and a half and after two questions that was pretty standard. it is standard in a polygraph to have one or two operative questions that are asked. if somebody wants to look at the recording and see how the question is framed and what the actual answers were but i will say my experience dealing with calligraphers from the fbi and those hired privately, if you hire a polygrapher you get what you pay for. that is my experience. nobody should be surprised the outcome of the polygraph from somebody that you hire largely comports with the outcome you are looking for. he was hired and paid by her legal team, that is how the scenario worked but we will see if those records regarding his examination are turned over to the committee. her team says they contacted the
hearing where it is methodical. from the republican side of the questioning, and obviously, democrats pointing to come as they said many times, her courage coming forward. you can see you re surrounded by her advisors there. she s smiling, she seems more relaxed, may be, then people thought she would be. or maybe more than she thought she would be. back to the main topic here is the effectiveness of this questioning. shannon, let me go to you on this first. with regard to what is going on here, what line of questioning? she went back and forth, did you realize you re being photographed? were you in a hotel room, or a conference room during this? any thoughts on what she s trying to achieve? i think a couple things. first of all, we have the polygrapher on our show. she said she room is being hooked every up for a long time. maybe there s some confusion because she was emotional in the moment. i think we are now seeing
i told my whole life story, i felt like. i endured it, but it was fine. i understand they can be that way. have you ever taken any other polygraphs in your life? never. okay. you went to see a gentleman by the name of jeremiah hanafin to serve as the polygrapher. did anyone advise you on that choice? yes, i believe his name was jerry. jerry hanafin. did anyone advise you on that choice? i don t understand. i didn t choose him myself. he was the person that came to do the polygraph test. he actually conducted the polygraph not in his office in virginia, but actually at the hotel next to
we could spend a whole show on this. polygraph results are not admissible in court. we re not in court so it has some persuasive value. we looked at it as an investigative tool. we didn t rely on the results so much. we relied on the statements that someone made during the polygraph. i can t tell you that i m swayed one way or the other by a pass or a fail. it s interesting that she chose to take one. i think that is telling but i don t think it s determinativde. a polygrapher. i don t think i knew the name. the probability of deception on that particular test with dr. ford was less than .02%. if i may, i d be careful
where the assault is alleged to have happened? the fbi can cooperate and work with those local authorities. very good question. if they have documents or evidence or there was any report at the time, it should be made available. the polygraph report, as well as the polygrapher perhaps should be there, the therapist whose notes were done as well as those notes. so there are a variety of source of information. the fbi is the one who began the background check on judge kavanaugh. it has responsibility to complete that investigation. it would investigate this kind of crime that bears on the credibility of a supreme court justice, highest court in the land, lifetime appointment, far-reaching consequences for decades and generations to come. senator, blumberg news reported this afternoon, early this evening that the fbi hasn t