they raise a new set of issues and facts. judge on the d.c. circuit, he has an extremely long record that folks can look at. he s been a thought leader there and written more than 300 decisions. he would apply the law and the constitution were he to be confirmed in the supreme court on this issue and any others. help us lay people who do not have the legal expertise that you both have, justin, understand. does that mean he would support the on going investigation, the robert mueller investigation into president trump or he would not? you know, i have given up being i never got into the prediction business. what i know is the record of judge kavanaugh and the record of judge kavanaugh is whatever the issue that comes before him is, he s going to figure out, okay, what is the constitution? what does the statute say? he ll consider that without any regard to partisanship, he s going to do it in the most even handed, independent, fair minded way. so that s the prediction i can make.
this case just bowed to the elite in washington. and i think that s going to rub a lot of people the wrong way. reporter: but sources tell cnn that the president was hardened that key conservative voices like ann coulter and writers at breitbart recently come to kavanaugh s defense. the white house is eyeing four red state democrats, three who voted for the president s first justice neil gorsuch. key republican moderate susan collins and lisa murkowski who both support abortion rights also likely to be the target of fierce lobbying efforts. collins, who voted for kavanaugh as a federal judge, promising to conduct a careful and thorough vetting of the president s nominee. this morning brett kavanaugh heads to capitol hill. he ll be meeting with vice president mike pence and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. the battle for his confirmation has already begun. millions of dollars heading out to the air waves already this morning. meanwhile, here at the white house, president trum
whether his experience in the white house working for w. helped him evolve genuinely and sincerely as reflected in this minnesota law review article. i think that is exactly the question and i wonder what the answer. let s remember from his writings that he said that a president should be accountable for lying to the public in that part of the starr report. that will be used. this will certainly be fodder for the confirmation hearing, there s no doubt. that was the 1990s version of brett kavanaugh, not the 2009 version. right. but we should also point out that one of the reasons why this will be cheered by conservatives and will make it difficult for red state democrats is what he s done on the d.c. circuit to uphold restrictions on the government s ability to intervene in the economy. and in that way, again, the president has done a lot to unite his base. gentlemen, thanks very much. coming up, we are going to speak to the deputy white house press secretary who is handli
in favor of kavanaugh. what are you doing if anything to try to convince at least a couple moderate republican senators like susan collins and lisa murcowski to scuttle the nomination. it is a mistake the opportunities on the republican side to two senators, collins and murcowski, showed courage saving the affordable care act from being abolished from the republicans. many republican ought to take this seriously. and not just say, we re automatically going to vote for the president s choice. could be they ought to take a close look at the nominee. judge the person on the merits. consider their own home base on final decision all. see what happens during the confirmation process in the u.s. senate. senator durbin, as usual, thank you for joining us. thank you, wolf. mr. breaking news. i ll speak live with the health and human services secretary, there you see him, standing by.
them to my point of view. on something as hiss torehistor important as appointment to the supreme court, there is not going to be any pressure from above. the individuals have to make up their own mind on thisser to. all we have asked them to do is wait until we have more facts, more information, there is a lot of documentation that need to be raised and, and at least considered by the judiciary committee before any one knows the full story of brett kavanaugh. you are not going to squeeze, press, these democrats, who are up for re-election to vote against kavanaugh? never tried that. on any issue. because i know my colleagues. they would not care for it as the i wouldn t care for it. don t beg. don t threaten. don t always believe you are right. kind of the creedo when it comes to lobbying in washington. as you point out. 50-49. with john mccain absent. right now. dealing with his, with hisness. he could get confirmed if he gets. 50. the republican, vice president, he is the pres