A look at the days news and headlines. At low containment. Bill its a big job. Probably something we deal with all week. Thank you live in redding, california. Sandra President Trump raising the stakes in the battle over the border wall threatening to shut down the government if he doesnt get the funding he has been demanding. The President Firing off this warning a short time ago tweeting quote, i would be willing to shut down government if the democrats do not give us the votes for Border Security. Which includes the wall. Must get rid of lottery, Catch And Release, etc. And go to system of immigration based on merit. We need great people coming into our country. Doug mcelway live at the white house this morning. Doug, an interesting tactic to see a republican president embracing the prospects of a Government Shutdown. It sure is. History has shown that whenever there has been a Government Shutdown in the past it is the Republican Party that takes the blame for it and in the aftermat
a warrant, will come to the court while judge kavanaugh sits on the court and the democrats want to know his attitude about these things. sandra: so as kavanaugh sits down with democrats. what is going to be their primary concern and primary choice of topic with kavanaugh? probably civil liberties and privacy. it was the concern of senator lee and paul for the pro-individual liberty, small government republicans. that s an area of significant concern. it is also a concern for the democrats. sandra: what about views on executive power? another problem with senator paul and senator lee, a problem for confirmation, and an issue for the democrats as well. at one point then mr. kavanaugh said if the president tells a lie to the american public that s the basis for impeachment. he has since withdrawn that. another point if the president does it and uses his official
really big, 40 points in west virginia, 30 plus in north dakota, 15 points in indiana. so the question for those democrats is going to be, you voted for neil gorsuch. why would you vote against brett kavanaugh? bill: they have a calculation to make. a political equation. what do you think they do? i think some of them vote for brett kavanaugh. it will be very difficult for them to say that i voted for neil gorsuch but maybe this nomination is so consequential that i ll vote against it. senator schumer is really asking these senators just don t come out and say anything. be quiet, keep your powder dry, and give us the democrats time to try to build a case against brett kavanaugh. i think you ll see these
we believe the trial deals with financial matters that go back to 2005. what is important to watch in manafort s file? he has been in solitary confinement for two months behind bars? what do we look for there? whether the prosecution tries to hint at his relationships with trump. his lawyers will try to keep that out because they don t want him to be prejudiced by associate with a president who has supporters but also enemies. we ll see whether or not the prosecution tries to introduce anything regarding trump or whether it s a pure trial of manafort for what he did years and years earlier. and we ll look to see how the judge rules. the judge is not sympathetic to this prosecution and i suspect we ll see that in some of his rulings. sandra: what ultimately will the decision made here say about the mueller investigation? well, if he is acquitted it will be a blow to the investigation and if he is
with extraordinary credentials and intellect but also a judge who would strictly interpret the constitution as written. and not legislate from the bench. judge brett kavanaugh has that judicial philosophy. he has a proven record. we remain confident that before the fall is out, that judge brett kavanaugh will be justice brett kavanaugh. bill: october 1 is the date mitch mcconnell put out there. it is possible because of the republican majority in the senate. these democrats who are running for reelection in very tight races now in states where the president won rather handily in 2016, they all voted for neil gorsuch. so how do you work that into the mix of being against someone like kavanaugh? it s very hard. gorsuch was a hard vote because he shouldn t have been the nominee. it should have been mer merrick garland. i think kavanaugh is at least