you tell me that s fair. well, hold on. they ve asked now asked for an extra day to make a determination. let s see what what the senate comes back with. i think the senate s probably going to come back and give them that day, but we ll see. none of us know that at this point in time. i have one last point for you guys to talk about. you know, we talk about how this is supposed to be a fair confirmation process, supposed to be about vetting, advise and consent, and i m saying that sarcastically because i don t believe it in this one and really everyone one since bork really. but this idea of judicial independence was so important, right, especially this time around with kavanaugh, i can t say anything. yet the man has been holed up in the white house for days working on his testimony, figuring out how to deal with this allegation, gathering women around him who can help him with the white house s advice. how can he not be beholden to the white house after all this, jim? if they g
deadline. in a letter we just read last hour her lawyer writes that she be given an additional day to make her decision. she s been spending time with the fbi today talking about death threats with her family. there s not enough time for them going through talking about the possibilities of what could be a life changing event for her. so what happens now? are they going to go ahead and have their vote on monday to confirm judge kavanaugh? is that the best thing for him? or will they give professor ford one more day? all right, let s check in with our man on the story. cnn s congressional correspondent phil mattingly. i did not see a response asking for another day as likely, but there it is. what s your gut on whether they get it in. the judiciary committee republicans have received the e-mail, have received the letter, but they don t have a response yet. what we do know is this, debra
include kavanaugh s accuser, christine ford. kaitlan collins, thank you. appreciate it. trump s vow to get rid of the justice department s lingering stench, i think is what kaitlan called it, came hours after news broke on the number two at the doj. so is rosenstein the lingering stench? is it only a matter of time before he goes? should the republicans give judge kavanaugh s accuser one more day? tom fitton is the perfect man to discuss, next. the head of judicial watch. i m going to be your substitute teacher. don t assume the substitute teacher has nothing to offer. same goes for a neighborhood. don t forget that friendships last longer than any broadway run. mr. president. (laughing) don t settle for your first draft. or your 10th draft. you get to create the room where it happens. just don t think you have to do it alone.
reported to is just absurdity. i just don t think that investigation should be allowed to continue anymore, and it should be shut down. and it s this sort of craziness that highlights the reason why the whole thing never should have begun in the first place, and they should cut their losses and end it. the theory of the case is he felt that it couldn t be investigated in house because the president was obviously determined to interfere, and he had to get some insulation, give it to somebody where it would be less likely. but he s supervising the very election, again further confirmed by the new york times, that the investigation into the very issue he was instrumental in advancing, the firing of comey. and the man responsible in part for his firing by writing a memo and endorsing it is supervising the investigation into the reasons of his firing. you know, this is why the president s upset with the justice department, rightly so. i don t know if that s why he s upset with it, b
than answers right now. as it currently stands, there s a hearing scheduled on monday. who will actually show up? well, at this point we will have the wait and see. all right, phil mattingly. thank you very much for that. another important story we are following, president trump is leaving the door open to tee classifying more documents related to the russia investigation, this as democrats are calling the unprecedented move an abuse of power. cnn justice correspondent evan perez is here. evan, the president was asked about this declassification and he went off as he often does about what he calls the russia witch hunt. but, i mean, you would have to be the most partisan trump supporters to deny the fact that this is very drastic and very unprecedented. it is unprecedented. look, it is being done over the objection of the intelligence community, over the objection of the justice department, his own trump appointees in the justice department and the fbi, and even senator bird, the