Rallies, marches, protesters and counterprotesters outside right now. One gop operative telling cnn, quote, were prepared for an allout war. There is a lot to discuss right now. Gloria borger and dana bash are in washington. Cnn legal analyst Michael Zeldin is here with me in new york. Weve assembled a great group of people. Ariana, i need to start with you. Protests tonight outside the Supreme Court about this announcement. Whats the latest . Reporter well, absolutely. There are big crowds here tonight, and theyre getting bigger. These are bigger crowds than we get for some big decision days. For a while, they were being allowed to set up on the steps out there. Really, they understand whats at stake here and how much this building behind me is going to change with the new pick. Anthony kennedy was the key swing vote on issues like abortion, lgbt rights, affirmative action. Now hell be replaced with somebody whos younger and whos more conservative. Most of the protesters here are talk
Should not be indicted. Thats what people are really talking about right now. And he also wrote, though, when he was working for ken starr that lying was enough for impeachment. Weve always thought it was lying under oath would be enough legally, but he went farther than that. Yet, trump still picked him. So why is that . Was that the main reason or just a small one . I think that roe v. Wade was the biggest part of the litmus test. We can call it that because trump did during the campaign. See you in two hours, my friend. Im don lemon. President trump announces his pick to replace Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. It is my honor and privilege to announce that i will nominate judge Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court. But fasten your seat belts because this is just the beginning. Its only the beginning. Those who are familiar with kavanaugh are calling him, quote, an unrelenting, unapologetic defender of president ial power, some of what we just discussed there. So w