from the hearings? >> we thought yesterday was such an explosive day with all the trouble on the bench and also many, many times, dozens of times in the audience so we thought today would be quieter but not so. you saw there, protesters had a number of things to say and to talk about in the hearings today. but you know what? the senators and the nominee proceeded as if anything, and anything was only about what he had to say. substantively they kept talking over them. the capitol hill police have been good to get people out. we did get to substance today. the president praised the nominee today saying the critics are graping at straws. the president -- grasps at straws. but the president was front and center. richard blumenthal used to be a prosecutor and he displayed the skills today. he started out saying let's get to the elephant in the room. he said numerous times the president is unindicted coconspirator. i need you to say if you would recuse yourself if a case became before you? and kavanaugh said i cannot