We have no agency into conducting our due diligence. Lets bring in manu and kate rin c collins. What are you lawyering about whether or not ford will be willing to testify . Both sides expect that its possible that she could very welcome on monday. Both sides, republicans and democrats will tell you they dont know exactly what will happen before Chuck Grassleys friday deadline for her attorneys to respond to that offer to testify on monday. But one thing is very clear. Republicans are rejecting the demands by democrats and fords attorneys to set some conditions or limits or delay the hearing on monday. One of the things that fords attorneys raise last night was to bring in outside witnesses to testify and corroborate her story and allow the senators to assess what she is saying, but i spoke to senator john cornyn, the majority whip who sits on the Senate Judiciary committee, he said they would not allow ounce witnesses to come in. In his words, he said we already had a hearing and when i asked about outside witnesses, he said thats what i call the regular process to accommodate political interests. What we are interested in knowing, they had incredible testimony as she said it did. If she doesnt show up, we dont have that information and we have to proceed without it. Republicans are being very clear they want to move forward with a vote as soon as next week. If she doesnt come in on monday, i asked Mitch Mcconnell if he is confident if Brett Kavanaugh will be confirmed and he said oh, yeah. That shows you how republicans are feeling. At the white house, what are you hearing about the white house strategy and how the president handled this problem and all the problem surrounding the tom nation. The strategy is getting a lot of attention. Aides are quietly stunned by just how respectful President Trump has been when talking about this woman who has accused his nominee of assaulting him. Aides thought on sunday when President Trump read that Washington Post interview where she first came forward, detailing the allegation, he may have that sense of volcanic anger we have seen from the president before. S and outside advisers were calling the president , cautionings him not to attack the accuser. The president seemed surprised saying why would i attack the accuser. Christine blasey ford should come forward and tell her story and testify on monday. Aides have been surprised, but President Trump himself has been boasting to allies and outside advisers about the coverage he is getting in response to the measured response that hes had about these allegations. Aides say they think that helped encourage him to continue responding. They think a lot of that restraint has to do with the allegation not made against the president. The president is accused of Sexual Assault and something he and his aides deny. Thats what we are seeing and the president defending Brett Kavanaugh and believes Brett Kavanaugh has to go out and fight for himself in this situation. The bottom line back at the white house, they are becoming increasingly confident that judge kavanaugh can get confirmed. If Christine Blasey ford doesnt testify, this whole situation, all of this drama would be a blip on rat dar of his Supreme Court legacy. We going to hear from the president later . The president is going to las vegas for a rally tonight. Of course, wolf, the rallies are where the president is often not very script and on topic sometimes. Hes often in a room of supporter who is are chapting and cheering him on. We could hear a change in tone there, but right now aides are expecting him to continue with the same message. Thanks very much. Thanks to you as well, manu on the hill. From capitol hill as Patrick Leahy is the senior democrat meaning he has been on the committee for the longest amount of time and one of three member there is during the Clarence Thomas hearing 27 years ago. Thanks so much for joining us. Thank you very much. Good to be with you, wolf. If defense ford doesnt testify, does that guarantee that judge kavanaugh will in fact be confirmed . I think one of the reasons the republicans have rushed this through in really an unseenly fashion like anything we have seen before, this is the same Republican Leadership that stalled pops nominee for over a year to the Supreme Court so they wouldnt have to have a hearing and now they say they have to go immediately within two or three or five days, it doesnt pass the giggle test. Why the hurry . Take the time to do it right. A witness deserved real professionals and are used to dealing with sexual abuse cases. Say she doesnt appear on monday and the chairman said there will be a vote on wednesday in the committee and in the days that follow. Im sure Mitch Mcconnell will call for a vote assume assuming that all 51 republicans are there. Even if 50 are there, he will be confirmed because the Vice President as president of the senate will cast the tie breaking vote. Where is the vote count right now . Its not so much where the vote count is, but this is a bad mark against the u. S. Senate. Rushing something through saying if she is not there. She wants a real investigation done. Everybody talks about anita hill. A Republican Administration said okay, put everything on pause. We will have the fbi do a real background. They made many of them available to testify before we had a mark. They want to avoid this. Supposed 3 there is an eyewitness. The republicans have refused to call him and put him under oath to talk about it. I dont blame the victim for saying why are you stacking this . Why cant we have an honest, a truthful discussion of what happened . All they care is to rush it through. Thats going to end up being a real stain on the United States senates reputation. It destroys any concept of fairness. And you talk about what the blip on history as somebody wrote, the one thing if he is confirmed on this, there will be in every story and biography, a man who had accusations that were never fully heard. I want to you stand by. Two of your colleagues, senator hirono and gillibrand got letters from the students where professor ford went to school. I want to listen in briefly. From some of my friends who i have known, some of them for many, many years, women, who shared with me their own really painful stories in the case of two of them, they had been raped and in the case of one, she was only 15. There was an attempted rape on her. I never heard any of this in cases many years. This is what happens. The trauma of this kind of assault is so tremendous. They never talk about it, but to hear these Three Friends of mine as well as others who have contacted my office with their stories brings tears to my eyes and goes to show how pervasive this is and how we have not created an environment where women like dr. Ford can come forward and be suspected in a respectful way. Thats not what is happening. What is happening with the Judiciary Committee is really i would call it a railroad job. Its totally unfair. The way i portrayed it and describe it, you have the entire force of the presidency and all of the supporters of judge kavanaugh in the senate, a raid on one side and on the other side, you have dr. Ford who doesnt even have the benefit of an fbi investigation as we all have called for. How unfair is that . Thats why im grateful that the leaders of her school are coming forward. They organized a letter drive to stand with dr. Ford and they are going to have a few words to say in a couple of minutes, but this is not fair. Im counting on the members of the press to point out that this is a fast track. They are totally intent on getting judge kavanaugh on to the Supreme Court come hell or high water. Come hell or high water. You have to ask yourself, why . Why isnt judge kavanaugh asking for an fbi investigation if he has nothing to hide . You all should continue to press that point. You want to receive the letter . Would you like to read it . Introduce yourself and read the letter. My name is Sarah Burgess and im class of 2005. Im here to share a letter signed by over 1,000 alumni in support of dr. Christine blasey ford. We believe dr. Blasey ford and so grateful to her for coming forward and sharing her story. As we say in the letter, her experience is consistent with experiences that we have heard and lived and many of us are survivors ourselves. We are sharing this letter so it can be officially added to the record and they can consider it as they make this very important decision. Dr. Blasey ford has shown she beyond credible. Sexual assault needs to be taken seriously and there is no way that you can vote on this before we have a thorough and independent investigation. Once again, most of all, we are so grateful to dr. Blasey ford and we hope she knows that we stand with her. We are so thankful that she is helping us move towards a world where women can be free of Sexual Assault and violence. Thank you. Thank you. So there you have a letter signed by 1,000 alumni in support of dr. Christine blasey ford during this uproar, controversy involving the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the u. S. Supreme court. From the holt on arms school in the washington suburb of bethesda, maryland. A private school judge kavanaugh went to. A separate school, georgetown prep, a boys school. Lets go to the reaction to what we just heard. The Democratic Women in the u. S. Senate are making a point from their perspective, the way this is being treated by the chairman and your committee is unacceptable. I dont think anybody can say it better than senator hirono did. She and i were both prosecutors. As a prosecutor, you know you cannot rush Something Like this. You have to have people investigate. Not partisan people because people are real experts going into this thing. Thats what we asked for. Thats what she asked for. Thats what i asked for. Thats what the democrats have asked for. This rush to judgment makes you wonder what else are they trying to hide. The only reason for rushing it is if you dont want other facts to come out. We are talking about lifetime appointment. An extra week or two weeks to do it right . All americans are affected, not just the Republican Leadership and the senate, but all americans. Lets take two or three weeks and do it right. Lets get it done right. The doctor should be heard, but not in a partisan fashion that the Republican Leadership set up. She should be heard in a clear way with a clear investigation. Senator hirono is absolutely correct and i totally agree with her. The republicans are clearly interested in getting judge kavanaugh confirmed before the midterm elections with the chance the democrats could be the majority and that would derail this nomination presumab presumably. Thats why they want this done in the next few days if not before the midterm elections. That say bogus and stupid argument. It turns its back on the american people. They are going to be in charge no matter what happens to this election. They are in charge until noon on january 3rd. They have plenty of time to get it right. These are the same people that blocked an obama nominee who would have had a solid vote from republicans and democrats. They blocked him for a year. Now they say oh, no, we only have two or three days to get this done. Nobody believes that. That is one of the biggest partisan film flam we have heard. I have been on the committee longer than anyone. I have never seen republicans or democrats try such a partisan stunt. When you have a woman who has been courageous and come forward, she ought to have due process on this. She is not. Senator, thanks for joining us. Thank you. As we wait to hear whether or not Christine Blasey ford will testify on monday, we will go live to her hometown where she lives in palo alto, california. She is a University Professor out there. The community is not just rallying around her. They are starting to raise money to protect her against Death Threats and other threats she has received. And later, political gamble as republicans push for ford to testify. Do they risk alienating female voters in the me too era. I will ask a republican member of the house. Lots more news coming up. Well be right back. Hey allergy muddlers. 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No sign of her since sunday when she was identified by name in the Washington Post story. Her lawyer said she had to move out of her house in palo alto because she and her family members received Death Threats as a result of her sharing her story. Unfortunate result of her decision to do this. Youre right, she is a professor at Palo Alto University. We are told she is not teaching classes this semester soso reason to believe she has to come to campus this week. Her family members, including her husband and relatives have actually started to circulate a letter of support for Christine Blasey ford on social media a few minutes ago and i wanted to read a part of that letter because it gives you insight into what the people closest to her are saying about the ordeal she is going through. We believe that she has acted bravely by voicing experiences from the past and we know how difficult this is for her. She is not someone who chooses to be in the spotlight. We ask that her decision to share a private and difficult recollection be treated seriously and respectfully and ask that you please make every effort to respect our familys privacy as this issue is being investigated. As you mentioned, we have also seen here in palo alto, neighbors and supporters are coming out to rally around her. That go fund me effort raised tens of thousands of dollars and a candlelight vigil to show her they believe her story. Awful the fact that there are Death Threats to this woman. Our panel on how this is likely to play out and we have our legal analyst with us and our chief political correspondent. It is awful that she has to move out of her home because of Death Threats. Whats the risk that the republican chairman and other republicans are taking now by effectively giving her this ultimatum . Appear on monday or the vote is Going Forward . Look, it is risky every way you slice this. For republicans mostly, but for a lesser extend for democrats. On the republican side, i talked to some members of the committee and republicans more broadly in elected office who make the argument that the absolute political killer here would have been if they blew her off from the get go and went ahead with the vote which was supposed to happen today. They didnt do that. They would give her an opportunity to come forward. The question is, whether or not the republicans can save face and whether that is enough if in fact for whatever reason if we hear presumably by the end of the day and maybe by grassleys deadline by 10 00 a. M. Tomorrow, there are Different Things she wants and conditions and maybe