the shop, made for tv unveiling of the supreme court pick brett kavanaugh. shine controlled details like flattering lighting for trump and the timing. it happened to coincide with the a-block of fox host and trump pal/adviser sean hannity's primetime show. trump's adoration of all innings fox serves as the backdrop of his trip to europe as he consistently bashes any other outlet as fake news. joining me is gabe sherman, vanity fair, eric bowler, senior writer. lillian maxwell, director of progressive programming. jason johnson, politics editor at the root. gabe, i'll start with you. read a little bit from your piece about the kavanaugh rollout. he's benefited from shine's appointment. timed the announcement for the start of hannity's show for monster ratings and he got big ratings. >> of course. i think this was an early indication that bill shine is