who believed they were going to reopen the clarence thomas hearings for anita hill. they believed they had this thing completely under control, even when anita hill went public. and so this is one of those stories where we don't know where this story is tomorrow and we don't know where it is the day after. >> this is a political mob ring enshrined in the constitution. mitch mcconnell, we're seeing it with merrick garland, we're seeing it with kavanagh. he has the votes and he's going make this happen and he's going to do it for nothing more than political power. we have seen this from mitch mcconnell on down the line. there is little conviction within the republican caucus today to own up to the responsibility that the american people ask of the united states senate, that we vet our nominees. we saw that before this allegation, we're seeing this since the allegation. the fix is in. we know that. and mitch mcconnell, for as quiet as he is, he is a quiet assassin. he is going to make sure kavanagh gets confirmed.