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Transcripts For MSNBCW Hardball With Chris Matthews 20180211 04:00:00

The question is who he can get confirmed into any of these jobs. Or recess appointed. Never a boring moment. My thanks to the squajeremy bas. Ill see you back here monday for deadline white house at 4 00 p. M. Weird night in the west wing. Lets play hardball. Good evening, im Chris Matthews in washington tonight. The american presidency is grim and chaotic. The New York Times is reporting the Chief Of Staff is offering to resign. The communication chief is in danger, and the white house secretary is gone altogether. President trump publicly addressed the growing west wing scandal for the first time today defending the former aide whos been accused of two exwives of violent behavior. We certainly wish him well. Its obviously a tough time for him. He did a very good job when he was in the white house. And we hope he has a ....

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20180922:23:24:00

Part of the back and forth about whether or not she wants to do it or not. how hard it has been keeping the president attacking dr. ford. this morning kellyanne conway, the president s senior adviser scoffed at reporters who asked her if she had advised the president not to attack dr. ford. here is that exchange. we hopefully will hear from them last week. the president doesn t need anything to tell him, but it s clear the white house is following your lead. you said it first that she deserves to be heard and setting a tone for her not to be attacked. well, she should not be attacked and she should be accommodated. she should not be attacked. she should be accommodated. a few minutes later after kellyanne, who speaks for the president, here is what trump tweeted. dave jolly, they re not really coordinated at the white house. they ve got the president s id to deal with, and his id is out there saying i got to attack. yeah, look we saw the true donald trump today. but very impo ....

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20180922:23:25:00

Kavanaugh. whether you agree with him or not, that s kind of fair space. but the second was to attack and undermine and question the credibility of dr. ford. that is not safe space nor fair space. one of the things that surprises me that is not being talked about enough right now, chris, is kavanaugh should withdraw. judge kavanaugh is the one person that can save the nation and save the court from this controversy. right. and what republicans don t realize is regardless of who you believe, the nation will never decide together who we believe. i choose to believe dr. ford. others choose dr. kavanaugh. but republicans have already lost this politically. when donald trump says things like that, when grassley says things he d do he does, frankly, when susan collins continues to show up and defend the integrity and the fidelity of things that dr. ford are saying, the republicans have ....

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20180922:23:26:00

Already lost this. they can replace kavanaugh with another nominee that will be just as conservative but will not bring the controversy to the high court that kavanaugh suggests he believes greatly in and holds great fidelity for. but david, if you believe that she made these this claim, this accusation because it happened in her memory is clear on it and strong, her memory, and sharp, and she knows what she s talking about, if she believes that, do the republicans believe that she believes it? do they believe it s on the level, or are they i think they do. but some of them probably think it s another one of these left-wing strategies, she was but i think it s very hard to not believe this person, dr. ford, doesn t believe chris, can i say something very raw? regardless of your gender, regardless of your situation, if somebody puts their hand over your mouth and holds you against your will, you remember that moment and you remember their identity. and frankly, one of the th ....

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20180921:23:24:00

Kind of grilling that she is going to be walking into, which is part of the delay, which is part of the back and forth about whether or not she wants to do it or not. how hard it has been keeping the president attacking dr. ford. this morning kellyanne conway, the president s senior adviser scoffed at reporters who asked her if she had advised the president not the attack dr. ford. here is that exchange. we hopefully will hear from them last week. the president doesn t need anybody to tell hirjs but it s clear the white house is foelg your lead. you said it first that she deserves to be heard and setting a tone for her not to be attacked. well, she should not be attacked and she should be accommodated. she should not be attacked. she should be accommodated. a few minutes later after kellyanne, who speaks for the president, here is what trump tweeted. dave jolly, they re not really coordinated at the white house. they ve got the president s id to deal with, and his id is out the ....

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