confirmation process. breyer told several people who nudged him to retire that the confirmation process shouldn't be political. >> if the public sees judges as politicians in robes, its confidence in the courts and rule of law itself can only diminish. >> some democrats were worried breyer would remain on the bench and with the midterms looming, senate republicans have already raised the stakes around his retirement with five gop lawmakers telling cnn in december they would likely oppose any nominee out of this white house if they take the majority in november. it usually takes two to three months for a president to see a nominee confirmed, but the most recent nominee was confirmed in just a month and a half after senate republicans pushed to get her approved before the 2020 election. >> thank you for that. let's bring back laura coates