a presidential election year. we have done that 12 times and the democrats were in control of the senate. there was a republican president and we gave her a unanimous vote to the nominee in the final year of his presidency. it is politicizing the federal bench. the federal bench should be outside of politics. it is wrong and people agree it is wrong. not to have a hearing and if there are any other vacancies no matter who is president. >> we appreciate your time. we want to turn to the other side. i am joined by aj delgado who is a senior adviser. was it a mistake for donald trump and his allies to go after the fbi director so aggressively in the past? trump said it was part of a experience covering up clinton's