we just got manu raju up. he was obviously in that briefing. manu, you re with us. peter king does go further than paul ryan did. yeah, he did. and that was part of what i was trying to get paul ryan to say when i asked him, does he think the american public deserves to know whether or not donald trump when president-elect instructed mike flynn to talk about the issue of sanctions with the russian ambassador. and ryan chose to answer a different way saying that he believes that it was the right decision that mike flynn resi resigned. he believes he considers himself, paul ryan, a hawk and understands why the new administration believes it could have better relations with russia by not addressing that question about what the president of the united states may have known and whether hoe should explain to the public what he told mike flynn. he was asked a follow-up question by me and others here about whether congress should investigate. he said i don t want to prejudge
individually, because every one of them has a vote that can affect real life consequences for the entire country. and put aside all this gobbledy gook. i ve argued cases before the united states supreme court. i have reverence and respect for this institution. reporter: senator blumenthal, thank you for joining us. john and kate? manu raju up in the senate getting key information right now. plus right now, supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg is answering questions just hours after the president announced his pick to fill the empty seat alongside her. and this as we re getting more breaking news. we just learned after getting
let s get straight back to capitol hill where there is a lot going on right now. senator sessions approved by the senate judiciary committee. again, other committees being boycotted by democrats. democrats boycotti ining votes other cabinet picks by donald trump. a lot going on. let s go to cnn s manu raju standing by. manu, what do you have? reporter: hey, kate and john. i m standing outside the senate judiciary committee where they just approved on a party line vote the jeff sessions nomination to be attorney general. i m standing with one of the members of the judiciary committee, senator richard blumenthal, a democrat. thanks for chatting with us. you ll be in charge of dealing with donald trump s supreme court nominee, neil gorsuch.