this is -- >> laura: can't be hit-and-run. >> this is the future of the supreme court. >> laura: can't be hit-and-run. this is what -- i want to play this first and get to dianne feinstein. this is senator perrono about whether the accuser needs to testify at all. >> why should we participate in a victimization of someone that has the courage to come forward? she's under absolutely no obligation to participate in a smearing -- guess who is perpetuating these actions? it's the men in this country. i just want to say to the men of this country, shut up and step up. >> laura: nicole? your reaction to that. >> you know, the reality is, this is a decades-old criminal allegation. statute of limitations based on what i heard have passed. now what you have is somebody in the position of having to defend