To put up a major, if not a final roadblock. At 9 30 a. M. Eastern time that it happened from now, a painfully divided Judiciary Committee will vote on whether to vote judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court could come as early as tuesday. Make no mistake, not only does the adjudication of this allegation of Sexual Assault hang in the balance, but so does the balance of the highest court in the land. Overnight, the American Bar Association, which had weighted Brett Kavanaugh wellqualified for the seat he is seeking, took the extraordinary step of asking the committee to put the nomination on hold. The group says the basic principles that underscore the senates constitutional duty require nothing less than a careful examination of the accusations and facts by the fbi. To be clear, as of this moment, that will not happen. Majority republicans with the strong backing of the white house have decided that they and the country have heard enough. The three republican senators and three dem
Stick with us tonight because we will cover everything you need to know about tomorrows hearing tonight. Hello and welcome to fox news night. Im Shannon Bream in washington. Weve got team coverage. Kristin fisher will celebrate fact from fiction on the claims from kavanaughs accusers but fe National Correspondent ed henry. Im hearing President Trump is furious that republicans have not been aggressive in enough defending kavanaugh. Im told he was fired up, saying that republicans have been letting democrats rule in this mans life. The president believes are republicans and should have pushed for a vote earlier this month, before the allegations surfaced. He was firm in saying he still backs kavanaugh and wants a senate vote but interesting, the president made clear, if kavanaugh goes down, he will not sit back. Hes going to fight. He said if kavanaugh loses, i will have a new name to you in one hour. An idea of how quickly they will move with the white house. Republican source told mcc
Allowed to look into as part of this investigation, there are now these multiple reports tonight that the fbi is going to wrap up early. Attorneys for dr. Christine blasey ford say that the fbi has not spoken with her client at all as part of the kavanaugh Background Investigation, not this week and not ever. An attorney for Deborah Ramirez, who made another allegation about Brett Kavanaugh that dated to his time as an undergraduate at yale, her Attorney Says that Deborah Ramirez herself did meet with the fbi and she also gave the fbi agents who interviewed her a list of other witnesses who could corroborate elements of her story. According to ramirezs attorney, though, nothing ever seems to have become of that list. According to her attorney, quote, they are not aware of the fbi ever affirmatively reaching out to any of those witnesses, not to any of the names that were given to them on that list. So that raises real questions as to the scope of this fbi review. It renews questions ab
She intends to say this is the opposite of something i was looking forward to, this is the opposite of where i saw my life going and i think that will go a long way. The questioners on both sides, as our counsel here in the studio have both pointed out, need to watch tone. They need to watch their aggressiveness. Theyre all veterans. The Democratic Senators have many veteran prosecutors among their ranks and, of course, the woman from Maricopa County, ms. Mitchell, has been doing this for years and years. So, that will be interesting. Theyll kind of have to ride the emotion of the moment as they encounter it. Chairman grassley has found his seat. You saw senator cruz right behind him. Cynthia, in the closing seconds before we hear the gavel, tone is going to be important today. Tone is important. Do you know what else im looking for . The little facts. The Little Things people can remember can really weigh in on credibility. We read her earlier statement. She does have interesting, lit
Cnn. That President Trump told a room full of republican donors the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing today was brutal and tough to watch. Well, mr. President , i agree with you. Ive seen a lot of crazy things in this town. But this, this incredible hearing that went on for hours and hours and hours, was not like anything any of us has ever seen before. I was on the edge of my seat. You probably were too. Christine blasey ford and judge Brett Kavanaugh telling their stories in their own words. And the whole thing played out live with millions of us watching all across this country. People watched on planes, midflight. Including on air force one. Students watched in North Carolina in social studies classes. And in law school. People watched in a deli in philadelphia. They listened on the new york city subway. When you get someone to listen on a new york city subway, you know it must be incredible. Even a 76yearold Sexual Assault survivor called in to cspan saying fords testimony just b