alex: speaking of justice kavanagh, i know this is his first term. were there any opinions you noticed or questions he asked or oral arguments that stood out to you that speak to the type of justice we can see in the future? carrie: i think it was interesting -- this is someone who had been on the bench for a dozen years before this but his questions during oral argument fit with the same pattern he had in the d.c. circuit. he is interested in making sure he is doing justice to both sides, not just -- some justices use questions to attack one side and make their point. i think he was really trying to delve into the arguments on both sides and also, asking questions that sometimes will help them in the way they are writing the decision to make sure they are writing it in a way that is clear because lower courts will have to be able to follow it and apply these laws later. how can we write this to make sure it is readable for the agency or the courts that have to carry this law into effect. i thought it was great to see his opinions going back, and he

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pros and cons, the candidate and lawyer concluded that it wasn't the best time for trump to embrace kavanagh a washington insider and george w. bush appointee to the court court but have also pd the chief justice john roberts and other currently in the republican disfavor for upholding the new health care law. the moderator of cbs news opened the debate at with a moment of silence for scalia to the silence didn't last long. he asked trump if with 11 months to go in his hypothetical presidential term he would bow to the democratic demands that he not fourth a nominee for the vacancy from trump. if i were president now i'd certainly want to try to nominate a justice, he acknowledged. i'm sure president obama will try to do it. i hope that our senate is going to be able in the entire group is going to be able to do something about it and by doing something about it, he meant doing nothing about it so this was from the get-go and right from the get-g get go brett kavh isn't it interesting. when he was sworn in, he was in the chamber by kavanaugh in 2006 and is walking out with shannon and his wi

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judicial crisis networks carry severino examined the confirmation of supreme court justice, brett kavanagh. and the future of the court. they are interviewed by los angeles times supreme court court correspondent david savage. >> we are trying to figure out in talking to these people, who was -- kind of a very different judge kavanagh and moss mcallen that week when he did an interview. has much more to stick approach. and on thursday when he really came out strong, and it was fascinating to learn that, in fact, that was the person he really had been early on as the court has become more political in its decision-making. when it makes, when it makes law, rather than interpreting the law as it is written, that creates a very political situation. it is not altogether surprising that it becomes, that the process itself becomes more political. >> at 11:00 eastern time, cbs news legal analyst t raley as her guide to the understanding of reading of u.s. constitution. and they her new book how to read the constitution and why. >> so, question i get a lot on television and in regular conversation

five or ten minutes but to this day she seems to have a particularly vivid memory of it and judge kavanagh says it never happened. he knew her name but didn't know her and none of the other people in the room had any confirmation of it. what do you make of this and how do you understand what she said and what do you believe about her testimony? >> guest: this was one of the interesting things that wasn't such a cut and dry or black-and-white type of story. i would take issue with the idea she had a vivid memory. personally yes and one of the things frustrating for those that were trying to evaluate is how there were no specifics to go along with it, whether it's when it happened or why it happened or who was involved. sometimes the details were changing and sometimes they just were not there to read but to go back to the nomination process, one of the things we've learned about once you get on the short list to be a supreme court nominee, you go through an interview where you are interrogated about sex, drugs and rock 'n roll so it's been built into the process since the nomination when he

a few months ago, we held a series of confirmation proceedings regarding the justice kavanagh.they became something of a public spectacle as was mentioned earlier, there were a number of allegations made in some cases it then committee chairman senator grassley concluded that some of the people making the accusations knowingly made materially false accusations against justice kavanagh and on that basis referred to the matter. what if anything can you tell me whether it's following up? >> i am aware as a general matter of the letters and referrals that you are describing and i know we have reviewed them but i'm not as you would expect going to be commenting on the existence or the nonexistence of an investigation. >> i appreciate the fact that you have received it and as you can imagine, it's important to the process and to the committee that those appearing and testifying not be allowed to make materially false statements and hope and expect that's going to be just fine. the reports recently indicated that the fbi has been using photos from various drivers license databases inc

has been a total hero on the executive calendar not only ensuring justice for gorsuch and justice kavanaghwere confirmed. they threw everything at him including the kitchen sink, engaged in every smear, told every lie and i can tell you because i was there. without his skillful leadership of the republican caucus, he would have never been confirmed. i am pleased to welcome back the majority leader of the united states senate, mitch mcconnell. please give him a warm welcome. [applause] good afternoon, everyone. how many of you watched the democratic presidential debate last night? who won the democratic debate last night? i did. [cheering] i dominated the debate last night, and they said. and confirming the conservative judges. i plead guilty to. [applause] thank you for a great introduction and your leadership in developing this outstanding organization that believes in the kind of america we think we ought to have. it will surprise you to know i'm frequently asked with being the majority leader in the senate is like. i thought about it for a while and come up with a perfect answer. it's a

. >> we saw a very different judge kavanagh. on thursday when he really came out strong and it was fascinating to learn, in fact, that was the person he really had been early on. >> as the court has become more political in its decision making, you know, when it makes law rather than interpreting the law as it is written, that creates a very political situation and it's not all together surprising that the process itself becomes more political. >> at 11 eastern kim wehle talks about how to read the constitution and why. >> the question i get a lot on television and regular conversation is can he do that, can the president do that. my answer is that's the wrong question. my answer is if he does that, what's the consequence. what are the processes for holding a president accountable. >> watch book tv every weekend on c-span 2. >>> former special counsel robert mueller is on capitol hill next week testifying in back to back hearings about possible obstruction of justice and abuse of power by president trump and russian interference