united states of america to the russian federation. and he was daring the trump administration to bat that back, and the president didn t bat it back. vladimir putin never would have made the proposal to barack obama or bill clinton or george w. bush. he would know that they would have turned him down flat. i think that vladimir putin felt he was in command. i don t know what was going through his mind other than donald trump is not going to be a real problem for me. while his attack on the american election mumonopolized the summit press conference, vladimir putin seemed unphased. he strolled out as the alpha male and so far unrebuked by president trump. vladimir putin knew in order to ensure the success of the russian nation state he d have to have someone in the white house who would defer to moskow. that is exactly what vladimir putin has gotten in donald
wills be able to give briefings. only a handful of staff members will be able to see. all key questions and a crucial, crucial day here. the american public has no sort of there is no responsibility for the white house to show these 302s or this report to the american public. unless it leaks, though. i would think we ll see it. thanks. joining us now, josh campbell, laura coats. and let me begin with you as someone who spends the bulk of her time reporting through trump country, if you will. what is worse, the fact that the president chose to outwardly attack a woman who says under oath she was the victim of sexual assault or the fact that many people are waking up this morning not surprised and unphased? both. you know, i mean, we have to think about how the people that voted for president trump feel. would they sort of have the
if you re a detective, prosecutor or social worker who goes to a convention or seminar on sex crimes and domestic violence this is the person you go to see. i spoke last night with someone who worked with rachel mitchell for a decade and said she is the consummate professional. sensitive with child victims but devastating prosecutor with perpetrators. she is chief of the special victims division in phoenix. unlike other attorneys who may jump from property crime to consumer fraud, homicide. she has done one thing for 26 years, sex crimes. domestic violence. those who know her say she is a prosecutor s prosecutor. registered republican but apolitical. unphased by notoriety. she prosecuted cops, priests, doctors, teachers and she said memories do change because of time or trauma. democrats on the committee object to republicans hiring an outside counsel. i think if you re a member of the senate judiciary
but it is the republican staff of the judiciary committee. and he noted he d been interviewed this week by the republican staff of the judiciary committee. the democratic staff did not participate in those interviews. and last night judiciary committee s republican, chief counsel for nominations tweeted this. unphased and determined, will confirm judge kavanaugh. and also i personally questioned judge kavanaugh under penalty of felony and five years of imprisonment if he lies. i m still waiting to hear back from attorneys. that s mike davis. mike davis is a prejudiced staffer who s determined to confirm judge kavanaugh. and he has not heard one word from dr. ford. and he doesn t have to because he knows the job chuck grassly has given him is to make sure
the accuser s attorneys. the very next tweet in mike davis s time line, is this one. unphased and determined, of we will confirm judge kavanagh. #confirm kavanagh #scotus. okay, you can see the problem. if this is the lead investigator that chuck grassley has put on this matter, this guy who is #confirm kavanagh all the way, already proclaiming himself to be unphased by this little problem that s a raise enin the confirmation process. and there s chuck grassley saying no other outside investigation is necessary because his committee investigators are taking this on and nobody should have any reason to doubt their impartiality or whether they have an open mind on these matters. #confirm kavanagh. after posting his unphased and determined #confirmkavanagh tweet last night, chair