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PRESIDENT, DO NOT TESTIFY. IT IS PEETH OR AN ORANGE JUMP
IT IS PEETH OR AN ORANGE JUMP SUIT.
SUIT. IT IS HARD TO IMAGINE THE
IT IS HARD TO IMAGINE THE PRESIDENT IN AN ORANGE JUMP
PRESIDENT IN AN ORANGE JUMP SUIT.
SUIT. FOR A LOT OF REASONS SOME OF THE
FOR A LOT OF REASONS SOME OF THE AESTHETIC, SOME MORE
AESTHETIC, SOME MORE SUBSTANTIVE.
SUBSTANTIVE. IF YOU WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT
IF YOU WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED 28 THE UTTER CHAOS IN
HAPPENED 28 THE UTTER CHAOS IN WASHINGTON, BROUGHT ABOUT IN
WASHINGTON, BROUGHT ABOUT IN THAT SENATE COMMITTEE ROOM BY
THAT SENATE COMMITTEE ROOM BY BOTH PROTESTERS AND SENATE
BOTH PROTESTERS AND SENATE DEMOCRATS TRYING TO DELAY OR
DEMOCRATS TRYING TO DELAY OR STOP THIS PARTICULAR PRESIDENT
STOP THIS PARTICULAR PRESIDENT FROM MAKING A NOMINATION TO THE
FROM MAKING A NOMINATION TO THE SUPREME COURT RIGHT NOW, IT IS
SUPREME COURT RIGHT NOW, IT IS WORTH BEING COGNIZANT OF THE
WORTH BEING COGNIZANT OF THE FACT THIS PRESIDENT IS IN A
FACT THIS PRESIDENT IS IN A LEGAL SITUATION UNLIKE ANY OTHER
LEGAL SITUATION UNLIKE ANY OTHER PRESIDENT WHO WAS IN THE
PRESIDENT WHO WAS IN THE POSITION TO BE NOMINATING
POSITION TO BE NOMINATING SOMEONE TO THE SUPREME COURT.
SOMEONE TO THE SUPREME COURT. THE ORANGE JUMP SUIT CONCERN IS
THE ORANGE JUMP SUIT CONCERN IS REAL.
REAL. THE PRESIDENT'S OWN LEGAL
THE PRESIDENT'S OWN LEGAL JEOPARDY IS BARRELING TOWARD A
JEOPARDY IS BARRELING TOWARD A FINALE THAT WILL ALMOST
FINALE THAT WILL ALMOST ASSUREDLY ROCKET THROUGH THE
ASSUREDLY ROCKET THROUGH THE FEDERAL COURTS AND THERE BY
FEDERAL COURTS AND THERE BY ALMOST ASSUREDLY GET TO THE
ALMOST ASSUREDLY GET TO THE SUPREME COURT.
SUPREME COURT. THIS PRESIDENT IS AN UNINDICTED
THIS PRESIDENT IS AN UNINDICTED CO-CONSPIRATOR IN A FEDERAL CASE
CO-CONSPIRATOR IN A FEDERAL CASE THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT AGAINST
THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT AGAINST HIS PERSONAL LAWYER AND HAS
HIS PERSONAL LAWYER AND HAS ALREADY RESULTED IN EIGHT GUILTY
ALREADY RESULTED IN EIGHT GUILTY FELONY PLEAS.
FELONY PLEAS. THAT SAME LONG TIME PERSONAL
THAT SAME LONG TIME PERSONAL LAWYER SWORE IN OPEN COURT UNDER
LAWYER SWORE IN OPEN COURT UNDER OATH THAT IT WAS THE PRESIDENT
OATH THAT IT WAS THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF WHO ORDERED HIM TO
HIMSELF WHO ORDERED HIM TO COMMIT MULTIPLE FELONIES DURING
COMMIT MULTIPLE FELONIES DURING COURSE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL
COURSE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.
CAMPAIGN. THE PRESIDENT'S FIRST NATIONAL
THE PRESIDENT'S FIRST NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER, HIS DEPUTY
SECURITY ADVISER, HIS DEPUTY CAMPAIGN CHAIR, A CAMPAIGN
CAMPAIGN CHAIR, A CAMPAIGN FOREIGN POLICY ADVISER, HAVE ALL
FOREIGN POLICY ADVISER, HAVE ALL PLED GUILTY ALREADY TO FEDERAL
PLED GUILTY ALREADY TO FEDERAL FELONY CHARGES IN CONJUNCTION
FELONY CHARGES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS INVESTIGATION.
WITH THIS INVESTIGATION. WE'RE WAITING A SENTENCING AT
WE'RE WAITING A SENTENCING AT THE END OF THIS WEEK FOR THE
THE END OF THIS WEEK FOR THE CAMPAIGN ADVISER WHO HAS PLED
CAMPAIGN ADVISER WHO HAS PLED GUILTY.
GUILTY. THE INJURE SELECTION PROCESS
THE INJURE SELECTION PROCESS STARTED TODAY FOR A SECOND
STARTED TODAY FOR A SECOND FEDERAL JURY THAT WILL HEAR
FEDERAL JURY THAT WILL HEAR ADDITIONAL FELONY CHARGES
ADDITIONAL FELONY CHARGES AGAINST PRESIDENT'S CAMPAIGN
AGAINST PRESIDENT'S CAMPAIGN CHAIR WHO WAS ALREADY JUST FOUND
CHAIR WHO WAS ALREADY JUST FOUND GUILTY ON EIGHT FELONY COUNTS
GUILTY ON EIGHT FELONY COUNTS AND WHO IS ABOUT TO GO ON TRIAL
AND WHO IS ABOUT TO GO ON TRIAL FOR ANOTHER SEVEN FELONY COUNTS.
FOR ANOTHER SEVEN FELONY COUNTS. THE PRESIDENT'S WHITE HOUSE
THE PRESIDENT'S WHITE HOUSE COUNSEL HAS REPORTEDLY GIVEN
COUNSEL HAS REPORTEDLY GIVEN OVER 30 HOURS OF INTERVIEWS AND
OVER 30 HOURS OF INTERVIEWS AND HE'S JUST ANNOUNCED HE IS
HE'S JUST ANNOUNCED HE IS LEAVING THE ADMINISTRATION.
LEAVING THE ADMINISTRATION. THE CFO OF THE PRESIDENT'S
THE CFO OF THE PRESIDENT'S BUSINESS, AN EXECUTIVE WHO HAS
BUSINESS, AN EXECUTIVE WHO HAS BEEN WITH THE PRESIDENT FOR
BEEN WITH THE PRESIDENT FOR DECADES AND WHO WORKED FOR THE
DECADES AND WHO WORKED FOR THE PRESIDENT'S FATHER BEFORE HIM.
PRESIDENT'S FATHER BEFORE HIM. THE EXECUTIVE WHO HAS APPARENTLY
THE EXECUTIVE WHO HAS APPARENTLY AUTHORIZED EVERY PAYMENT EVER
AUTHORIZED EVERY PAYMENT EVER WENT THROUGH PRESIDENT'S
WENT THROUGH PRESIDENT'S BUSINESS OR CHARITABLE
BUSINESS OR CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE EXECUTIVE WHO
FOUNDATION, THE EXECUTIVE WHO REPORTEDLY FILLED OUT AT LEAST
REPORTEDLY FILLED OUT AT LEAST SOME OF THE PRESIDENT'S TAX
SOME OF THE PRESIDENT'S TAX RETURNS, HE HAS BEEN GRANTED
RETURNS, HE HAS BEEN GRANTED IMMUNITY IN EXCHANGE FOR
IMMUNITY IN EXCHANGE FOR COOPERATION.
COOPERATION. AS HAS THE HEAD OF THE "NATIONAL
AS HAS THE HEAD OF THE "NATIONAL ENQUIRER" WHICH THEY SAID
ENQUIRER" WHICH THEY SAID PARTICIPATED IN THE PRESIDENT'S
PARTICIPATED IN THE PRESIDENT'S ILLEGAL HUSH MONEY SCHEMES WHICH
ILLEGAL HUSH MONEY SCHEMES WHICH HAVE NOW BEEN CHARGED AS FEDERAL
HAVE NOW BEEN CHARGED AS FEDERAL CAMPAIGN FINANCE FELONIES.
CAMPAIGN FINANCE FELONIES. ALSO GRANTED IMMUNITY, THIS
ALSO GRANTED IMMUNITY, THIS CONVICTED PEDOPHILE WHO MOST
CONVICTED PEDOPHILE WHO MOST RECENTLY WAS THE BUSINESS
RECENTLY WAS THE BUSINESS PARTNER OF A MAJOR TRUMP DONOR
PARTNER OF A MAJOR TRUMP DONOR AND A HIGH RANGING REPUBLICAN
AND A HIGH RANGING REPUBLICAN PARTY OFFICIAL WHO IS NOW
PARTY OFFICIAL WHO IS NOW REPORTEDLY UNDER THE
REPORTEDLY UNDER THE INVESTIGATION FOR INFLUENCE
INVESTIGATION FOR INFLUENCE PEDDLING.
PEDDLING. A FEDERAL GRAND JURY IN
A FEDERAL GRAND JURY IN WASHINGTON THIS WEEK IS
WASHINGTON THIS WEEK IS CONTINUING TO HEAR TESTIMONY
CONTINUING TO HEAR TESTIMONY THAT APPEARS TO BE CONNECTED TO
THAT APPEARS TO BE CONNECTED TO THE PRESIDENT'S LONG TIME
THE PRESIDENT'S LONG TIME POLITICAL CONSULTAN, ROGER
POLITICAL CONSULTAN, ROGER STONE, WHO IS NOW PLEADING
STONE, WHO IS NOW PLEADING PUBLICLY FOR HELP PAYING HIS
PUBLICLY FOR HELP PAYING HIS LEGAL BILLS.
LEGAL BILLS. HE SAYS HE'S QUITE SURE THAT HE
HE SAYS HE'S QUITE SURE THAT HE IS THE NEXT ONE TO BE INDICTED
IS THE NEXT ONE TO BE INDICTED AND SOON.
AND SOON. YES, SO IT'S NOT LIKE THE
YES, SO IT'S NOT LIKE THE PRESIDENT HAS ANYTHING TO WORRY
PRESIDENT HAS ANYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.
ABOUT. NO CHANCE ANYTHING RELATED TO
NO CHANCE ANYTHING RELATED TO THIS PRESIDENT WILL END UP IN
THIS PRESIDENT WILL END UP IN THE COURTS ANY TIME SOON, RIGHT?
THE COURTS ANY TIME SOON, RIGHT? "THE NEW YORK TIMES" REPORTS
"THE NEW YORK TIMES" REPORTS THAT THE SPECIAL COUNSEL'S
THAT THE SPECIAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE IS NOW NEGOTIATING IN
OFFICE IS NOW NEGOTIATING IN WRITING WITH THE PRESIDENT'S
WRITING WITH THE PRESIDENT'S CURRENT LEGAL TEAM ABOUT THE
CURRENT LEGAL TEAM ABOUT THE MANNER IN WHICH THEY EXPECT TO
MANNER IN WHICH THEY EXPECT TO BE TAKING TESTIMONY FROM THE
BE TAKING TESTIMONY FROM THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF IN THIS
PRESIDENT HIMSELF IN THIS SCANDAL.
SCANDAL. AND SO YEAH.
AND SO YEAH. YOU MIGHT EXPECT A LITTLE
YOU MIGHT EXPECT A LITTLE CONTROVERSY.
CONTROVERSY. A LITTLE TURBULENCE WHEN A
A LITTLE TURBULENCE WHEN A PRESIDENT PERSONALLY FACING THIS
PRESIDENT PERSONALLY FACING THIS AMOUNT OF LEGAL JEOPARDY TRIES
AMOUNT OF LEGAL JEOPARDY TRIES TO INSTALL IN THIS CONTEXT A NEW
TO INSTALL IN THIS CONTEXT A NEW JUSTICE ON THE SUPREME COURT.
JUSTICE ON THE SUPREME COURT. >> I BELIEVE YOU'VE REPEATEDLY
>> I BELIEVE YOU'VE REPEATEDLY AND ENTHUSIASTICALLY EMBRACED AN
AND ENTHUSIASTICALLY EMBRACED AN INTERPRETATION OF PRESIDENTIAL
INTERPRETATION OF PRESIDENTIAL POWER SO EXPANSIVE IT COULD
POWER SO EXPANSIVE IT COULD RESULT IN A DANGEROUSLY
RESULT IN A DANGEROUSLY UNACCOUNTABLE PRESIDENT AT THE
UNACCOUNTABLE PRESIDENT AT THE VERY TIME WHEN WE ARE MOST IN
VERY TIME WHEN WE ARE MOST IN NEED OF CHECKS AND BALANCES.
NEED OF CHECKS AND BALANCES. >> YOU ARE THE NOMINEE OF
>> YOU ARE THE NOMINEE OF PRESIDENT DONALD JOHN TRUMP.
PRESIDENT DONALD JOHN TRUMP. THIS IS A PRESIDENT WHO HAS
THIS IS A PRESIDENT WHO HAS SHOWN US CONSISTENTLY THAT HE IS
SHOWN US CONSISTENTLY THAT HE IS COULD NOT TEMPTUOUS OF THE RULE
COULD NOT TEMPTUOUS OF THE RULE OF LAW AND PITS PRESIDENT WHO
OF LAW AND PITS PRESIDENT WHO HAS DECIDED THAT YOU ARE HIS
HAS DECIDED THAT YOU ARE HIS MAN.
MAN. YOU'VE TAKEN THE UNORTHODOX
YOU'VE TAKEN THE UNORTHODOX POSITION THAT PRESIDENTS SHOULD
POSITION THAT PRESIDENTS SHOULD NOT BE BURDENED WITH A CRIMINAL
NOT BE BURDENED WITH A CRIMINAL OR CIVIL INVESTIGATION WHILE IN
OR CIVIL INVESTIGATION WHILE IN OFFICE.
OFFICE. THIS IS, NOW WE HAVE A PRESIDENT
THIS IS, NOW WE HAVE A PRESIDENT WHO HAS DECLARED IN THE LAST 24
WHO HAS DECLARED IN THE LAST 24 HOURS THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF
HOURS THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SHOULDN'T PROSECUTE
JUSTICE SHOULDN'T PROSECUTE REPUBLICANS.
REPUBLICANS. IT IS ALICE IN WONDERLAND.
IT IS ALICE IN WONDERLAND. I FIND IT DIFFICULT TO IMAGINE
I FIND IT DIFFICULT TO IMAGINE THAT YOUR VIEWS ON THIS SUBJECT
THAT YOUR VIEWS ON THIS SUBJECT ESCAPED THE ATTENTION OF
ESCAPED THE ATTENTION OF PRESIDENT TRUMP WHO SEEMS
PRESIDENT TRUMP WHO SEEMS INCREASINGLY FIXATED ON HIS OWN
INCREASINGLY FIXATED ON HIS OWN BALLOONING LEGAL JEOPARDY.
BALLOONING LEGAL JEOPARDY. >> SENATOR LEAHY IS TALKING
>> SENATOR LEAHY IS TALKING ABOUT WHEN HE SAYS THE
ABOUT WHEN HE SAYS THE UNORTHODOX POSITIONS OF SUPREME
UNORTHODOX POSITIONS OF SUPREME COURT NOMINEE BRETT KAVANAUGH,
COURT NOMINEE BRETT KAVANAUGH, THAT THE SUPREME COURT SHOULDN'T
THAT THE SUPREME COURT SHOULDN'T BE BURDENED WHILE IN OFFICE.
BE BURDENED WHILE IN OFFICE. WHAT HE IS SAYING IS TRUE ABOUT
WHAT HE IS SAYING IS TRUE ABOUT BRETT KAVANAUGH.
BRETT KAVANAUGH. REPUBLICANS HAVE TRIED TO CREATE
REPUBLICANS HAVE TRIED TO CREATE AN IMAGE OF BRETT KAVANAUGH AS A
AN IMAGE OF BRETT KAVANAUGH AS A GENERIC CONSERVATIVE PICK FOR
GENERIC CONSERVATIVE PICK FOR THE SUPREME COURT.
THE SUPREME COURT. BUT HE DOES SWING REALLY, REALLY
BUT HE DOES SWING REALLY, REALLY WIDE ON, OF COURSE, THE PURELY
WIDE ON, OF COURSE, THE PURELY HYPOTHETICAL ISSUE OF A
HYPOTHETICAL ISSUE OF A PRESIDENT SOMEDAY, WHO KNOWS,
PRESIDENT SOMEDAY, WHO KNOWS, MAYBE, SOMEHOW, FINDING HIMSELF
MAYBE, SOMEHOW, FINDING HIMSELF OR HERSELF IN LEGAL JEOPARDY.
OR HERSELF IN LEGAL JEOPARDY. HE SWINGS REALLY WIDE ON THAT
HE SWINGS REALLY WIDE ON THAT ISSUE.
ISSUE. HE DOES NOT COME ACROSS AS A
HE DOES NOT COME ACROSS AS A COOKIE CUTTER CONSERVATIVE
COOKIE CUTTER CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE, ON THAT
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE, ON THAT ISSUE IN PARTICULAR.
ISSUE IN PARTICULAR. ON THAT ONE, HE'S AN OUTLIER.
ON THAT ONE, HE'S AN OUTLIER. EVEN AMONG CONSERVATIVES.
EVEN AMONG CONSERVATIVES. BRETT KAVANAUGH WRITING IN 2009
BRETT KAVANAUGH WRITING IN 2009 WE SHOULD NOT BURDEN A SITTING
WE SHOULD NOT BURDEN A SITTING PRESIDENT WITH CIVIL SUITS,
PRESIDENT WITH CIVIL SUITS, CRIMINAL CASES OR PROSECUTIONS.
CRIMINAL CASES OR PROSECUTIONS. THE PRESIDENT'S JOB IS DIFFICULT
THE PRESIDENT'S JOB IS DIFFICULT ENOUGH.
ENOUGH. THE COUNTRY LOSES WHEN HE IS
THE COUNTRY LOSES WHEN HE IS DISTRACTED.
DISTRACTED. QUOTE, EVEN THE LESSER BURDENS
QUOTE, EVEN THE LESSER BURDENS OF A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
OF A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION INCLUDING PREPARING FOR
INCLUDING PREPARING FOR QUESTIONING BY CRIMINAL
QUESTIONING BY CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS ARE TIME COULD NOT
INVESTIGATORS ARE TIME COULD NOT SXOOMING DISTRACTING.
SXOOMING DISTRACTING. LIKE CIVIL SUITS, CRIMINAL
LIKE CIVIL SUITS, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS TAKE THE
INVESTIGATIONS TAKE THE PRESIDENT'S FOCUS AWAY FROM HIS
PRESIDENT'S FOCUS AWAY FROM HIS OR HER RESPONSIBILITY'S TO THE
OR HER RESPONSIBILITY'S TO THE PEOPLE AND THE PRESIDENT
PEOPLE AND THE PRESIDENT CONCERNED ABOUT AN ONGOING
CONCERNED ABOUT AN ONGOING CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION IS ALMOST
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION IS ALMOST INEVITABLY GOING TO DO A WORSE
INEVITABLY GOING TO DO A WORSE JOB AS PRESIDENT.
JOB AS PRESIDENT. THE INDICTMENT AND TRIAL OF A
THE INDICTMENT AND TRIAL OF A SITTING PRESIDENT WOULD CRIM THE
SITTING PRESIDENT WOULD CRIM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. SUCH AN OUTCOME WOULD ILL SERVE
SUCH AN OUTCOME WOULD ILL SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST.
THE PUBLIC INTEREST. YES, IT IS DECISIVE VOTE TO MAKE
YES, IT IS DECISIVE VOTE TO MAKE ABORTION ILLEGAL.
ABORTION ILLEGAL. AT NORTHEAST LARGE SWATHS OF THE
AT NORTHEAST LARGE SWATHS OF THE COUNTRY BY OVERTURNING ROE
COUNTRY BY OVERTURNING ROE VERSUS WADE.
VERSUS WADE. BRETT KAVANAUGH IS EXPECTED TO
BRETT KAVANAUGH IS EXPECTED TO REVEAL SECRET MONEY IN POLITICAL
REVEAL SECRET MONEY IN POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS.
CAMPAIGNS. A POTENTIALLY DECISIVE VOTE A
A POTENTIALLY DECISIVE VOTE A NUMBER OF ISSUES OF RACIAL
NUMBER OF ISSUES OF RACIAL JUSTICE INCLUDING HIS
JUSTICE INCLUDING HIS ENTHUSIASTIC HOSTILITY TO
ENTHUSIASTIC HOSTILITY TO AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND I COULD
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND I COULD KEEP GOING.
KEEP GOING. THE BASIC IDEA IS CLEAR AND
THE BASIC IDEA IS CLEAR AND REPUBLICANS SEE ALL OF THOSE AS
REPUBLICANS SEE ALL OF THOSE AS THE PLUS SIDE FOR BRETT
THE PLUS SIDE FOR BRETT KAVANAUGH.
KAVANAUGH. THAT'S WHY THEY WANT TO CONFIRM
THAT'S WHY THEY WANT TO CONFIRM HIM.
HIM. BUT THERE ARE A MILLION JLS LIKE
BUT THERE ARE A MILLION JLS LIKE THAT THEY COULD HAVE PICKED.
THAT THEY COULD HAVE PICKED. A MILLION JUDGES WHO HAVE ALL
A MILLION JUDGES WHO HAVE ALL THOSE SAME POSITIONS ON THOSE
THOSE SAME POSITIONS ON THOSE ISSUES WHO WOULD ACTUALLY BE
ISSUES WHO WOULD ACTUALLY BE MORE CONFIRMABLE THAN BRETT
MORE CONFIRMABLE THAN BRETT KAVANAUGH FOR THIS SEAT ON THE
KAVANAUGH FOR THIS SEAT ON THE SUPREME COURT.
SUPREME COURT. A MILLION CONSERVATIVE JUDGES
A MILLION CONSERVATIVE JUDGES THROUGHOUT WHO DON'T HAVE
THROUGHOUT WHO DON'T HAVE GAZILLIONS OF PAGES OF DOCUMENTS
GAZILLIONS OF PAGES OF DOCUMENTS FROM THEIR FIVE YEARS SERVING IN
FROM THEIR FIVE YEARS SERVING IN THE GEORGE W. BUSH WHITE HOUSE
THE GEORGE W. BUSH WHITE HOUSE DEALING WITH THE MOST
DEALING WITH THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES OF THAT
CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES OF THAT ADMINISTRATION.
ADMINISTRATION. DOCUMENTS WHICH REPUBLICANS WILL
DOCUMENTS WHICH REPUBLICANS WILL HAVE TO BEND OVER BACKWARDS TO
HAVE TO BEND OVER BACKWARDS TO CONCEAL FROM SCRUTINY.
CONCEAL FROM SCRUTINY. THUS BREAKING ALL THEIR OWN
THUS BREAKING ALL THEIR OWN PRECEDENTS.
PRECEDENTS. THE TOP REPUBLICAN IN THE
THE TOP REPUBLICAN IN THE SENATE, MITCH McCONNELL, IS SAID
SENATE, MITCH McCONNELL, IS SAID TO HAVE WARNED THE WHITE HOUSE
TO HAVE WARNED THE WHITE HOUSE SPECIFICALLY AGAINST PICKING
SPECIFICALLY AGAINST PICKING KAVANAUGH BECAUSE HE MIGHT BE
KAVANAUGH BECAUSE HE MIGHT BE DIFFICULT ON CONFIRM,
DIFFICULT ON CONFIRM, SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF HIS
SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF HIS SUPER LONG PAPER TRAIL THAT
SUPER LONG PAPER TRAIL THAT REPUBLICANS DIDN'T KNOW HOW THEY
REPUBLICANS DIDN'T KNOW HOW THEY WOULD CONTEND WITH.
WOULD CONTEND WITH. KAVANAUGH IS NOT THE EASIEST
KAVANAUGH IS NOT THE EASIEST PICK FOR THEM.
PICK FOR THEM. HE WAS FIRST NOMINATED FOR A
HE WAS FIRST NOMINATED FOR A FEDERAL JUDGESHIP IN 2003.
FEDERAL JUDGESHIP IN 2003. IT TOOK THREE YEARS TO CONFIRM
IT TOOK THREE YEARS TO CONFIRM HIM BECAUSE HE WAS SEEN AS SO
HIM BECAUSE HE WAS SEEN AS SO CONTROVERSIAL AND SO PARTISAN.
CONTROVERSIAL AND SO PARTISAN. WHEN HE WAS FINALLY CONFIRMED,
WHEN HE WAS FINALLY CONFIRMED, THERE IS STRONG EVIDENCE THAT HE
THERE IS STRONG EVIDENCE THAT HE MISLED THE SENATE AT HIS
MISLED THE SENATE AT HIS CONFIRMATION HEARINGS AND TOLD
CONFIRMATION HEARINGS AND TOLD THEM SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT TRUE
THEM SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT TRUE WHEN THEY WERE TRYING CONFIRM
WHEN THEY WERE TRYING CONFIRM HIM FOR THAT LAST JOB.
HIM FOR THAT LAST JOB. REPUBLICANS COULD HAVE CHOSEN A
REPUBLICANS COULD HAVE CHOSEN A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT JUDGES WHEN
BUNCH OF DIFFERENT JUDGES WHEN IT COMES TO, HE WILL VOTE AS A
IT COMES TO, HE WILL VOTE AS A RIGHT WING JUSTICE.
RIGHT WING JUSTICE. BUT OUT OF ALL THE JUDGES THIS
BUT OUT OF ALL THE JUDGES THIS PRESIDENT COULD HAVE PICKED,
PRESIDENT COULD HAVE PICKED, THIS PRESIDENT PICKED THE ONE,
THIS PRESIDENT PICKED THE ONE, THE ONLY JUDGE WE KNOW OF TO
THE ONLY JUDGE WE KNOW OF TO HAVE BEEN ON THE PRESIDENT'S
HAVE BEEN ON THE PRESIDENT'S SUPPOSED LIST OF CONTEND HERE'S
SUPPOSED LIST OF CONTEND HERE'S HAD GONE OUT OF HIS WAY IN A
HAD GONE OUT OF HIS WAY IN A PUBLIC SETTING TO SAY THE
PUBLIC SETTING TO SAY THE SUPREME COURT'S UNANIMOUS RULING
SUPREME COURT'S UNANIMOUS RULING IN U.S. V. NIXON MIGHT HAVE BEEN
IN U.S. V. NIXON MIGHT HAVE BEEN WRONGLY DECIDED.
WRONGLY DECIDED. THE ONLY NOMINEE WHO HAS
THE ONLY NOMINEE WHO HAS SKETCHED OUT A TRULY UNIQUE EVEN
SKETCHED OUT A TRULY UNIQUE EVEN TO THE POINT OF BEING STRANGE
TO THE POINT OF BEING STRANGE VIEW OF A PRESIDENT'S
VIEW OF A PRESIDENT'S SUSCEPTIBLE TO SERIOUS CRIMINAL
SUSCEPTIBLE TO SERIOUS CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS.
INVESTIGATIONS. BRETT KAVANAUGH IS THE ONLY ONE
BRETT KAVANAUGH IS THE ONLY ONE OUT THERE THAT WE KNOW OF THAT
OUT THERE THAT WE KNOW OF THAT SAYS A PRESIDENT SHOULDN'T EVEN
SAYS A PRESIDENT SHOULDN'T EVEN BE QUESTIONED, LET ALONE
BE QUESTIONED, LET ALONE INDICTED OR PROSECUTED.
INDICTED OR PROSECUTED. SO YES, IT IS A LITTLE ON THE
SO YES, IT IS A LITTLE ON THE NOSE THAT THIS PARTICULAR
NOSE THAT THIS PARTICULAR NOMINEE WAS CHOSEN BY A
NOMINEE WAS CHOSEN BY A PRESIDENT WHO IS HIMSELF THE
PRESIDENT WHO IS HIMSELF THE SUBT OF SERIOUS INVESTIGATION
SUBT OF SERIOUS INVESTIGATION RIGHT NOW WHILE KAVANAUGH'S
RIGHT NOW WHILE KAVANAUGH'S PROCEEDINGS ARE UNDERWAY.
PROCEEDINGS ARE UNDERWAY. AND NOW THE SENATORS FROM THE
AND NOW THE SENATORS FROM THE PRESIDENT'S PARTY APPEAR READY
PRESIDENT'S PARTY APPEAR READY TO PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS TO GET
TO PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS TO GET THIS CONFIRMED BEFORE THE
THIS CONFIRMED BEFORE THE MID-TERM ELECTIONS IN NOVEMBER
MID-TERM ELECTIONS IN NOVEMBER THAT WILL DECIDE THE CONTROL OF
THAT WILL DECIDE THE CONTROL OF CONGRESS.
CONGRESS. THE PRESIDENT SIGNALED IN AN
THE PRESIDENT SIGNALED IN AN INTERVIEW WITH BLOOMBERG NEWS,
INTERVIEW WITH BLOOMBERG NEWS, AS SOON AS THE ELECTIONS ARE
AS SOON AS THE ELECTIONS ARE OVER, HE WILL MOVE TO FIRE THE
OVER, HE WILL MOVE TO FIRE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL JEFF SESSIONS.
ATTORNEY GENERAL JEFF SESSIONS. AFTER THE MID-TERM ELECTION WE
AFTER THE MID-TERM ELECTION WE KNOW FROM A TAPE WE OBTAINED OF
KNOW FROM A TAPE WE OBTAINED OF DEVIN NUNEZ, AND KATHY McMORRIS
DEVIN NUNEZ, AND KATHY McMORRIS RODGERS, WE KNOW FROM THE TAPE
RODGERS, WE KNOW FROM THE TAPE WE OBTAINED OF THEM SPEAKING AT
WE OBTAINED OF THEM SPEAKING AT A FUND-RAISER, THAT THE HOUSE
A FUND-RAISER, THAT THE HOUSE REPUBLICAN PLAN AFTER THE
REPUBLICAN PLAN AFTER THE MID-TERM ELECTIONS IS ALSO TO
MID-TERM ELECTIONS IS ALSO TO IMPEACH AND TRY TO REMOVE FROM
IMPEACH AND TRY TO REMOVE FROM OFFICE THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY
OFFICE THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL ROD ROSENSTEIN WHO
GENERAL ROD ROSENSTEIN WHO OVERSEES THE MUELLER
OVERSEES THE MUELLER INVESTIGATION AND HE WILL
INVESTIGATION AND HE WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSEE IT UNLESS
CONTINUE TO OVERSEE IT UNLESS AND UNTIL JEFF SESSIONS IS
AND UNTIL JEFF SESSIONS IS REPLACED IN OFFICE WHICH THE
REPLACED IN OFFICE WHICH THE PRESIDENT SAYS WILL HAPPEN RIGHT
PRESIDENT SAYS WILL HAPPEN RIGHT AFTER THE MID-TERMS.
AFTER THE MID-TERMS. IN ORDER TO RUSH THROUGH
IN ORDER TO RUSH THROUGH KAVANAUGH'S NOMINATION BEFORE
KAVANAUGH'S NOMINATION BEFORE THE MID-TERM ELECTIONS, BEFORE
THE MID-TERM ELECTIONS, BEFORE THE MID-TERM ELECTIONS TAKE
THE MID-TERM ELECTIONS TAKE PLACE AND THE WHITE HOUSE AND
PLACE AND THE WHITE HOUSE AND CONGRESS, THE REPUBLICANS IN THE
CONGRESS, THE REPUBLICANS IN THE SENATE ARE TRYING TO RAM THROUGH
SENATE ARE TRYING TO RAM THROUGH THIS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
THIS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. AND PART OF REASON, PART OF THE
AND PART OF REASON, PART OF THE WAY THEY'RE DOING IS IT BY NOT
WAY THEY'RE DOING IS IT BY NOT ALLOWING A REVIEW OF KAVANAUGH'S
ALLOWING A REVIEW OF KAVANAUGH'S RECORD.
RECORD. IF YOU SAW THE HEARING TODAY,
IF YOU SAW THE HEARING TODAY, YOU SAW DEMOCRATS COMPLAINING
YOU SAW DEMOCRATS COMPLAINING ABOUT NOT HAVING THE PAPERWORK.
ABOUT NOT HAVING THE PAPERWORK. IT IS BEING HELD FROM THE
IT IS BEING HELD FROM THE PUBLIC.
PUBLIC. IT IS AN UNPRECEDENT WAY.
IT IS AN UNPRECEDENT WAY. TO NOT HAVE RECORDS OF THE TIME
TO NOT HAVE RECORDS OF THE TIME IN PUBLIC SERVICE, REVEALED AND
IN PUBLIC SERVICE, REVEALED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE SXHOO HE
MADE AVAILABLE TO THE SXHOO HE THE PUBLIC SO THEY CAN STRET
THE PUBLIC SO THEY CAN STRET NOMINATION.
NOMINATION. RATHER THAN ALLOWING THEM TO
RATHER THAN ALLOWING THEM TO RELEASE THE RECORDS, REPUBLICANS
RELEASE THE RECORDS, REPUBLICANS INSTEAD, THEY'RE REALLY TRYING
INSTEAD, THEY'RE REALLY TRYING TO GET AWAY WITH THIS BRAND NEW
TO GET AWAY WITH THIS BRAND NEW SYSTEM.
SYSTEM. THEY HAVE McGYVER'd UP FOR
THEY HAVE McGYVER'd UP FOR CONSIDERING THE PAPER TRAIL AS
CONSIDERING THE PAPER TRAIL AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.
FAST AS POSSIBLE. BUT DEFINITELY BEFORE THE
BUT DEFINITELY BEFORE THE ELECTION.
ELECTION. THIS THING THAT THEY HAVE
THIS THING THAT THEY HAVE INVENTED.
INVENTED. THIS SYSTEM THEY HAVE INVENTED,
THIS SYSTEM THEY HAVE INVENTED, THE REPUBLICAN PLAN WHICH IS WHY
THE REPUBLICAN PLAN WHICH IS WHY DEMOCRATS WENT SO NUTS TODAY.
DEMOCRATS WENT SO NUTS TODAY. THE RECORDS WILL BE REVIEWED BY
THE RECORDS WILL BE REVIEWED BY AN OLD FRIEND OF HIS.
AN OLD FRIEND OF HIS. FELLOW REPUBLICAN ACTIVIST
FELLOW REPUBLICAN ACTIVIST LAWYER FROM THE BUSH
LAWYER FROM THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION.
ADMINISTRATION. A MAN NAMED BILL BURKE.
A MAN NAMED BILL BURKE. WHO AT THE SAME TIME IS
WHO AT THE SAME TIME IS REPRESENTING STEVE BANNON,
REPRESENTING STEVE BANNON, FORMER WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF
FORMER WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF REINCE PRIEBUS AND DON
STAFF REINCE PRIEBUS AND DON McGAHN IN THE INVESTIGATION.
McGAHN IN THE INVESTIGATION. SO BILL BURCK IS REST
SO BILL BURCK IS REST REPRESENTING THREE OF THEM AND
REPRESENTING THREE OF THEM AND ASSESS GATE KEEP ORDER WHAT
ASSESS GATE KEEP ORDER WHAT DOCUMENTS FROM BRETT KAVANAUGH'S
DOCUMENTS FROM BRETT KAVANAUGH'S PAST WILL BE ALLOWED TO BE SEEN
PAST WILL BE ALLOWED TO BE SEEN BY THE COMMITTEE BEFORE
BY THE COMMITTEE BEFORE KAVANAUGH IS PUT ON THE SUPREME
KAVANAUGH IS PUT ON THE SUPREME COURT.
COURT. SO NO.
SO NO. THINGS DID NOT LOOK NORMAL TODAY
THINGS DID NOT LOOK NORMAL TODAY AT THIS COMMITTEE HEARING IN
AT THIS COMMITTEE HEARING IN WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. AND 70 PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED AT
AND 70 PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED AT THIS HEARING TODAY.
THIS HEARING TODAY. AND THEY COULDN'T GET 30 SECONDS
AND THEY COULDN'T GET 30 SECONDS BOO THE HEARING TODAY BEFORE IT
BOO THE HEARING TODAY BEFORE IT ALL STARTED THE FALL APART AND
ALL STARTED THE FALL APART AND IT WAS HOURS DELAYED AND WE'VE
IT WAS HOURS DELAYED AND WE'VE NEVER SEEN CONFIRMATION HEARING
NEVER SEEN CONFIRMATION HEARING QUITE LIKE THIS.
QUITE LIKE THIS. BUT THERE'S A REASON FOR THAT.
BUT THERE'S A REASON FOR THAT. WE'VE NEVER HAD A NOMINEE LIKE.
WE'VE NEVER HAD A NOMINEE LIKE. THIS IT IS CLEAR THEY WENT OUT
THIS IT IS CLEAR THEY WENT OUT OF THEIR WAY TO FIND THIS
OF THEIR WAY TO FIND THIS PARTICULAR NOMINEE AND HE IS
PARTICULAR NOMINEE AND HE IS TRYING, AND THE PRESIDENT IS
TRYING, AND THE PRESIDENT IS ATTEMPTING TO PUT HIM ON THE
ATTEMPTING TO PUT HIM ON THE COURT AT A TIME THE PRESIDENT'S
COURT AT A TIME THE PRESIDENT'S OWN LEGAL JEOPARDY SETS HIM
OWN LEGAL JEOPARDY SETS HIM APART FROM ANYONE ELSE.
APART FROM ANYONE ELSE. SO THERE'S A REASON WHY THINGS

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