is this the nastiest con fir the mission process you ve seen? it is. it, frankly, is a lot nastier than what happened with both judge bork and judge thomas. but what troubles me again, what s at stake here is really the future of due process which is not only something you apply in the context of judicial proceedings, mike, but basically the way in a civilized body politic all interactions at all levels in the private sector and the government should be conducted. this is a total adomination, in my view. mike: dave rivkin, thanks fur your time and analysis for your time and analysis, sir. have a wonderful day. thank you. molly: fox news alert, the sec says it has reached a settlement with tesla ceo elon musk over his tweet the about taking the company private. tesla and musk have been ordered to each pay $20 the million to the feds. musk says he will step down as chairman of the company but will remain its ceo.