released her attorney is now saying she is willing to testify before the senate judiciary committee. will that happen? well, the senate judiciary committee members that i have spoken to say let that happen. but, it should not unduly delay the vote on judge kavanaugh who has given 24 or 32 hours of testimony by him or by others. and also, there were 1300 written questions. this never came up. those private phone calls. the private meetings. judge kavanaugh has met with 65 u.s. senators. we all know there were some who couldn t find the time to do their jobs to advise and consent the president of the united states on his supreme court pick. i started this segment out by saying she should testify under oath. the senate jewish area committee looks like they are headed that way. judge kavanaugh, who has categorically denied these allegations, will also have an opportunity to address them under oath. and let that be part of what everybody considers before they cast a vote. and let s not fo
that it seems to me in speaking to a few senators, including senator lindsey graham that allowing this woman to be heard in sworn testimony, allowing judge kavanaugh to be heard in sworn testimony about these specific allegations would be added to the very considerable mountain of evidence and considerations that folks will have when they weigh whether or not to vote for judge kavanaugh to be on the supreme court. so, let me make very clear. i have spoken with the president. i have spoken with senator graham and others, this woman will be heard. she is going to, i think the senate judiciary committee will decide how and through which forums. in other words, will it be by telephone? will it be in person? remember, too, that has to be weighed against what we already know, which is that judge kavanaugh is a man of character and integrity who has been through six fbi vettings which can i tell you first hand are significant and thorough.
i also see this is a vastly different time period with different social more rays than the time anita hill made her allegations against justice thomas. ainsley: 65 women who knew him in high school all penned a letter saying weighs upstanding guy. brian: senator grassley said i m setting up phone calls. i don t think that s going to work, brian. i don t think you can assess the credibility of a person who comes out of the blue with an allegation of this magnitude on the basis of a voice on the phone. steve: chances of a vote on thursday? well, i think there is chances of a hearing on thursday and perhaps a vote when the hearing is over. steve: all right. judge, thank you very much. ainsley: thanks, judge. turning to more headlines starting with a fox news alert. a kansas deputy shot and killed in the line of duty, his name is robert kunze. there is his picture. he was gunned down while he was checking on a suspicious person. driving around in a truck. police say gunfire erupted d
senator can you get it jeff flake saying i need to hear from her first. lindsey graham said that s fine, that s a good good idea. let s hear from her. find out what the truth is let s still have the vote and keep everything on schedule. steve: so it sounds like chuck grass solid trying to arrange for some sort of a call with this particular ms. ford. chuck schumer has said we got to put off the vote. keep in mind, folks, the vote is supposed to happen still on schedule for thursday. but chuck schumer says this. he says to railroad a vote now would be an insult to the women of america and the integrity of the supreme court as well. then have you lindsey graham who said. this if ms. ford wishes to provide information to the committee, i would glassily listen to what she has to say and compare that against all other information we have received about judge kavanaugh. so the big question is, what happens now? will there be a vote on thursday? will she wind up coming and speaking before t
before this happened, there were democrats who said they would not vote for judge kavanaugh and they wouldn t vote for anybody that president trump nominated to the supreme court. let s remember that. steve: all right. real quick exit question. you say while she should testify, at the same time, you say they should still vote on thursday. the well, that s up to the senate judiciary committee. respect the process they put in place. everything else is going on. those calling for a delay in the vote were saying so, number one, absent her testimony, his testimony as to these allegation. these 36-year-old allegations. number two, they were saying that because they are going to vote against him no matter what. brian: brett kavanaugh, has he talked to the president since this came out late yesterday? i can t reveal that i have certainly talked with the president and i wanted to reflect his opinion on this because i see a lot we see a lot in the written press but also on tv this mornin