuse me, the justice department attorneys for their guidance through this process. i would not be here today without my wonderful family who shows me unconditional love and support. with me today is my wife, edie. we've been married for 23 years. she's my best friend. closest confidant. biggest supporter and a wonderful mother to our two children. and edie is the ultimate team play

we did hear from senator chuck grassley and his message to the demonstrators outside.p in mind, this is a republican saying this. go ahead. >> thank god that you're willing to exercise your first amendment rights of association and free speech, keep it up, because it is going to make america stronger. >> in an interesting wrinkle to what these protesters are dealing with today, there are repeat offender, meaning if they were arrested earlier in the week, if they're arrested again today, they will go straight to jail and perhaps not be released until tuesday, so that is part of the calculation for some of these protesters, that may want to stretch the limits of the situation there. our national correspondent tom fullerman is at the capitol. tom, you have been out there all morning. >> what is the feeling like out there right now? >> reporter: well, a lot of the folks here who are protesting are pleased i think with what happened here at least, in that they got heard, and many people made it up to the steps of the capitol, they have been lead away here to big cheers from

chuck grassley is my friend, he has been my friend for a long time. we do a lot of legislation together. we have a difference in political views. he is a loyal republican, i am a loyal democrat. we have adjoining states and we have found some things we can work on. i want to say personally to him, thank you for your leadership on this committee. i think there are moments when the white house and your staff got the best of you, i trust you in terms of where this committee is going. you have it within your power to restore the traditions of the senate judiciary committee, i hope that you will, i will join you. i want to say word about dianne feinstein. she has been subject to more attacks by my colleagues then i ever heard any member face in the senate. it is just not fair. dianne feinstein is a woman of integrity. she is a person who is caring, and she has given a major part of her life to public service. some of the charges of innuendo i've heard on the floor of the senate are unbeaten hitting of -- unbeaten hitting this body. she does not deserve the

that committee is run by chuck grassley. he nearly ran the republican party in the ditch.rformance. don't you think? >> from the point of view of the prosecutor role it's unsatisfactory to be interrupted every five minutes by campaign speeches of the democrats. >> lou: interrupted every ten days for a hearing instead of having expeditious process. >> of course. and judge kavanaugh drove the point home he wanted a hearing right away and mitchell exposed that looking harsh the plane myth. she got out who paid for the polygraph issue and she scored points in a way without leaving marks on the witness. a lot of us lawyers are like that with was not a great followup. >> lou: what do you think of the job grassley did? >> i would haven't chosen the methodology that was chosen and that is not the best choice in hindsight. there are many great lawyers among republican senators on the committee and they were too quick to cave in to criticism it's a bunch of white men. so what? we shouldn't be caving into that reasoning. >> lou: up next, real election meddling. russia, communist chin

chuck grassley says the new f.b.i.ort backs kavanaugh and he is urging the senate to send him to the high court saying it's time to vote. your thoughts this morning. >> time to vote. we did the background investigation, another background investigation. everything i'm hearing there is no corroboration, and no substantiation of any of the accusations that have been made against judge kavanaugh. it is time to have a vote and to put him on the bench. now senator schumer when he was just speaking said senate democrats have had nothing at all to do with this delay. they caused the delay. senator feinstein sat on these accusations until the 11th hour and then this information comes out. they caused the delay. on top of that, i can't think of a single senate democrat who throughout this entire process has had any role to play in moving this along. thirdly, and it relates to the first two points, there was one democratic congressman when judge kavanaugh was nominated by the president where the statement said he/she, we have to

as for grassley's request for an f.b.i.nvestigation, department of justice officials confirmed that they have received that request, but, jeff, they had no comment on whether they plan to take him up on it. >> glor: okay, nancy cordes with the latest tonight on michael avenatti. nancy, thank you. comments seen by many as racially insensitive may cost megyn kelly her job at nbc. an exit would come less than two years after she signed the biggest contract in network tv news. here's jericka duncan. >> reporter: just two days after she appeared to defend the use of blackface, today, several reports suggest that megyn kelly may soon be leaving nbc. >> good morning, everyone, and welcome to the show. i'm megyn kelly. >> reporter: kelly did not appear on her show this morning. it was a rerun. >> the staff of her show was told on thursday morning that "megyn kelly today" the 9:00 a.m. show would not be returning with megyn kelly. >> reporter: it's what she said tuesday that got her in trouble. >> what is racist, because, truly you

moments from now we're about to hear from republican leadership and chuck grassley and mitch mcconnell. and we'll bring to you the nomination as soon as it begins. it all comes as senators are viewing that report that has consumed the nation. the seventh fbi background investigation of brett kavanaugh. but after one week of waiting, as the fbi worked, the nation is no closer to calming the controversy on this supreme court nominee. protesters gathering in the nation's capital right now. with the fbi report done, the vote for kavanaugh's nomination appears to be on track to happen this weekend. however, as to whether we are closer to knowing if the man who may be the next supreme court justice committed sexual assault as a teen-ager, the answer remains as mired in partisanship as ever. >> the fact is, these allegations have not been corroborated. none of these allegations have been corroborated in the seven investigations. not in the new fbi investigation, not anywhere. >> the most notable part of this report is what's not in it. it looks to be the product of an incomplete investigation

grassley, well, it's a lot of work.n't forget, compared to a lot of committee meetings, we have an executive meeting every thursday. so it's a lot of work. maybe they don't want to do it. let's get reaction. >> one of the dumbest things has happened this week, and a lot of dumb things have happened this week. but to say essentially that the work load is too tough for women to do it, when they are in the middle of a conversation about women and the fact that this is a guy who had to hire a female prosecutor to come in and question the woman accusing brett kavanaugh of sexual assault, because they didn't want it to reflect poorly on them if they questioned her aggressively, if they weren't sensitive enough or just acted normal during the questioning process. because, of course, when that happened with anita hill, it was in some of the senator's obituaries, the way they acted toward her. so he provided himself with some cover so that he wouldn't be criticized by hiring a woman. but now he's saying they don't have women on

chuck grassley is speaking on the senate floor now.ars on the d.c. circuit considered the second most important federal court in the country. his record there has been extremely impressive because the supreme court is an example adopted a position advanced by judge kavanaugh's opinions no fewer than a dozen times. judge kavanaugh is also a pillar in his community and also in the legal profession. he serves underprivileged communities, coaches girls basketball and is a electorate his church and prepared young lawyers for their careers, a law professor at three prestigious law schools and a mentor to dozens of judicial law clerks. this should have been a respectable and dignified confirmation process. in a previous era this highly qualified nominee would have received unanimous support in the senate. before left wing outside groups and democratic leaders had him in their sights, judge kavanaugh possessed an impeccable reputation and was held in high esteem by the bench and the bar alike. even the american bar association, which the democ

i believe in this case, i believe senator grassley said it's the white house's decision. i think he's correct in terms of making those public. the irony in calling for transparency why the russian investigation with classified sources and methods, uncovering all of that, but saying this, which is clearly in the public interest and could affect the day-to-day life of people moving forward is going to stay confidential, i think that would be pretty ironic on the part of the white house if they didn't release. >> thank you. a quick break. a lot more to discuss. president trump landing just moments from now in minneapolis. trump so far today staying quiet about his supreme court nominee. back in just a moment. and then, more jobs began to appear. these techs in a lab. this builder in a hardhat... ...the welders and electricians who do all of that. the diner staffed up 'cause they all needed lunch. teachers... doctors... jobs grew a bunch. what started with one job spread all around. because each job in energy creates many more in this town. energy lives here. every sears make

chairman grassley reopened the public hearing so dr. ford and judge kavanaugh could speak directly to those claims under oath. that was after, by the way, he offered dr. ford the option to tell her story at any place of her choosing, either here or in california, either in public or in private, either with staff or with members, and dr. ford's testimony was seemingly never communicated to her by her lawyers, despite a professional requirement to do so. now of course the fbi has completed a supplemental background investigation and delivered its results to us here in the senate. mr. president this is now the seventh time the fbi has thoroughly reviewed judge kavanaugh's background, seven fbi investigations. so what did we learn? what are the facts and the evidence tell us after seven fbi investigations. the fact is that these allegations have not been corroborated. none of the allegations have been corroborated by the seventh fbi investigation. not in the new fbi investigation, not anywhere. so none of these last minute allegations have

especially, hawaii senator and woman who looks like she has to work with chuck grassley... ( laughterlight cheers ) on tuesday, senator hirono called everyone out. well... half of everyone. >> but really guess who's perpetuating all of these kinds of actions? it's the men in this country. and i just want to say to the men of this country, just shut up and step up! ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: wait, wait! but-- wait! don't look at me. wait, hold on. don't look at me. don't look at me. we want to! senator, we want to, but do you know how fragile our masculinity is? ( laughter ) we don't even buy loofas, we use the "axe detailer shower tool"! it's black and looks like part of a socket wrench set, because loofahs are for ladies! ( laughter ) meanwhile-- and i don't want to shock anyone-- donald trump is still president. ( laughter ) >> audience member: boo! >> stephen: and this week, president trump ordered the justice department to declassify secret documents related to the investigation of russia meddling in our election. he did this in an ongoing investigation, despite the fact

supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh and according to senate judiciary committee chairman chuck grassley, there is no hint of misconduct. two key undecided g.o.p. senators, susan collins and jeff flake, now suggesting they are satisfied with the report. as majority leader mitch mcconnell gets the ball rolling out of vote, setting the cloture vote for tomorrow morning. president trump offered his reaction this morning on twitte twitter. "this is now the 7th time the fbi has investigated judge kavanaugh. if we made it 100, it would still not be good enough for the obstructionist democrats." last week, all democrats could do is whine about wanting an fbi report. >> all we have asked for is that there be an fbi investigation. >> i'm glad the fbi investigation is going forward. >> this situation. >> let the fbi do with the should. >> they are probably happy with this report, right? no. >> it looks to be an incomplete investigation that was limited perhaps by the white house. i don't know. >> this was a limited process that would constrain the fbi from getting all the facts. >> jesse: you've g

i want to thank chairman grassley and ranking member feinstein. i want to thank you, senator kennedy for presiding as well is senator hatch and the other members. i want to thank president trump for having the faith and confidence in my abilities to serve as united states district judge. i want to thank the department of justice and their staff. i want to thank the 36 members of the bipartisan nominating commission that vented my -- my qualifications. i want to thank our two senators for their support. i would like to would like to knowledge family members and friends who traveled to our nations capital to support my nomination. starting with my wife, dr. smith. she is a speech and language pathologist. she is a wonderful mother and god has blessed us with two children. morgan, 12 years old and in the seventh grade. old andson, seven years in the second grade. both are honor students, and i know that because i check their grades. i want to say congratulations to the both of them. ifaid i would be very busy i'm confirmed. i want to thank their scho

chuck grassley has sent out a statement, saying the fbi did backupd third parties to allegations. he says he trusts career fbi agents have done their work and have done it without political considerations. once again, the fbi found no hint of misconduct on cavanagh, according to senate judiciary committee chairman chuck grassley. right now, republicans are having a closed-door meeting at which they are not allowed to take notes. we will bring you the story of nextcomes procedurally. waiting on factory orders coming in shy of expectations of 4.4%. beat expectations of 2.3%. the market was looking for a 2. 1 percent gain. nevertheless, stocks are lower. they also had the bond selloff in the treasury market that has gone global. let's get to cameron crise. cameron, is this a bond bloodbath that we are starting to see? cameron: two it agree. we had the largest move and 10 year treasury yields since the immediate aftermath of the 2016 elections, so that has raised a few eyebrows. we broke some key technical atels on the 30 year bond 25%, and have had quite a bit of follow-through. it i

grassley: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator for iowa. mr. durbin: before senator grassley starts, i ask unanimous consent that a judiciary staffer in my office be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the day. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. grassley: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator for iowa. mr. grassley: before i speak, i ask unanimous consent that following my remarks and those of senators schumer and mcconnell, all postcloture time be considered expired on this nomination. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. grassley: mr. president, i come one final time in support of judge kavanaugh's confirmation to serve as associate justice of the united states supreme court. democratic leaders did everything in their power to make judge kavanaugh's confirmation about anything except his outstanding academic qualifications. the democratic leader has promised to oppose judge kavanaugh's confirmation from day one and use eve

senator grassley asked me -- chairman grassley asked me to read a little statement here which i am pleased to do. i would like to briefly mention why we are holding this hearing while the senate is in recess. it is because ranking member feinstein agreed to hold this hearing. the chairman, as a courtesy and combination to the ranking member kwak -- twice postponed it originally scheduled for september 26th. to post the chairman to postpone the hearing scheduled for last week to today. the ranking member not only agreed to hold hearings on october 10, october 17, and october 24, but she also specifically agreed not to object to the timing of these hearings. let me read that again. the ranking member not only agreed to hold hearings on october 10th, october 17th and october 24th, but she also specifically agreed not to object to the timing of these hearings. the ranking member was fully aware of the possibility of the senate going into recess in october when she consented to these hearing dates. without objection, i will enter the relevant correspondence between the chairman and the ranking

chuck grassley. ( laughter ) and things went really smoothly for the first... three seconds.ause here's what happened when grassley tried to welcome kavanaugh. >> i welcome everyone to this confirmation hearing on the nomination of brett kavanaugh-- >> mr. chairman? mr. chairman? >> --to serve as associate justice-- >> mr. chairman, i'd like to be recognized for a question before we proceed. the committee received just last night, less than 15 hours ago, 42,000 pages of documents that we have not had an opportunity to review or read or analyze. >> you are-- you are out of order. i'll proceed. >> mr. chairman, i agree with my colleague, senator harris. mr. chairman, we received 42,000 documents that we haven't been able-- >> ...and everyone else joining us today. >> --to review last night. and we believe this hearing should be postponed. >> i know this is an exciting day for all of you here. >> stephen: "and once all the shouting stops about advice and consent, we will have fun. because that's what this is: the kavanaugh family fun day. now let's all go roast marshmallows over

grassley, federal judgeships need to be properly vetted.y need to be properly vetted through bipartisan efforts because they are lifetime appointments with tremendous influence on american life and lives. you derided the so-called, quote, erosion of our checks and balances when president obama was in the white house and warned that, quote, once the wall separating the powers allotted to each branch of government are eroded, they will not easily be rebuilt, end of quote. but again, y'alls is the party attempt to go build walls. how's that going? while the rest of the nation may be focused on the president's meeting with kanye or a melania trump look alike in music videos. i want to see i see what's going on, and i got cha. ♪ (woman) one year ago today mom started searching for her words. and my brother ray and i started searching for answers. (vo) when it's time to navigate in-home care, follow that bright star. because brightstar care earns the same accreditation as the best hospitals. and brightstar care means an rn will customize a plan t

aides to chuck grassley say those issues could be critical based on the way democrats handle justice kavanaugh and the caravan, which they maintain has resulted in a backlash of voter disapproval of those tactics. the thinking of senator grassley and others as americans pair them i care about the principles of due process, fairness, and their presumption of innocence and reject what aides chuck grassley call mob rule. president trump has emphasized a number of hot-button issue, including illegal immigration and sending our troops to protect the southern border. the president has also said he's operating by using common sense. a short time ago in battleground ohio, this was the message from vice president mike pence. >> these caravans are being driven by leftist organizations in central america and by human traffickers who you need to know have no regard for human life. >> on the democrat side, former president obama and vice president biden are on the campaign trail trying to help democrats in key congressional races around the country. biden has told supporters he is sick and tired

eight of the ten democrats of the judiciary committee writing a letter to chairman chuck grassley. their issue? a tweet sent out by republicans last night which read this, in part. "nowhere in any of these six fbi reports, which the committee has reviewed on a bipartisan basis, was there ever a whiff of any issue at all related in any way to inappropriate sexual behavior or clalcohol abuse." well, tonight, democrats say that tweet is not accurate and are demanding that republicans

i would like to thank chairman grassley and ranking member feinstein for scheduling the hearing of the judiciary committee for continuing the nomination. i thanked donald trump for nominating a conservative judge on the court of appeals to the ninth circuit. it is a great honor to be nominated to fill the seat that became available after a senior circuit judge, barry silverman, took senior status, a great jurist and friends and serve the country honorably for many years. i also thank senator flake and kyle and senator mccain for my nomination and the judicial nomination selection committee for work in evaluating judicial nominees. i do not have an opening statement but would like to introduce my family. my husband, tom beatty, we met in law school and we have been married for 27 years, a dedicated husband and father and talented and respected tax attorney and my greatest supporter and advocate, the blessing of my life. i introduce our son, matthew, a junior, a physics major with an english minor and he enjoys writing science fiction. is an eagle scout. our daughter madeline is a junior

judiciary committee chairman chuck grassley had a chance to review it this morning. he just put out a statement saying there was nothing in there that changed his view on kavanaugh and looks forward to voting yes. dianne feinstein was in there earlier this morning and over the last ten minutes or so we've begun to see rank and file republican senators arrive for this briefing. i actually just watched bob corker come down this hallway behind me, surrounded by protesters urging him to keep an open mind and possibly reconsider his vote on this matter. right now we expect to see all these republican senators going in, get their briefing. some senators will spend additional time reviewing these individual documents, individual notes on individual interviews themselves and over the next eight to ten hours or so, this workday here in the u.s. senate, we'll start to see how some of these undecided senators break down. for now all the action is behind closed doors as the republicans are getting their first look at what the fbi reports. >> matching the white house, as kelly is

senator chuck grassley.applause} we are grateful to all the senators on the judiciary committee who fought so hard for this confirmation. senators lindsey graham, john --. cruz,hatch, mike lee, ted then staff, jeff lake, tom tillis, and john f. kennedy. kennedy. rob portman sitting here. finally, we are indebted to senator susan collins for her brave and eloquent speech and her declaration that would parents -- passions are most inflamed, fairness is most in jeopardy. [applause} brett kavanaugh is a man of outstanding intellect, a brilliant scholar, and his credentials are unsurpassed. a graduate of the yell and yell lost cool. he is tied -- as a graduate of yale and harvard. he is given back to his community. he said 26 years in public service. he clerked for justice kennedy. for the last 12 years, he was a judge on the pcs if the court of appeals. our nation's second-highest court. offered overr he 300 opinions. charge, he isge's and b-minded, i'm biased, anderson the justice must be divorced from passions

senate minority leader chuck schumer was equally convinced of the opposite i disagree with senator grassley statement that there was no hint of misconduct. and third we are reiterating our call given how limited. this these documents were and how limited the scope of this investigation was. we are reiterating our call that the documents with proper redaction be made public why shouldn't all of america see the facts the report which opens the way for a vote on cavanagh's nomination in the full senate when republicans hold a seat majority that could now take place as early as saturday to washington then where we join id to view correspondents. who joins us from the u.s. supreme court to welcome. what have you heard about the reports contents. well actually we have heard nothing about the reports content because officially this report were probably stay. secret or private if you will. for the time to be there is only one hundred senators and about nine staffers from comedy's allowed to actually see the reports i don't think we will at least none of the experts and observers i've talked to nobo

reporter: chairman grassley, dr.legal team has sent a letter to the fbi and they're characterizing this investigation as a stain on the process on the fbi and on our american ideal of justice. what is your response to that characterization? >> i will give you, let the fbi do what the fbi is hired to do and keep political interference out of it and my, making a call to the fbi that you ought to do something is political interference. i made no call to the fbi since this whole process started a week ago. and i'm not going to. i never had any conversation with anybody in the white house because i got confidence in the fbi. they go where the facts lead them. reporter: >> i think it is also to consider the source, this is legal team we formally communicated more than one occasion we would come to california to have a confidential interview on her terms from dr. ford, to testify she wasn't aware of that, really makes me wonder the competency of the folks that she has advising her. >> either the competency or the political

that in addition to chuck grassley. take a listen. >> we as senators ought to be setting examples for civility, not encouraging incivility. you've heard about the resistance since november 2016. you're seeing the resistance headquarters right here on capitol hill. all among democrats. >> a bit of a head scratcher. we're still trying to figure out what's up with the "resistance" there. >> i don't know why he's saying it with the accent, it's very bizarre. >> maybe a "south park" -- >> i think what's happening on capitol hill, very angry. like uncontrol age rage. the incandescent right below the surface. what we're hearing from ford and other women, it mirrors our own experiences. women go through this. we're always thinking about ways to protect ourselves from male violence. for male senators, all white, all 80 years old, standing up there and basically telling us we're historical and we should calm down, it just makes us more angry. so these are not funded protests. these are women who are flying from alaska, flying fro

tonight in a letter, grassley fired back.e wrote "the constitution tasked the senate, not the media or the fbi with providing advice and consent for supreme court nominees. it is beyond disappointing that dr. ford's attorneys were willing to share evidence with "the washington post" many weeks ago, but this day they refused to share the same evidence that dr. ford relied on in her testimony with the u.s. senate. it's important to remember that ford's attorney deborah katz lacey on the screen, she is a far left huge democratic donor. she was the one that was recommended by dianne feinstein who wouldn't tell the republicans about the whole issue for weeks and weeks, and once vowed to show you the tape on abc. and according to professor ford's sworn testimony, her attorneys never even released numerous and persistent attempts from senator grassley and republicans to arrange an interview with senate judiciary investigators. deborah katz is not to be trusted. motivations again recommended by dianne feinstein have long been politic

8 am eastern but just a reminder there's still a lot of back and forth going on between senator grassley, the chair of the committee and ford's legal team, just to remind begun once therapist notes because somewhere shared with the washington post, polygraph recordings of doctor ford taking the test. this is what her attorneys say, doctor ford is providing those documents to the fbi when she interviews which we've not yet heard about scheduling an interview with her. >> the senate is doing its investigation. democrats call the investigation, not sure why doctor ford's attorneys won't give the senators job is to do the investigation with the records they are asking for. >> this is what grassley says in response. the constitution past the senate, not the media, providing advice and consent for supreme court nominees, disappointing the doctor ford's attorneys were willing to share evidence with washington post any weeks ago but refused to share the same evidence doctor ford relied on in her testimony with the senate. that help or hurt her case that she won't share this evidence? >> her atto

i would like to thank chairman grassley and ranking member feinstein. you forlike to thank presiding over today's hearing, i would like to thank the president for the honor and confidence that he has shown in me by his nomination. i'm especially grateful to chairman hatch, a longtime friend of my father's as he noted, and someone whose staff i worked closely with over many years for taking time from his schedule. , that we are not supposed to express personal opinion but i would express the personal opinion that the senate would be poorer as an institution after the senator retires at the end of this congress. no one gets to this stage of the career without many people to thank and there are too many to single out, but i would like to note with particular thanks the role of my senate bosses played in my public service career, special thank you senator my firstwho gave me opportunity to work in the senate, staffing with him on this committee for seven years. i also want to thank the late senator fred thompson, senator and senator alexander for their conf

i thank judiciary committee chairman chuck grassley for his wisdom and fairness. and i give special gratitude to senators rob portman, susan collins, joe manchin, john kyl and lindsay graham. they are a credit to the country and the senate. i will be forever grateful to each of them and to all the senators who carefully considered my nomination. presiding over the final vote in the senate on saturday was vice president pence. i'm grateful to the vice president for his sound advice and faithful support. i thank counsel to the president don mcgahn, who was a warrior for fairness and performed his critical duties in the finest traditions of our constitution. [applause] >> i thank all the outstanding people in the white house, the department of justice, and the senate who worked day and night on this nomination. one of a federal judge's most important responsibilities is to hire four new law clerks each year. law clerks are recent law school graduates and they work in the judge's chambers for one year. they are among the best and brightest young lawyers in america. an