cosponsors in recent weeks. i think this latest development should give all of us a more concern about the viability of robert mueller s investigation. as lindsay graham himself has said, it is in president trump s best interest to have this investigation go all the way through to completion. i think it may uncover more deeply concerning materials or facts about the possibility of collusion between russia and the trump campaign. others in the senate believe it will clear president trump. either way, it is the only way the american people can have confidence that this investigation was done thoroughly and completely. let s talk about brett kavanaugh and thursday. there s another allegation that has come out against kavanaugh. this one reveals in revealed in the new yorker. in her initial conversations with the new yorker she was reluctant to characterize the role in the alleged incident with certainty. after six days of carefully addressing her memories and consulting with her attor
it is judge kavanaugh who is seeking a lifetime appointment to the supreme court. and who i think now bears the burden of disproving these allegations rather than dr. ford and ms. ramirez who should be dismissed with slanderous accusations. michael avenatti has claimed he has more victims. has he reached out to the committee or have you reached out to michael avenatti? i have not reached out to michael avenatti. if he s got further evidence he should come forward promptly. and the other question, if kavanaugh is confirmed would you move ahead to try and impeach him or investigate him if democrats retake control of the senate? well, the senate as you know doesn t impeach it s the house that impeaches and then the senate that renders the decision one way or the other. i think it s a question for another day. but i do think the real issue that you re raising here is this. if he s confirmed and the allegations are not treated fully and fairly and
confident enough of her recollections. i think most of our viewers know the story of what she s claiming by now. kavanaugh has denied it. do you believe her? i believe both dr. ford and deborah ramirez and i think it s important that the senate judiciary committee show that 27 years after professor anita hill, another yale law graduate came forward with alarming accusations against then judge thomas that we are able to hear them. the question is whether their testimony will be persuasive to those members of the committee and of the senate who have not yet publicly made a decision about judge kavanaugh. i think for us to make that decision as a committee and a senate we should have testimony that s informed. by experts in how sexual assault and sexual violence impacts memory and a willingness to come forward and we should have the fbi doing a prompt but thorough further background investigation of both of these allegations. are you reviewing other
investigated, then there will be a cloud over judge kavanaugh s service on the supreme court if he s confirmed. certainly not a no, sir? that s right. i did not say no. just being clear. senator chris coons, thank you very much. and ahead, we have much more on the supreme uproar over brett kavanaugh as a new sexual misconduct allegation surfaces. protesters are sending a loud message to lawmakers. n to sign p for new insurance instead? for drivers with accident forgiveness, liberty mutual won t raise their rates because of their first accident. liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty.
get back from all of these meetings and we ll be meeting at the white house. i spoke with rod today and we ll have a meeting on thursday when i get back to the white house. as you heard there with rosenstein s job hanging in the balance, the president is scheduled to meet personally with him on thursday. which is a really important day because thursday is also when the president s embattled supreme court pick brett kavanaugh and the woman accusing him of sexual assault are scheduled to testify. this as another allegation this time from kavanaugh s college years, is surfacing. which kavanaugh also denies. moments ago, here s what the president said when asked about kavanaugh s future. we hope he ll be confirmed. he s a fine, fine man. a great scholar. great at everything he s ever done. and it would be sad indeed if something happened to reroute that. this is a fine man and we