marcia coyle, jamil jaffer, neal katyal, we thank you.s it give you comfort that mour critics are coming fro both sides? >> no, because i could still be wrong. >> this may be her best chance to get past these guards right w. >> mr. trump won the congressional district overwhelmingly by about 20 points. now the question is whether the enthusiasm for trump wl convert into enthusiasm for a different republican. >> does the presidency that interfered in the 2016 election and possibly midterms s an attack on democracy -- >> woodruff: and we return to our second ad >> woodruff: we return now to our second lead story. the "new york times" today took the extraordinary step ofng publisn opinion essay by someone they identify as a male anonymous senior official in the trump administration. he claims that: "many senior officials in his own admistration are working diligently from within to frustrate parts of his agenda and his worst inclinations. i would know.f i am oneem."to and goes oay: "the president continues to act in a manner that is detrimen

jamil jaffer is a former clerk to justice gorsuch and served on confirmation team for justice gorsuch toe and roberts. this nomination had felt fairly smooth up until last friday jamil. tell me if you know anything about how brett kavanaugh is feeling. >> look, dana, it's hard to know how brett kavanaugh is feeling right now. obviously, he is concerned with the situation he has made clear that he is prepared and ready to testify again before the senate judiciary committee to talk about these allegations. and to defend his integrity and honor. we will see that opportunity early next week and the opportunity for dr. ford to come forward and tell her story about what happened, what is alleged to have happened 30 plus years ago. >> earlier today mercedes schlapp from the white house had this to say about the politicalness of this process. >> someone obviously in this process in the last minute effort wh by the democrats to stall the vote. to basically try smear judge kavanaugh's reputation. >> dana: so far jamil we don't have any answer from ford's lawyer or ford herself on whether she wi