err on the side of transparency and disclosure in deciding which of the bush era documents could be released. why the white house? the trump white house saying they're still going to hold those back. we don't really know. they haven't fully explained what is behind that, other than that they are asserting executive privilege. but we know that democrats are really eager to make this a fight about these documents, about the mueller investigation, and what kavanaugh's confirmation could mean for that. because, frankly, they're not playing a particularly strong hand in this confirmation fight. and they know it. they don't have control over the senate and they're trying to tap into something that they hope will appeal to really republicans and democrats who are concerned about the sanctity of the mueller investigation. >> yeah, there are so many different angles about the brett kavanaugh hearing and various themes that come up when we talk about a kavanaugh confirmation in terms of what he may potentially do down the road as a supreme court justice. let me ask you about the precedents for this. have you ever seen a white house