Kavanaugh o kavanaughs accuser agreed to a tentative deal to tell her story on capitol hill. New promises on both sides. We see way too much politics on this. The end of the day, the goal is the truth. When women speak out, we should presume they are innocent. I am going to do everything i can to make sure she can tell her story. From inside the white house how the president is handling the report of Rod Rosenstein. Mr. Trumps message of the world after last years rocket man speech, what lies ahead for this weeks United Nations General Assembly address. New reaction on capitol hill of the bomb Shell Development of the kavanaughs battle. Lindsey graham is defending the conditions, republicans in the judiciary proposed and pushing back and wanting to bring in a female lawyer to question her. We are not going to let her determine how many people we call. Well call dr. Ford and mr. Kavanaugh. If they cant accept that, we we got 11 poll tiiticians who havee the trial for 20 years. You know
Body against hers and clumsily attempted to pull off her onepiece bathing suit and the clothing she wore over it. When she tried to scream, she said he put his hand over her mouth. I thought he might inadvertently kill me, said ford. Now a 51yearold Research Psychologist in northern california, as he was trying to attack me and remove my clothing. Kavanaugh released a statement saying, quote, i cat agoricly deny this allegation. When asked for comment, the white house referred nbc back to that statement. The Washington Post says kavanaugh declined to comment further on the allegations today. Nbc news has also reached out to kavanaugh and they have not independently confirmed the accusers identity. Lets bring in our panel, Kristen Welker, also vox political reporter andrew procop, and also Johns Hopkins professor and contributor to the hill, wendy aseffo, and danny cevallos. Kristen, lets start with you. As were all watching the president s twitter feed, nothing yet. Anything from the w
Deny this allegation. I did not that do this back in high school or at any time. Washington post says kavanaugh declined to comment on the allegations today. Nbc news has reached out to kavanaugh and they have not independently confirmed the accusers identity. Want to bring in Kristen Welker and Josh Letterman and mia wiley and. All of you welcome. Kristen, lets get started with you. Can we expect to hear anything else from the white house when it comes to this . Reporter i would be surprised if we didnt hear from President Trump at some point, whether it be today or tomorrow on twitter. Hell undoubted ly get asked about this the next time hes with reporters. I can tell you what i think the strategy will be from the administration. This is a president who digs in. He doesnt back away from a fight. Thats effectively whats unfolding now. Pointing reporters to that denial by judge Brett Kavanaugh saying those words stand. Bottom line according to judge cavanaugh, he did not at any time en
He is cohost and executive producer of the circus. Cofounder and ceo of axios jim vandehei, editor and chief of law fair benjamin wittis and nbc news capitol hill correspondent and host of kc d. C. Kasie hunt is with us. Thank you for coming in. We will start with this complicated story this morning, the author of a confidential letter accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of Sexual Assault more than three decades ago identified herself on sunday. Christine blasey ford a 51yearold Research Psychologist in Northern California spoke publicly for the first time about the allegations in a report by the Washington Post. Ford alleges one summer during high school in the early 1980s kavanaugh and a friend drunkenly corralled her into a bedroom during a gathering of teenagers at a home in montgomery county, maryland. She alleges kavanaugh pinned her to a bed and groped her over her clothes grinding his body against her and attempting to pull off her bathing suit while his friend watch
She intends to say this is the opposite of something i was looking forward to, this is the opposite of where i saw my life going and i think that will go a long way. The questioners on both sides, as our counsel here in the studio have both pointed out, need to watch tone. They need to watch their aggressiveness. Theyre all veterans. The Democratic Senators have many veteran prosecutors among their ranks and, of course, the woman from Maricopa County, ms. Mitchell, has been doing this for years and years. So, that will be interesting. Theyll kind of have to ride the emotion of the moment as they encounter it. Chairman grassley has found his seat. You saw senator cruz right behind him. Cynthia, in the closing seconds before we hear the gavel, tone is going to be important today. Tone is important. Do you know what else im looking for . The little facts. The Little Things people can remember can really weigh in on credibility. We read her earlier statement. She does have interesting, lit