so they do have a leg up. we have to remember one of the main reasons donald trump was elected in 2016 was because of the scotus pick. republicans got their basic side and made them understand if you care about their pro-life movement, their anti-choice movement, then you have to focus on scotus. that tide has changed for us a little bit, especially with the kavanaugh pick that happened and all the energy that went around that. now we have to tap into that and make sure that women s voices are heard and we re hearing them and fighting for them because if we don t, we are going to be losing this battle in a big way. karine jean-pierre for moveon.org. thank you so much. one thing we keep an eye on as we head into next week, planned parenthood is planning nationwide protests against the anti-abortion bills passing in the states. the national day of action will be on tuesday. protests are planned in all 50 states. more ahead tonight. stay with us.
elected in 2016 was because of the scotus pick. republicans got their basic side republicans got their base excited and made them understand if you care about their pro-life movement, their anti-choice movement, then you have to focus on scotus. that tide has changed for us a little bit, especially with the kavanaugh pick that happened and all the energy that went around that. now we have to tap into that and make sure that women s voices are heard and we re hearing them and that we re fighting for them because if we don t, we are going to be losing this battle in a big way. karine jean-pierre for moveon.org. appreciate your time this evening. thank you so much. one thing we keep an eye on as we head into next week, planned parenthood is planning nationwide protests against the anti-abortion bills passing in the states. the national day of action will be on tuesday. protests are planned in all 50 states. more ahead tonight. stay with us.
if we go backwards, if we don t stop what republicans are doing across the country. so they do have a leg up. we have to remember one of the main reasons donald trump was elected in 2016 was because of the scotus pick. republicans got their basic side and made them understand if you care about their pro-life movement, their anti-choice movement, then you have to focus on scotus. that tide has changed for us a little bit, especially with the kavanaugh pick that happened and all the energy that went around that. now we have to tap into that and make sure that women s voices are heard and we re hearing them and fighting for them because if we don t, we are going to be losing this battle in a big way. careen jean peoria for moveon.org. thank you so much. one thing we keep an eye on as we head into next week, planned parenthood is planning
fallout over the allegations against kavanaugh. both inside the administration and on capitol hill. where mcgahn s tight grip over the fbi s investigation of ford s claims have sparked sharp questions from both parties about the increased scope and extent to which the white house is limiting the probe. washington post national political reporter robert costa joins the conversation now. robert, it s an incredible piece of reporting about someone at the center of so many of these central story lines. our friends at the new york times reported it was mcgahn who spent 30 hours interviewing with the special counsel. mcgahn at the center of the kavanaugh pick, his selection. he fought for it, championed him and kavanaugh has become increasingly embattled, your reporting suggests he s held on even tighter to this process and he s taking it from all ends inside the west wing, including from the president. tell us about that. he s such an important player. and he gets very little attentio
judiciary democrats for their handling of brett kavanaugh s nomination, i d say threatening them. over the weekend trump complained democrats were raising threats about the nomination. for them it was never enough. never will be enough. in reality it was republican senator jeff flake who forced the week long investigation into kavanaugh before holding the confirmation on his nomination. that didn t stop trump from making his vague claim without any evidence about an unnamed democratic senator. you know, i tell you what, i happen to know some united states senators, one who is on the other side, who is pretty aggressive. i ve seen that person in very bad situations. trump also indicated he s open to changing his mind on the kavanaugh pick if the fbi investigation uncovers relevant information on the sexual misconduct of kavanaugh. i have a very hope mind. i just think he s an outstanding