christine blasey ford in the investigation, what do you think the chances are that the scope could expand beyond that as this week wears on? do they have the ability to go wherever this leads? they do. in fact, if i was judge kavanaugh, i would invite that. i would basically say, listen, have at it. look, every single allegation that s out there, draw a conclusion from it, but the fbi is not going to be limited in what they re reviewing right now. i think the american people want a full and complete investigation, then some answers with respect to these accusations, and the bottom line is i think it benefits everyone if the investigation is thorough. john, we have heard, though, that the white house can limit the scope. that i believe is the specific vernacular being used. is it that the timeline is restricted, or do you think it prohibts them from going where are they need to, whomever they
needs to be interviewed. are they allowed to do that? i think it would be a flawed investigation if there was a credible investigation that was not investigated. so it s a real political problem if there s any control over what the fbi is doing. i think from the republicans standpoint they should want an investigation that is thorough and complete. wendy new york times reports that rod rosenstein says one week, that s the deadline. it would be feasible, but unlikely to unearth much more than was already known. do you agree with rosenstein s assessment? no way. this has been described as the seventh fbi investigation, technically correct. this is not a background check. the fbi does a lot of things and a background check is vastly different than an investigation
about-face. hey there, everyone. i m alex witt, let s get to what s happening out there. we begin this hour with new reaction from one of the women who confronted senator jeff flake and may have played a key role in his decision to call for an investigation so here s anna maria archula, in an interview with my colleague joy reid a bit earlier. if we had an opportunity we wanted to make sure he heard us, he felt the rage and pain that women are feeling in these moments, watching the senate potentially put in the separate someone who is accused of radio illustrating women. senator flake was simply saying thank you, i need to go. all he wanted to at that moment was to end that confrontation, to end, he would make sure he heard us. we would make sure he felt the
rage and the pain that women across the country are feeling in these moments, watching 9 senate potential he put in the supreme court someone who is accused of violating women. our coverage this hour includes mike viqueira, and a legal panel of wendy murphys, john murrow and ashley some. mike, i know you re hearing from minority leader nancy pelosi today. give us the latest from your vanta vantage. reporter: first, the process is on hold. it was approved by the white house. this would be a second investigation but of course this comes as the dramatic eye vents. you saw the two protesters confronting senator flake yesterday, and the dramatic upshot of that, as well as his conversations with some of his fellow senators, changing his mind at the last minute about
those numbers will only grow. noel, jeff flake calling for the investigation. could that ultimately be what sinks kavanaugh s nomination? and do republicans feel this was a betrayal? no, not at all. i think everybody understand what flake was feeling. when you looked at him when he came out of the committee, you is a saw he was conflicted. he s not a man that hides what he feels. and i think that, you know, like i said before, nobody is upset with flake for doing this for his conscience, for doing what he thinking is right for people to move on. let s be frank here. we didn t have the votes. lindsey graham even said, look, i m a practical man, i m a practical man, we don t have the votes. if this is what republicans that are on the fence need and maybe even democrats, i don t know, but if this is what somebody