is having to experience, all could have been avoided. chris: before the hearing, president trump said his mind was open and that if he heard information that in fact brett kavanaugh had committed sexual assault, he was open to withdrawing his nomination. does he stand by that? if the fbi were to find something over the course of this week that contradicts cavanaugh s testimony, will he pull the nomination? i m not going to get ahead of what the fbi may or may not find. i think we can look at the information we have at this point. judge kavanaugh is an incredible individual of great intellect, great temperament. i think you can t erase everything by what s happened over the last week. this is a person who s had peers and colleagues from the time he was a small kid until today come out and talk about who he is. the type of character he has.
gang raped. of all the people in the world, of all the lawyers, she chose michael avenatti who is stormy daniels lawyer to represent her. you believe her story. let me just finish that at 16 or 17, brett kavanaugh was involved in serial gang rapes and that the fbi did six background checks and never got a with of this? her account is horrific and startling. but unfortunately, onethe work do is one in three girls have experienced sexual assault before the age of 18. often times, alcohol and drugs are involved. in a totally horrific account, it s actually not totally extraordinary. i m not sure why her choice of counsel matters at all,frankly . chris: because there is great doubt about how legitimate a lawyer he is and about his
when i did, brett put his hand over my mouth to stop me from yelling. what is the strongest memory you have? the strongest memory of the incident? indelible in the hippocampus is the laughter. the uproarious laughter between the two. and they re having fun at mikem expense. chris: how does the president who is not only called her credible but compelling, how does he explain that she could be so credible and so specific and putting brett kavanaugh and his, one of his best friends, mark judge. in that room and be wrong? you say you think something happened. is it just mistaken identity. how does he explain it? i don t think anyone of us could know 100 percent. i think we have to look at the information provided. there s no doubt her story is
there are democrats who believe when is a credible allegation like doctor ford s, against someone who s seeking a lifetime appointment to the supreme court. that is worth pumping the brakes and doing a real investigation. i don t believe, personally do not believe, that she was treated with the respect and credibility that many people are patting themselves on the back thing they gave her. i think, democrats are often times criticized for saying, they came out against him before this started. they said - - republicans were saying before the hearing started that they were going to vote for him afterwards. i don t think her allegations were treated as credibly as a lot of people say they were and i think that s why this investigation is so important. do you think brett kavanaugh was treated well? i think this whole mess has been disgusting. she wrote a letter
news sunday . and hello again from fox news in washington. tomorrow, the supreme court opens its new term with eight justices on the bench. judge brett kavanaugh s nomination facing another week of uncertainty after president trump under pressure, ordered a new fbi background check into allegations of sexual misconduct or his nominee. all of this just five weeks before the 2018 midterm elections. in a moment, we will speak with white house press secretary sarah sanders. but first, fox news white house respondent kevin cork has the latest on capitol hill. reporter: the fate of the supreme court nominee was thought to rest in the hands of a few sitting republican senators but it s not clearly and those of the fbi which is doing an supplemental investigation into judge brett kavanaugh.