being trump's son-in-law and have him as a serious voice in the white house amazed discussions. >> bret: ab, what about this confirmation hearing, where democrats are as they prepare for the beginning of these hearings, where they do not have the votes to really stop these nominees? >> i think they know they don't have the votes to stop them. unless there is the unknown, the unforeseen, scandalous fact that emerges, you know that that has happened in the past, it could happen to anyone of them. that could derail them. this bunch, looks like none of them will have any stumbles on the way to confirmation. the democrats will use the process to obviously prosecute the case against trump. they will ask him about his views on russia, his business conflicts of interest. all sorts of things. particularly, obviously, the national security team will be under pressure to answer for sort of the trump worldview, isis, what are his plans for russia's involvement in syria,