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if this were a political decision for me, i certainly would be deciding this the other way. but you know, there s an old saying, history will judge you, but most importantly, you ll judge yourself. and that s really what i m saying. i can t get up in the morning and look at the life experience that i ve had and say yes to judge kavanaugh. reporter: today in the capitol, you could feel the tension. you are too committed to getting an abuser on the supreme court to even have a conversation and listen. if you gave him a polygraph, it would all be over, senator graham. so, why don t we dunk him in water and see if he floats? reporter: tonight, democrats are calling the fbi investigation a sham. the bureau did not interview either judge kavanaugh or christine blasey ford. democrats agreed that the investigation s scope should be limited. we did not agree that the white house should tie the fbi s hands. reporter: but republican leaders say the investigation was credible and
backs up the judge s story. they just about destroyed a good person to be on the supreme court. reporter: top republicans now eager to move on. enough. enough already. let s vote. so, let s get live to mary bruce up on capitol hill tonight. and mary, that first crucial vote is expected in the senate tomorrow. tell us how this works, and tonight, as you just reported, four of those five key senators have not revealed how they ll vote? reporter: well, david, we saw senators like susan collins come out and call this a thorough report, but she was just spotted leaving that secure room again, taking another close look, not just at this report, but also reading through transcripts of calls that came into the fbi tip line. but david, these undecided senators don t have a lot of time left to make up their mind. the senate is expected to vote to end debate on kavanaugh s nomination tomorrow morning, setting up a final vote for saturday afternoon. all right, if and when that happens,
question, judge? just so, you that s not happened? is that your answer? yeah, and i m curious if you have. i have no drinking problem, judge. reporter: today, stevens said kavanaugh does not belong on the supreme court. i think that his performance during the hearings caused me to change my mind. reporter: kavanaugh himself has spoken about the importance of nonpartisanship and temperament for a judge. it s important to have the proper demeanor, to be calm amidst the storm. on the bench, to put it in the vernacular, don t be a jerk. i think that s important. jon karl with us live tonight at the white house. and jon, senate judiciary chairman chuck grassley was pressed today on whether the fbi report should now be made public at some point. his answer was, talk to the white house. that s what you do all day long. so, what are they saying tonight? reporter: well, david, the white house is actually at one point said it was up to the senate to decide whether or not th
bill: here is what we know. that senate finance committee moments ago by way of voice vote with no democrats in the room have approved the nomination of steve mnuchin to be the next treasury secretary and tom price for health and human services. that will have a lot to do with obamacare. the committee changed the rules because democrats for a second day tried to boycott that meeting. republicans then changed the rules that required that had required democrats to be present for the vote. 14-0 the nominations have been approved and should go to a full senate maybe later today. stand by on all that. it s happening now on the hill 10:00 east coast time. shannon: president trump is sending his choice for the supreme court to capitol hill.
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