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Who clerked for kennedy. but also tom hardeman. someone who really came through for the administration in a big way in recent days, after the supreme court, the president s travel ban. so certainly big news for the white house. there s a sense of elation inside now that they know they re going to have another chance to pick a supreme court nominee. but of course, erin, we are setting ourselves up for what could be a very bitter partisan showdown on capitol hill. the white house eluded to as much in their statement on kennedy s requirement when they noted he was confirmed quickly and without opposition. thank you very much. and now, let s go to former federal prosecutor, former clerk and david gergen, former adviser to four presidents. david, let me start with you. the republicans can barely contain their excitement. yesterday, there was no retirement, they didn t know. now all of a sudden, kennedy ....
Kennedy would retire and president trump sounding surprised that reporters didn t see him enter the white house at any point. but he does say they had a conversation and he tremendous respect for kennedy but also said he asked him who he thought he should replace him with on the court and kennedy made some recommendations but he doesn t disclose who he recommended to him but there is a great deal of excitement in the white house they are going to have floerj chance to nominate someone to the supreme court. and do we have any idea who president trump might be considering as a replacement? reporter: well president trump made big news in the oval office saying he will choose from the list of 25 potential nominees that the white house put out last fall. here is what else he said about that. we have a very excellent list of great talented, highly educated and highly intelligent hopefully tremendous people. i think the list is very outstanding. it will be somebody from that list. ....
Everything he can to get this done before the next election. and elections matter and yet, we did hear mcconnell in 2016, the people should speak. now of course roles are reversed and he wants to get this done. sources say around labor day. it is pretty incredible how it just matters which foot the shoe is on. oh, i think that s totally misconstruing what happened during the last vacancy. that was a presidential year. it s a totally different thing. look back to obama s nomination of justice kagan. that was 2010. a midterm election year. her nomination went through without a hitch. it s a very different thing in a presidential year. justice kennedy was the justice neil gorsuch agreed with most this term, so if as we expect, we get someone who s much along the lines of justice gorsuch from president trump, i think the scare mongering oh, you know, roe versus wade is gone, i think is very much overstated. ....
So we have now boiled it down to about 25 people. reporter: now that list is pretty similar to the list that the president used when he picked neil gorsuch, his last supreme court nominee but there are five names added in november when they published that list out of nowhere with no retirement announcements just yet. still months to go before kennedy would announce his retirement. but we do know that on that list a few names, thomas hardiman and came down to the wire with neil gorsuch and also brett cavanaugh, someone who clerked for kennedy and senator mike lee of utah. so all people to keep an eye on as the president moves forward. did he make clear, jake, that he wants to get this done as soon as possible. michael lee saying today that he wouldn t turn it down. kaitlin collins. thanks so much. my panel of experts joins me now. jeffrey toobin, let s start with you. explain to the viewers how incredibly significant this retirement is. ....
And if i might, erin, in disturbs me that the hours we re spending here and we have children incarcerated babies in and around the nation and at the border, and no response from this administration but he was fully questioned and he was fully willing to answer our questions as well. there was no hesitation other thanapolboonyaras when he was advise id by his council. things happen and as such with those e-mails, good or bad, things happen. and what i ve saw in his testimony is someone who would be concerned about anybody actions that would be biased. that he felt the integrity of his work was important and that he maintained the integrity of his work on both investigations. mark meadows was with you as well. he was a very different take ....