him, diane feinstein who is a democrat also thatis feinstein who is a democrat also that is sheldon whitehouse is thought this particular vote will go through which will then kick it ahead to next week where there will be a full senate vote. worth remembering the senate vote. worth remembering the senate has a republican majority, 51-49. senate has a republican majority, 51—119. potential couple of republican waverers there so it might not be a figure compleat but the white house is putting everything behind this nomination, donald trump saying on twitter after yesterday he had full confidence in brett kava naugh yesterday he had full confidence in brett kavanaugh and talked about how moving and convincing his evidence had been. some democrats pointing out he said it was a political fix and he was too angry and did not have the character to be a supreme courtjudge for life. we have a news special on the snow coming up. welcome to our special coverage of the us senatejudiciary committee, which is due to vote shortly on whether it wants to nominate donald trump's choice brett kavanaugh, to becom

and then this afternoon, you listen to sheldon whitehouse, the senator from rhode island. he's talking about dark money. again, dark money being behind the federalist society and other organizations that have been putting conservative judges on the court. in both cases, i get the sense that they think they're not stopping the nomination, but they are raising questions both about the integrity of the nominee and whether or not there's a shadow or dark money hand behind him pushing him on president trump even and secondly about the court again being influenced by money in terms of which cases come before it and whether the court is being pushed in a direction that is not in keeping with the true interests of the american people. >> all right, judge. favorite federalist paper. >> i'll take madison. we have a government because men are not angels. look, there's three audiences here. one is senator paul, senator collins and senator mccall. the second is the general public. i'm with chris wallace. i have tooth picks keeping my eyes open during senator whitehouse who i thought wa

. >> also senator whitehouse from wild -- >> sheldon whitehouse. >> sheldon whitehouse, a democrat, whenohn mccain came -- when russ feingold, democrat from wisconsin came to the senate he had never met john mccain, john mccain reached out to him and said, let's do reforms together. and they did and then feingold was defeated and mccain turned to whitehouse. >>> i am resurrection and i am life. says the lord. whoever has faith in me shall have life and though he die. and everyone who has life and has committed himself to me in faith shall not die for ever. as for me, i know that my redeemer lives and that at the last he will stand upon the earth. after my awaking, he will raise me up and in my body i shall see god. i myself shall see and be bold him who is my friend and not a stranger. for none of us has life in himself and none becomes his own master when he dies. for if we have life, we are alive in the lord, and if we die, we die in the lord. so, then whether we live or die, we are the lord's possession. happy from now on are those who die in the lord. so it is, says the spirit, for t

take it back to sheldon whitehouse is questioning brett kavanaugh. >> he would have flat out made you the judge, 100% finito, right? >> the question of recusal is governed by precedent and rules, underappreciated aspect is i consulted with colleagues and so too they consulted with me when they had their own questions, that is part of the process. >> isn't the 100% responsibility for direct appointment more significant in terms of influence than simply making a big political contribution to a judge? >> well, that is like 100% responsibility, appointed, period, done. >> well, just on the -- i don't mean to quibble, on the premise of your question, the senate obviously, it's a shared responsibility, the president and senate participate in the supreme court appointment process. >> you were clear yesterday in our discussion it was the president of the united states who appointed you and this is about that, this is about how you get to the seat and you got appointed by the president. would that not pertain as a significant influence, i mean, what possible greater influence could there be on

here's senator sheldon whitehouse referring to an entry in the nominee's yearbook. >> let's look at beachk ralph club biggest contributor. >> that probably refers to throwing up. i'm known to have a weak stomach. anyone who's known me my whole life know, you know, i got a weak stomach whether it's with beer or spicy food or anything. >> so the vomiting that you reference in the ralph club reference related to the consumption of alcohol? >> senator, i was at the top of my class academically, busted my butt in school. >> and did the word ralph you used in your yearbook -- >> i already answered the question. >> did it relate to alcohol? >> i like beer. i like beer. do you like beer, senator, or not? what do you like to drink? >> next one is -- >> senator, what do you like to drink? >> drinking is one thing, but the concern is about truthfulness. in your written testimony you said sometimes you had too many drinks. was there ever a time when you drank so much that you couldn't remember what happened or part of what happened the night before? >> no. i remember what happened. and i think you've

joining me now is right-of-way senator sheldon whitehouse, of course a member of the senate judiciary. always good to have you on, sir. >> thanks, chuck. good to be with you. >> i know this a moving story and perhaps it's going to keep moving as the day and evening wears on. but it's my understanding the commit e's committee's in negotiations with dr. ford. what more can you share with us? >> that's all i can share other than the really appalling wrongfulness of insisting putting somebody who claims they've been the victim of a sexual assault onto the stand without giving them the courtesy and the benefit of investigation of their claims, whether to exculpate or corroborate. it doesn't matter. every witness before they get put on the stand is entitled to that, and we have not given them that, and it is really a disgrace from a point of view of process. >> how would you do this? do you want the president -- it's my understanding it's the president that could ask the fbi to investigate here. is that what you'd like to see happen? >> i would like to see the fbi conclude its background in

senator sheldon whitehouse raised the question this week asking outright if kavanaugh, "ever sought treatment for gambling addition?" >> i got a pair of 9s. >> i got three jacks. >> what do you got, brett kavanaugh? >> i can't give you an answer on that hypothetical question? >> it's not hypothetical. what have you got? >> it's not a question i have written about, it's a question, therefore, that's a hypothetical question that-- >> just disclose your cards. >> i don't really have a specific recollection for any of this. >> we've been playing for five minutes! okay, if you won't show us your cards, just tell us. >> i'm not remembering. >> you don't have to remember. just look at them and tell us. >> hey! you can't just selectively release some cards and not show the other ones! that's not fair. >> you understand how the game is played, right? why don't you just show them. >> if you won't tell us what you're holding, at least tell us this, are you going to overturn "roe v wade?" >> absolutely. >> i knew it. >> it's "the late show with stephen colbert." tonight, trump's eye of the storm. plus st

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candidate, is but it's not often about them. >> i do want to get your response to what senator sheldon whitehoused earlier in the show about that accusation against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. whitehouse suggesteding is we've not heard before from democrats about how they are going to -- when and if they recapture the house or senate they will investigate who professor ford is saying. take a listen. >> as soon as democrats get gavels we'll want to get to the bottom of this. >> if the democrats win back the house and/or the senate, democrats will investigate what happened, the charges that professor ford is laying out, even if that means investigating a supreme court justice at the time. >> i am confident of that. >> and he said he's going -- democrats are going to investigate why in his view the fbi stood down on investigating what allegedly happened. are you surprised by that? >> not surprised. what you hear senator whitehouse saying if and when the democrats retake the house and maybe even the senate they will exercise the oversight that the republican counterparts have not. >> take

joined now by senator sheldon whitehouse. i know you just got done.u coming here and giving us a few minutes. >> good to be with you. >> let me start with a simple question. why did you guys participate in the hearing, why didn't you walk out? >> i think we do a better job doing our jobs, making our arguments than by walking out. nobody has answered the question when we walk back. if they simply push him through without our voices present in the room, i don't think that helps. i'm not sure where the walking out idea has come from, but i'm not a proponent of it. we have a fight in front of us, and if we're not in the room, that's not going to do anybody any good. >> the argument the left will make, those in the sort of aggressive progressive i guess we should call them, this wing of the party will say mitch mcconnell would have pulled out any stop to delay delay delay, do whatever it takes. senate democrats need to do whatever it takes. >> mitch mcconnell had the benefit of being the majority leader. >> i take your point on that. >> our only tool is ou

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democratic senator sheldon whitehouse of rhode island is on that committee. he responded to that from chuck grassley. quote, really? when? who will locate and interview witnesses? has the judiciary hired independent investigators we don't know about? when will the witness statements be taken? when will they be shared? will the minority get to call witnesses or is that the republicans who get to call witnesses? senator grassley has also run into a problem in the form of his top staffer on the committee. his person he has apparently tasked with investigating this attempted rape allegation. the investigator is named mike davis. he says that he is the chaef counsel for nominations working for chairman chuck grassley on the judiciary committee. last night mr. davis decided for some reason to get on twitter and let it all hang out in terms of how the supposed investigation is going. he said online, quote, i personally question judge kavanagh under penalty and five years of imprisonment if he lies. i'm still waiting to hear back from the acuter's attorneys. he's the

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certainly the most aggressive questioning he's gotten so far is from sheldon whitehouse, the senator from rhode island, who was after him on the subject of dark money, of campaign contributions, who was talking about, you know, money that was spent on behalf of his confirmation, outside groups putting forth money. kavanaugh said, you know, essentially it was all news to me. i don't think it's the kind of questioning that's going to change a lot of votes, but it is an important question about american politics. you know, why we don't know the sources of the money that's being spent on political issues. but, you know, the republicans have been serving up softballs. there was kind of an endearing nerd fest between mike lee of utah, someone who knows a lot of constitutional law, and judge kavanaugh about what their favorite federalist paper was, which i think is actually ratings magic for cnn. >> we all want to talk about that. >> senator lee actually compared choosing among the federalist papers to choosing between your children. >> he did, he did. >> i got to give him a nod for that. >

senator sheldon whitehouse raised the question this week asking outright if kavanaugh, "ever sought treatment for gambling addition?" >> i got a pair of 9s. >> i got three jacks. >> what do you got, brett kavanaugh? >> i can't give you an answer on that hypothetical question? >> it's not hypothetical. what have you got? >> it's not a question i have written about, it's a question, therefore, that's a hypothetical question that-- >> just disclose your cards. >> i don't really have a specific recollection for any

democratic senator sheldon whitehouse, a former prosecutor, declared today that's not good enough. >> letting kavanaugh's alleged accomplice in the assault, the guy in the room with him when it happened, get away with a lawyer's letter and no testimony, no cross-examination. >> reporter: in his testimony, judge kavanaugh repeatedly relied on his old friend's statement, and letters from others who say they don't remember the party in question. but democrats pressed him. does he now want the fbi to investigate? >> i'm going to ask you one last time. are you willing to ask the white house to authorize the fbi to investigate the claims that have been made against you? are you willing to ask the white house to do that? >> i have had six background checks over 26 years -- >> as it relates to recent allegations -- >> the witness testimony before you, no witness two was there supports that i was there. >> i'm going to take that as a no. we can move on. >> reporter: judge kavanaugh refused to budge. but late tonight, a statement from judge kavanaugh. he doesn't object to the fbi reopen his bac

kavanaugh assaulted a woman when he was drunk in a so-called fifth accuser coming by way of sheldon whitehousem rhode island, that is discounted and not having merit. let's get to the hearing, doctor ford and brett kavanaugh made opening statements with no time limit, 5-minute rounds of questions, republicans bringing in the veteran sex crimes prosecutor to do their inquiry, the excerpt from doctor ford's testimony, we expect her to say this, he put his hand over my mouth to stop me from screaming at this is what terrified me the most and had the most lasting impact on my life. it was hard for me to breathe and i thought he was going to kill me. brett kavanaugh's attorney addressed a number of allegations. is what she had to say. >> that these allegations had any merit, should have come forward before and there would be plenty of time to do that but you have to question the motives when they come forward with the most salacious, most outrageous allegations. >> and all eyes will be on doctor ford in the room behind me, one of the judiciary committee members had this to say. >> his challenge is

pete: sheldon whitehouse, promising to investigate brett kavanaugh if democrats win the senate.is your sense? democrats i think we want to delay delay delay, try to stop him and if that doesn't work we are still going to try to stop him, impeach him if he is on the high court. >> this is an extra ordinary new precedent. they are ready managed to do some damage, much as they did to clarence thomas. even these allegations they assume if brett kavanaugh makes it to the high court, they will suggest any ruling they don't like are illegitimate because of the claims made against him. now we are hearing if they take the house and senate we will have continuing investigations even to a sitting supreme court judge and they will potentially -- they will be under pressure to do this from their activist base, go so far as to engage in impeachment proceedings. how can anybody function on a high court living under a cloud like that? not so much a threat as a promise to his base. ainsley: diane feinstein learned about this in july. she brings it up a few days before the confirmation is to take

this guy, senator sheldon whitehouse, a trust baby, he's a senator from rhode island.e has to say on cnn. this is exhibit 13. we've already done 12 exhibits. go. >> first of all, there's a factual dispute here, which is that she said that young kavanaugh molested and assaulted her and he said that he didn't. there was a witness in the room never subjected to a proper investigative effort of any kind. he has not been interviewed -- mark: stop, nor has she, and she's the accuser. go ahead. there was supposedly other boys. there is an investigative process that can and should take place, and you know what? this is such bad practice that even if they were to ram this guy through, as soon as get democrats get gavels, we're going to want to get to the bottom of. this you can't ignore a crime victim's claim something happened --. mark: hold on, how do we know she's a crime victim? the guy just said we don't have information, we don't have testimony. we need an investigation. now she's a crime victim. this is a former u.s. attorney. just shows you what hacks these people are.

. >> let's bring in democratic senator sheldon whitehouse.arer at the memorial for senator john mccain. senator, good morning, great to have you with us. i want to talk to you about that moving day on saturday, but first, you're on the judiciary committee, your reaction to the president's tweet, the latest reminder that he views the justice department as an institution there as something to protect him. >> you have to remember that this campaign began with mob chants of "lock her up." so they got off to a really bad start with respect to how the justice system is supposed to work. and this is just another, i get, ominous whiff of the general justice this guy seems to like. in which the justice system is not blind, does not go forward based on evidence, that goes forward based on politics and the welfare and wishes of the president of the united states. to any former prosecutor, it is just disgusting. >> do you see, senator, in that tweet an obstruction of justice? >> you may move to a proceeding that was being obstructed. i certainly think th

but i just want to ask you, sheld sheldon whitehouse, said if he wins back control of the senate andse, get gavels, as he put it, will have hearings against kavanagh, a sitting supreme court justice. does that set the stage of a potential impeachment of kavanagh? >> frankly i have such concerns about this person getting to the supreme court, but on the other hand, i know that maryland as limited the statute of limitations of sexual assault. so i think this is a situation that is not going to go away. the heritage foundation has spent decades and millions of dollars to lay the ground work for people like judge kavanagh to get on the court with their very outcome driven agenda that will not support a woman's right to choose, and especially judge kavanagh's very sexist views about a criminal or sexual proceeding and i think this judge in particular is aware of that because his mission is self-preservation, every second, minute, hour of the day. >> senator, thank you for being here. >>> president trump's tweeting questioning why trump didn't report. we'll discuss next. er is about doing

senator sheldon whitehouse says that democrats take back control of congress, they will investigate theavanaugh is confirmed. >> as soon as democrats get congress, we are going to want to get to the bottom of this and we will be investigating why the fbi stood down its background investigation when this came up in this particular background. >> harris: political reporting of a long time operative is advising kavanaugh's confuse her. that operative also advised anita hill. let's bring in the power panel, lisa boothe, david bernstein. so it's interesting to hear democrats talk about how they are going to investigate, so on and so forth. the statute of limitations has run out on this and if there was a thirst to get the story out before, i interviewed someone who was the chief attorney. senator dianne feinstein, why not do it surreptitiously just to get the crime out there to help somebody. >> i think the reality is the timing is problematic because it's something that should have been brought up at the beginning of the situation, we know the accuser didn't feel comfortable with that and i

of the 1287 written questions, 1278 were from democrats including sheldon whitehouse wanting to know a gambling problem. 's 2016 financial disclosure showed more debt than positive investment in the white house attributed that to him buying baseball tickets for friends who have not reimbursed him. senator white house went to the names of the friends and more detail. brett cavanagh responded he buys season tickets every year for the washington nationals, dividing the tickets between old friends and they pay him back, face value, no more no less. the onslaught of questions prompted chuck grassley to release a statement reading, quote, submitting this many written questions appear to be just one more effort to gum up the process. it is unnecessary and dilatory especially when many already decided to vote against brett cavanagh. what more do they need to know to vote no? the white house released a statement calling the process the most comprehensive, thorough and transparent review of any nomination for the supreme court in us history. senator cory booker released more committee confiden

here's senator sheldon whitehouse today. >> i did not find him credible. boof is flatulence, i don't believe the devil's triangle is a drinking game and i don't believe calling yourself a girl's alumious is being her friend. and i think drinking till you ralf or fall out of the bus or don't remember the game or need to piece together your memory the next day is more consistent with dr. ford's and others' testimony than his own. >> one question for me is, why didn't they say it in realtime? that's what i was thinking in realtime. jack, you can look up some of these terms online. >> i asked my kids. >> it's nowhere near the kinds of things you would expect to hear from that squeaky clean presentation we saw on fox news a few days ago. i walked little old ladies across the street, i got grandmas off the railroad track, rescued them from an oncoming freight train. that's completely opposite of what. >> the remarkable thing, don, is that he did this consistently. time after time after time. he couldn't tell the truth about anything that he thought was even mild

we have sheldon whitehouse saying the letter was well known on capitol hill, it could have been leakeddy. what's your take on the nominating process going forward? >> well, i think that today's vote was a good vote, and i understand that senators are having an important role, advise and consent role. they have heard from dr. ford and heard from judge kavanaugh, and you know, i certainly hope that judge kavanaugh is confirmed next week. liz: did you ever see judge kavanaugh get blind drunk and get angry while drunk? >> liz, absolutely not. you know, judge kavanaugh is on a very short list of people whose word i trust without reservation and without hesitation. liz: have you ever -- sorry, finish your thought, go ahead. >> because he denies this, but i believe he didn't do this. liz: have you ever heard these allegations before? >> absolutely not. liz: what was your reaction when you heard the allegations? >> i was shocked at the allegations. i will say there are many men, nice men, successful men, whose denying in this situation i would not necessarily believe. i do not subscribe to the

you think about what sheldon whitehouse said in this hearing. he said i'm not going to relent even if he gets on the court. in other words, moving forward with impeachment proceedings perhaps afterwards. marie, that is something for democrats to say we don't care if this happens. we're going to continue to fight. if you he can't be on the supreme court, he can't be on the second highest court in the land. >> martha: this afternoon doesn't depend on how brett kavanaugh does, it depends on how the democrats do. right now they're in a position that they've seen a witness that appears credible. if the democrats come in and they are measured and they look like they're looking for the truth, that will go a long way with the american people. >> bret: what do you really think will happen? if the they show boat, bring up things that have to do with donald trump -- you heard senator hirono separating children at the border. the more they make this seem this is anti-trump, the more it will hurt their efforts to say kavanaugh has a serious credibility probl

. >> sheldon whitehouse said i'm going to vote against kavanaugh because i think he's going to do thelican party. it won't matter who donald trump puts on the bench for the democrats to say these are all partisan actors. i'd like to address what evan said. evan's going one way and the rest of the republican party is going the other. in two years of donald trump i have never seen an issue that has united the never trumpers, the lukewarm trumpers, never trumpers, all corners, wings of the m-- of the republican party are galvanized against brett kavanaugh. you will be hard pressed to find anyone in the republican party who is against -- >> i am part of the judiciary and -- >> let me finish -- >> i know brett kavanaugh and you don't. i'm going to defend -- >> one at a time. >> i'm standing way out, i'm out away from the republican party -- >> you're outside -- you absolutely are. >> that's fine. that's absolutely fine. you're talking politically, i'm talking for the integrity of the bench. >> you want somebody who says -- >> sir -- >> let him finish. scoot, we'll have time for you. >> at

>> my loser is sheldon whitehouse he went over the high school yearbook like it was the zimmerman telegramgh school and have innocent, harmless fun. what a grim guy. >> bret: judge kavanaugh get through and when? down the road? >> yes. >> yes. >> yes. >> yes. >> bret: unanimous. next week. >> yes. >> the committee is healed. this committee. [laughter] >> bret: all right. panel. thank you. when we come back, some of the best things some of the interesting things said this week. ♪ ♪ >> bret: it's friday. it's been quite a week. "notable quotables." >> it's an honor to be here in new york for the 73rd united nations general assembly. the super bowl of diplomacy. >> we're here with a bang. all hands on deck by the united states. >> president trump: my administration accomplished almost more than any administration in the history of our country. you didn't expect that reaction but that's okay. >> they weren't laughing at me. they were laughing with me. we had fun. >> whoa! >> people that work in the administration do go to the white house. >> he shouldn't fire rosenstein unless you believe rose

. >> laura: senator sheldon whitehouse said this today on the fbi investigating ford. let's watch. >> even if they were to ram the sky through, as soon as democrats get, they are going to want to get to the bottom of this. you cannot ignore a victim's claim and that something happened, refused to investigat investigate, broker into the stands without the least bit of support for her, without the least bit of effort to corroborate what she said. and then walk away from that as if you behaved at all properly. >> laura: byron. >> that is a real threat. i think the reason so many people have concluded that this is motivated by politics is that christine ford has offered so little evidence to support her story. since it was 36 years ago, she has not offered anyone that she told about it, contemporaneously. which is one of the big things we look for when someone says something happened a long time ago. in the anita hill case in 1991, four people testified that she told them about clarence thomas around the same time. so far, christine ford has come up with no one on that. i

judge kavanagh today told senator sheldon whitehouse, yes, when he wrote as a teenager being the president of the beach week wealth club, yes, that was a reference to throwing up. but then he apparently thought better of it and said the throwing up in question here, the reason he would be barfing at beach week, the wealth club in question was probably about his weak stomach because he can't take spicy food. and who cares, right? unless that's violently at odds with the obvious small truth here. and with common sense. judge kavanagh also explaining today in his opening statement that when he and a bunch of his football buddies all listed themselves throughout their high school year book as, quote, alumni of a girl from a nearby school, a girl who they said, if you relate, don't hesitate. call her to get a date. they're all calling themselves alumni of her name. he said today that was a sign of admiration for her. their collective admiration for her and how much they consider her to be, in his words, one of us. >>> whether or not his attitude toward women and girls at that time in his life i

sheldon whitehouse is questioning kavanaugh. >> -- protection they feel you are owed. at the direction and authorization of judge stark. >> you are citing the exact same words you answered me with beforehand. >> it's relevant to the answer of the question, if i could continue? >> what i would really like to get is an answer to the actual question i asked rather than a disquisition in the general topic area i asked. this is a very simple thing. you either will or will not or if you wish, this is -- you're welcome to say, look, i would like to take that under advisement and get back to you after some reflection and consultation, but our situation right now is that reporters may very well information about what you told them during the starr clinton investigation that they are unwilling to divulge now because you were a confidential source. can you release them from that by simply saying here publicly, anybody i talked to, say what i said, it's not a problem. i don't need confidentiality anymore. >> senator, if i could just get 30 seconds on this. if that's okay. >> 30 re

senator sheldon whitehouse today talking about kavanaugh, said if we get the gavel -- well, why should i speak for him? here's what he said. >> this is such bad practice that even if they were to ram this guy through, as soon as democrats get gavels we're going to want to get to the bottom of this. >> the idea of kavanaugh as justice and you would open -- i know would open an investigation into him as a sitting justice. is that politically saleable? >> i think what senator whitehouse is saying is that we need to figure this out up front. we don't want a justice of the supreme court who is tainted by the question did this justice commit attempted rape. if we can resolve that we before he gets a lifetime appointment that's what we ought to do. and i think what republicans are setting up right now is number one, they hope that dr. ford doesn't show up at all. that's the best case for them. next to that they hope they can present just a he said/she said so they can argue to their supporters back home we believe kavanaugh. but no one can really know but we're giving him the benefit of the d

these questions are from senator sheldon whitehouse.ptick in his fanses, particularly one bank account that increased significantly in value between 2008 and 2009 with no explanation in his finances of why that happened, where did that money come from. and he cad kavanaugh about a long standing debt kavanaugh has racked up, $200,000 debt he had for years that suddenly disappeared around the same time that president trump nominated him to the supreme court in 2018. where did that longstanding debt go after all long-standing debt go after all those years and why? those questions about the rather mysterious ebb and flow of judge kavanaugh's financials ended up being for senator whitehouse a line to this line of questioning to his gambling. quote, for vow ever received a form w 2 g for reporting gambling earnings. and from there his questions started to seem like a heat sinking missile. quote, have you ever gambled or accrued gambling debt in new jersey? why pig on new jersey? question 23e, have you ever sought treatment for a gambling addi

another one went to senator sheldon whitehouse. one of his constituents contacted him. around 1985 there was an incident about a boat. again, kavanaugh is asked about it in the transcripts and he denies it. thee these are two more on the eve of the hearing. it's anonymous. >> coming through the committee transcripts as well. thank you so much. two more accusers anonymous, on top of the three we've been discussing. red flags from a key republican senator. senator susan collins raising serious concern at a private meeting about the latest sexual misconduct allegations. multiple sources say she appeared unnerved and republican leaders fought to reassure her. collins is and has been a crucial vote here. how concerned is she over the developments? >> reporter: seems very. sperv the allegations that came in from julie swetnick may have rattled her. the question is how much. our team is reporting that susan collins huddled with republican leaders earlier today and during that meeting, which was private, that collins appeared unnerved by these specific latest allegations and sp

if the 1287 urgent questions, 1278 were from democrats, including senator sheldon whitehouse wantingf kavanaugh has a gambling problem. turns out kavanaugh 2016 financial discloser showed more debt and the right is attributed that to him buying baseball tickets for friends who are not yet reimbursed them. the senator wanted the names of their friends and more detail. george kavanaugh responded saying he buys his season tickets every year for the washington nationals, divides the tickets between old friends, and they pay him back. face value, no more, no less. but the onslaught of questions prompted judiciary chairman chuck grassley to release a statement reading, "submitting this many rated questions appears to be just one more effort to gum up the process. it is unnecessary and dilatory, especially when many have already decided to vote against judge kavanaugh. what more do they need to know to vote no? the white house also released a statement calling it the most transparent review of any nomination for the supreme court in u.s. history. in the meantime, senator cory booker has rel

. >> senator sheldon whitehouse, a busy time for your committee, thank you for coming on "the beat." >> good to be with you. >>> the other big question about about firing mueller as back when we're back in 30 seconds. >>> two days away of what will happen on the supreme court. the russia probe does still hang in the balance depending on what happens in the probe. the nation watch ing brett kavanaugh and his accuser testifying thursday. that very day donald trump will be meeting with mueller's boss, rod rosenstein. >> i'm meeting with rod rosenstein on thursday. today i'm doing other things. >> it appears by design a split screen moment, questions about what trump would do given that new york times story about rosenstein. >> does the president have confidence in mr. rosenstein? >> the president has confidence in the system. and -- >> that's not what i asked. >> one of the president's attorneys, jay sekulow, said yesterday if rosenstein leaves, essentially the mueller probe should be put on pause. >> i'd go a step further, i think the mueller probe should end, they've spent a year and

in the event what we're witnessing right now is purely theoretical, you have sheldon whitehouse and othersho are saying that it doesn't stop here, that if they do take over the house in the midterms and going forward, they may want to impeach judge kavanaugh as supreme court justice. listen to what he had to say? a lot of democrats say they don't believe brett kavanaugh told the truth when he went before the judiciary committee. if it turns out he does become justice kavanaugh, and you're chairman of the house judiciary committee, would you investigating him for possible impeachment. >> i would hope the senate would have done its job first. i would hope the fbi has a free hand over the next week to investigate and that certainly means to call in all the relevant witnesses. >> so new york congressman there. what do you think. would you entertain the idea of beseeching justice kavanaugh based on his testimony to congress if, in fact, it turns out to not be accurate? >> let's take one step at a time. he hasn't been confirmed, and i believe all these allegations should be researched by the fbi

the other from a call to democratic senator sheldon whitehouse. it was an accusation about events in 1985. so this is according to the newly released transcripts from the judiciary committee hearings, okay? the senators asked kavanaugh about both accusations, and he denied them. he denied them strongly. but the focus tonight and tomorrow morning is going to be on the three women who have come forward to tell their stories. so i want you to listen. just listen to what president trump says about christine blasey ford, deborah ramirez, and julie swetnick. >> are you saying that all three of those women are liars? is there anything that could be said -- >> yeah. >> -- tomorrow that could cause you to withdraw the nomination? anything at all that -- >> i won't get into that game. i only tell you this. this is one of the highest quality people that i've ever met, and everybody that knows him says the same thing. and these are all false to me. >> so you heard that. the president says they're all false. now, remember, we don't have evidence that proves wh

senator sheldon whitehouse tried to make this point. fulson omnibus. what it means is if you find out that a person is lying about something, something even small, that is enough to impeach his entire testimony. if this man cannot be trusted to tell us honestly about what happened at a tailgate, that means we don't have to trust him when he talk bes what happened in timmy's house. but to your question, yeah, i think men are used to honoring themselves and will on her this man over the word of this woman. >> did we see a political calculation yesterday, pure and simple? the republicans thought maybe nothing significant could come out after seven days time. >> i think you're right. my concern is jeff flake, in doing this, you're going to have an investigation. the are probably come up with not specific information that we want to hear. nerds, it can't necessarily confirm her allegations which i do believe are credible. will we all be happy or feels as though there has been some justification? yes. to date, we have seen someone who is vying for a job. if

quite frankly, a skeptical of them perhaps walk out of the hearing as sheldon whitehouse was pressed on this morning just frankly doesn't play well in a place like missouri. it does stand in contrast to the base of the party that's very angry about how marerrick garla was tweeted. for 2020 hopefuls, cory booker, camilla harris, their interests are different. they want to be shown as i think it was steve schmidt who said democrats are bringing a butter knife to a gunfight in a lot of these arguments and the base of party is much eager to see their elected representatives using bigger weapons against republicans. because they feel like republicans have been willing to use tactics the democrats have steered clear of. there is a lot of interest. this is the front of the hearing room. you've got these hands maid tale protesters, that is the television show that's about women's reproductive rights. abortion is going to be front and center here. tons of security. this line goes all the way down the hallway to get a chance to come in here and see the day's events. always so much intense inte

this is critical because the democrats particularly sheldon whitehouse has raised the issue of the july who apparently attended this gathering. now, the victim, dr. ford, says there were only a few people there. judge kavanaugh's calendar indicates there were more people there. every one of those entries, every one of those persons needs to be tracked down and interviewed. do they have to cooperate with the fbi? no. this is not a criminal case. unless she files charges with the state in montgomery county, they cannot compel her or anybody to testify. but congress has a role here, they could subpoena somebody, say mark judge. if he comes in, decides not to cooperate or says i'm not going to do it, they can hold him in contempt of congress. there are ways to get people to compel to testify. >> and apparently mark judge is going to cooperate to a certain extent, not sure if it is a private interview or one playing out in public as pertains to the fbi investigation or the results of that, that too will be private. >> that's right. these 302s, that's the report the fbi will compose from inte

starting with democratic senator sheldon whitehouse, the humanly opposed to a kavanaugh, he got a phonel from a rhode island constituents who confirmed on sunday in rhode island on 1985 a close friend was sexually assaulted on a boat by two men named brett and mark. the men claimed one of the men was kavanaugh. he called the senator's office after recognizing kavanaugh's yearbook photos and news reports. we got the transcript as you said and just months ago, kavanaugh declared he has never been on a boat in newport saying it is completely made up or at least, not me. we called the man at the senator's office who has a twitter account and he tweeted, recanted because i made a mistake and i apologize. the same man called for a military coup against president trump and accused the president of manslaughter. if that gives you an idea of the onslaught that kavanaugh is facing, the idea of those that are flying around, and, he he's commanding he comes testify with us. we have congressman mark meadows in north carolina and congressman from ohio jim jorda jordan. that news quickly, we will get

you think about what sheldon whitehouse said in this hearing.elent even if he gets on the court. in other words, moving forward with impeachment proceedings perhaps afterwards. marie, that is something for democrats to say we don't care if this happens. we're going to continue to fight. if you he can't be on the supreme court, he can't be on the second highest court in the land. >> martha: this afternoon doesn't depend on how brett kavanaugh does, it depends on how the democrats do. right now they're in a position that they've seen a witness that appears credible. if the democrats come in and they are measured and they look like they're looking for the truth, that will go a long way with the american people. >> bret: what do you really think will happen? if the they show boat, bring up things that have to

democratic senator sheldon whitehouse, he's blaming professor ford tonight for the leak.e a look. >> the best i can tell, dr. ford had told sufficient people in her circle who might have told others that press in california began to ask her questions and follow her around. and the story then came through "the washington post" where she had originally -- dr. ford had originally, as she testified yesterday, left a tip on the hot line and the reporter followed up with her ultimately. as best i can tell, that's how it all became public, through those two avenues. >> sean: this is so sad for a democratic party. there's no room for moderates in this party. no scoop jacksons.y. no joe liebermans. their behavior is now a national embarrassment. but they're not even embarrassed. first they use a serious claim of sexual misconduct as a political pawn. then they proceed to smear, slander the good name, besmirch the good name, reputation, character of judge kavanaugh without anyh corroborating evidence. without any due process. no presumption of innocence. they accuse a good person w