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The nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court. That nomination, of course, has been in turmoil since allegations arose of Sexual Misconduct against Brett Kavanaugh, including one case of alleged attempted rape. The allegations center on his time in high school and in college. Judge kavanaugh has roundly, flatly repeatedly denied all of. Dr. Christine blasey ford says that Brett Kavanaugh assaulted her and tried to rape her when he was 17. She has requested that the Judiciary Committee considering his nomination and the white house, they should allow the fbi to reopen its background check of Brett Kavanaugh to look into her allegations about this alleged attempted rape. Senate republicans said no to that. Dr. Ford also asked for the committee to take testimony from witnesses who she said could potentially corroborate elements of her story. Senate republicans also said no to that. She further asked for senators to at least question her themselves rather than appoin
Strange, right . I mean, there will be in that hearing room, we expect, Democratic Senators asking questions of Brett Kavanagh and Christine Blasey ford. And then when its the republican senators time, they will not say anything and instead they will defer to this pinch hitter, this outside counsel who has come in. That does not happen in confirmation hearings. We think that it hasnt happened in decades, if at all, in modern times. That announcement that they were going to do that over the objections of one of the two witnesses at the hearing, and then the announcement that they had hired somebody but were not allowed to know who it is, its all so weird. You know, im ready to stand corrected by a senate historian, but i believe there has never been, never been outside counsel asking questions in a confirmation hearing. Only in the major and unusual and special investigation hearings like watergate have they done that. So its beyond unusual. I believe in confirmation hearings. Its never
That does it for us tonight. Well see you again tomorrow. Now its time for the last word with lawrence odonnell. Good evening, rachel. Can i have all the scripts you didnt use tonight . Yeah. Thanks. It turns out we have an hour to fill and more things are happening by the minute here. This story about Rachel Mitchell being the mystery lawyer who is emerging tonight as the person who is likely the Washington Post uses that word likely to be asking the questions for the republicans. Its so fascinating that this was a and remains a closely held secret. Mitch mcconnell announced it publicly today, and yet its a secret, hiring of a Public Employee in the United States senate is a secret . What has to be secret about that . I mean, this whole thing is strange, right . I mean, there will be in that hearing room, we expect, Democratic Senators asking questions of Brett Kavanagh and Christine Blasey ford. And then when its the republican senators time, they will not say anything and instead th
Accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country. Americas so true. [laughter] i didnt expect that reaction but thats okay. [laughter] here we go feel it in my bongs. Steve workers compensation, setting 26th, 2018. Live from the fox news headquarters. Come on up. We are at the hezbollah mean level and Ainsley Earhardt returns to the curvey couch. Ainsley im back and ready to go. Im fully rested. My daughter is off at school. She is great. Steve she is at school already . Ainsley not quite this morning. Thats why i took some time off. Working the morning show we never get to take our kids to school. Iinged to be there are the first fridays. Brian she doesnt have an uber app. . Ainsley easy. She is not that old. Dont makes her grow up too fast. Brian conundrum. Steve good alliteration. Sounds as if they are going to proceed tomorrow at 10 00 the Senate Judiciary will convene and they will question mr. Kavanaugh and dr. Christine ford it sounds as if Chuck Gr