Shes here to talk about the Upcoming Supreme Court confirmation involving judge Amy Coney Barrett. Thanks for being with us. Guest good morning. Host remind our viewers about the organization and where you stand politically. Guest we are looking to get judges confirmed to our committed to interpreting the constitution and the laws as they are written. You have any active role in the president s choice for Supreme Court . Guest thats the president s call and it is done through the White House Counsel Office but im thrilled, i felt like everyone he was looking at closely was really wellqualified. I felt like i couldnt be in a better position. I would have been happy if it was Amy Coney Barrett or barbara lagoa, he had some great choices. Host i suppose the question you are asked a lot these days is about the overall impact on the court and how it changes when it comes to the justices themselves. How would you answer that . Guest its a shift in perspective and how we look at the law versu
Hearing. The legislation will be held over. Johnson, taylor mcneil, catherine mosel, thompson diaz, United States court of federal claims. Policycontent modernization act. All those will be held over. Mr. Chairman . Under the rules of this committee can i proceed with the business of the Committee Even with a quorum present, there unless there are two members of the minority present as well. I and the only member of the minority that is here. We cannot conduct business until the second member of the minority arrives. Yes, sir. Thank you for the way you have conducted yourself yesterday. It is clear from reading in the paper what is going to happen is we will be denied the ability to operate as normal. That senator schumer said everything is on the table. We have given this nominee a chance to be questioned. Fairly, firmly. I want to congratulate my democratic colleagues for setting a disposition i think will help us all. I know what awaits us. I will now make a motion to report the nom
Mcneil, Catherine Mosel, thompson diaz, United States court of federal claims. Policycontent modernization act. All those will be held over. Mr. Chairman . Under the rules of this committee can i proceed with the business of the Committee Even with a quorum present, there unless there are two members of the minority present as well. I and the only member of the minority that is here. We cannot conduct business until the second member of the minority arrives. Yes, sir. Thank you for the way you have conducted yourself yesterday. It is clear from reading in the paper what is going to happen is we will be denied the ability to operate as normal. That senator schumer said everything is on the table. We have given this nominee a chance to be questioned. Fairly, firmly. I want to congratulate my democratic colleagues for setting a disposition i think will help us all. I know what awaits us. I will now make a motion to report the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett. A motion to vote on the motion
Today and two weeks later second and third graders, fourth and at that hearing room where weve seen Amy Coney Barretts fifth gradeers in november. Middle schoolers and high school children, her husband, family members. Students wont head back to a large hearing room where the campus until january. This all comes as california has Supreme Court confirmation seen a dip in covid19 hearings have taken place, but never like this in terms of positivity rates. Timing and what the country is going through. One of the senators seat. I did see some paws painted on in a moment well hear Opening Statements from the senators. The sidewalks and benches so theres Lindsey Graham, the kids are aware of where they republican chair of the Judiciary Committee talking to need to social distance six feet his counterpart, democrat dianne apart. Reporting live in palo alto, feinstein. Sharon katsuda, today in the the ranking democrat on this committee. As we watch this unfold, these bay. Thanks so much, sharo
James comey who saw the trumprussia probe. He testified today he only learned about fbi abuses in the probe reading about them after the fact in government watchdog reports years after he left the bureau. But then comey claiming it was quote, run by the book. All this leading republicans to ask how can comey know so little about an investigation he launch and ran, when it was comey who pushed for the Mueller Probe in the first place . Joining us republican congressman doug collins from house judiciary how the democrats are mounting an even bigger pushback to stonewall president Trumps Supreme Court nominee amy coney barrett. Former federal prosecutor jim trusty on dni ratcliff declassifying information that indicates u. S. Intelligence had evidence from russia in the summer of 2016 that Hillary Clinton and her team had personally signed off on a plan to make up the russia collusion story in order to damage trump an distract from her own personal email scandals. That president obama kne