They call it a calculated political ambush. Then there is this, from a commentator who says that whether or not an attack actually happened is not what matters. We need to judge Brett Kavanaugh not just on what he may or may have done but how he treats a womans pain. Martha huh . More on that incredible statement in a moment. Shes not alone, many made up their minds before any testimony. And before any of this, you had advocacy groups for planned parenthood and others, separate from this, who have had their target on Brett Kavanaugh prior to his selection because he was on the list. In moments Senate Judiciary Committee Member lindsay graham. First, ed henry ins jo us from the north lawn of the white house with late breaking developments. Breaking tonight, this Senate Hearing next monday is very much up in the air. Judge Brett Kavanaughs nomination to the Supreme Court hanging in the balance. Since his female accuser has not yet confirmed that she will appear before the senate. And his
Manaforts fate. If the president s Campaign Chairman, Paul Manafort, is convicted, we should keep in mind that that would probably mean that this particular criminal case against manafort would keep going. Paul manafort of course would have the right to appeal if he is convicted. Also, and i think its now increasingly important to start keeping this in mind just as a National Matter the rule of law because of the nature of this case, because of hoff Paul Manafort is, because of who he was on the Trump Campaign, it is also possible that at any point in the process from here on out, the process from here on out, the president himself could decide to intervene in this case could decide he is going to issue Paul Manafort a pardon. If that happens, thats the only eventuality that might happen next in this case that could affect the next federal criminal trial against Trump Campaign chairman Paul Manafort. If hes pardoned by the president which could happen at any moment, all bets are off in
Phone going off. If you can hear me, watching fox and friends first. Rob thanks for getting up with us. The road to the midterms less congested after a busy day and a busy night. Jillian trump bump in full effect for some republicans, Griff Jenkins breaking it down in washington dc. Reporter the trump bump continues to roll in kansas for four states have spoken, we begin in wisconsin, state senator won the primary to face democratic incumbent senator Tammy Baldwin backed by the states leading republican, scott walker, rines priebus and paul ryan and jumping on the trump train. We are going to take that to washington where they need the help of a strong conservative to join the ranks to help donald trump make america great, keep america great. Reporter facing democrat nominee randy bryce, the iron staff. Randy walker got help from tony evers with a message from the president. Trumps tariffs are having a devastating impact on my hometown. It is been heartbreaking to watch. Rob in minneso
Ordinary midterms. This is the age of trump. Forget the adage that all politics is local, right now all politics is national. Typically midterms are referendums on the sitting president , and, well, that is more true than ever this election year. Heck, we just saw the governors race in florida last week get winnowed down to a person that was a trump clone versus a democrat who was an impeachment progressive. It has nothing to do with whether President Trump has to stay in office or not, but welcome to 2018. These midterm elections are happening at a moment when the president is facing tremendous legal pressure from a series of federal corruption investigations, which have implicated him while also racking up guilty pleas, indictments and a very highprofile conviction among his associates. Voters, especially independents, want a midterm outcome that would provide a check and balance on trump. And the president is trying to amp up some of his voters by warning of violence if republicans
Country are standing up to the president s attacks. This is mtp daily and it starts right now. Freedom, freedom freedom, oh freedom not bad theme music today. Good evening, im katy tur in new york in for chuck todd. Welcome to mtp daily. Just like that, the president pretty much blows up his own cover story and potentially exposes himself to further legal jeopardy. Folks, before the ink was barely dry on the white houses stated reason for revoking John Brennans security clearance and threatening to revoke the clearances of other trump critics, the president said he did it because of, you guessed it, the russia investigation. The white house said the president was acting to protect the nations classified information. Then the president told us that he was basically settling scores with people connected to bob muellers investigation, an investigation in which he is a subject. Here is what he told the wall street journal about his actions. Quote, i call it the rigged witch hunt. It is a s