Andake your phone calls text messages. Later West Virginia senator shelley capital joins us. 8 00 p. M. After eastern last night, the first day of questions concluded for Supreme Court nominee judge Amy Coney Barrett. The second and final day of questions begins at 9 00 a. M. Eastern. They will be 20 minute rounds as opposed yesterdays 30 minutes. Welcome to washington journal on this wednesday, october 14. Starting at 9 00 in the Senate Judiciary committee, so a two hour program devoted to hearing from you and your reaction on what you heard from judge merrick yesterday. Here is how lines break up this morning. If you support the nominee, the line is 202 7488000. If you oppose her nomination, 202 7488001. If you are undecided about it, 202 7488002 send us a text. That line, 202 7488003. Make sure you include your name and where you are texting from. On twitter, we are cspanwj. It is facebook. Com cspan. As we have done over the last couple days, we will go over the committee. We shoul
Of the house nancy pelosi opens that debate calling for both sides to put aside their part of the ship and to vote in the interest of the country it is tragic that the president s reckless actions make impeachment necessary he gave us no choice what we are discussing today is the established fact that the president violated the constitution is a matter of fact that the president is an ongoing threat to our National Security and the integrity of our elections the basis of our democracy hundreds of historians legal scholars and former prosecutors regardless of party had stated that the president committed impeachable offenses while trumps republican allies say the democrats have been trying to impeach the president since he was elected. We on the republican side have no problem taking our case to the majority and to the people of this country because they elected donald trump and it is a matter for the voters not this house not in this way not in the way this is being done it is trampled
Bob mueller as hes investigating on this matter. Eyes focused on that intensively as people try to game out exactly how hes going to approach this. On the russia issue, the Judiciary Committee issued and rescinded their subpoena to the president s campaign chairman, Paul Manafort. He did a voluntary closed door interview with one Investigative Committee today with senate intel, he spoke with them of the trump tower meeting with the russians last june. He reportedly shared with the committee his notes that he took with all those russians. After the he got the subpoena last night, we expected Paul Manafort to be appearing basically basically involuntarily. Now, that subpoena has been rescinded and we are not sure what either of them are doing in terms of their testimonies and handing stuff over. Neither of them are making appearances on your tv screen tomorrow. Well have more on what it all means ahead. We got interests news tonight on the democrats and veteran group, getting what they c
We have eric slawell and Elizabeth Warren here as well. Theres a bunch of Different Things were keeping our eye on tonight. Its a very big night in the news. We were watching the president today continuing to escalate his criticism of the attorney general who he picked for the job. He is seemingly trying to force Jeff Sessions to resign as attorney general without technically asking for hisress dig nation or just firing him. White house sources are admitting that this criticism against Jeff Sessions is the first step in the president trying to fire the special counsel, bob mueller, who is investigating the russian matter. Obviously as the president scales up that assault on his own cabinet member and his own attorney general, eyes focused on that intensively as people try to game out exactly how hes going to approach this. On the russia issue, the Judiciary Committee in the senate last night issued and now tonight just rescinded their subpoena to the president s campaign chairman, Paul
Im Trace Gallagher in for shepard smith. A stunning third accusation as were just hours away from judge Brett Kavanaugh and his first accuser testifying in front of the Senate Judiciary committee. At stake is a seat on the highest court in the land and a chance to shape americas laws for generations. But earlier today another accuser came forward claiming just Brett Kavanaugh was present when she was gang raped at a house party sometime around 1982. Attorney Michael Avenatti released Julie Swetnicks statement on his twitter account. In it, she claims she witnessed Brett Kavanaugh and others caused girls to become inebriated and disoriented so they could be gangraped in a side room or bedroom by a train of numerous boys. She then reveals she was a victim of one of these gang or train rapes. Kavanaugh writes in a statement, this is ridiculous and from the Twilight Zone. I dont know who this is. This never happened. Heres what he said in an interview with fox news earlier this week. Did y