One of 65 Women Supporting Kavanaugh: ‘We Knew We Had To Rally Around Him’

Joining us now with ░░░░░░░░ is Meghan McKay Lebanon ░░░░░░░░ wrote a letter supporting ░░░░░░░░ And this woman working ░░░░░░░░ the White House And ░░░░░░░░ clerk for judge Kavanaugh ░░░░░░░░ I will start with ░░░░░░░░ the entire panel have ░░░░░░░░ known Brett Kavanaugh the ░░░░░░░░ And I am lived ░░░░░░░░ what they are doing ░░░░░░░░ him I can imagine ░░░░░░░░ are as well Your ░░░░░░░░ Laura you and I ░░░░░░░░ been friends with judge ░░░░░░░░ we used to call ░░░░░░░░ Bret for 25 years ░░░░░░░░ have also worked with ░░░░░░░░ in the White House ░░░░░░░░ s office side by ░░░░░░░░ every day He treated ░░░░░░░░ like a serious lawyer ░░░░░░░░ his equal Like his ░░░░░░░░ in every fashion He ░░░░░░░░ me seriously He debated ░░░░░░░░ with me This is ░░░░░░░░ man who treats women ░░░░░░░░ the upmost respect care ░░░░░░░░ Courtesy Is a kind ░░░░░░░░ gentle person It make ░░░░░░░░ upset too lauraa person ░░░░░░░░ to sit on the ░░░░░░░░ Court Those qualification us ░░░░░░░░ to serve to be ░░░░░░░░ like this at the ░░░░░░░░ last minute such an ░░░░░░░░ attempt to stop him ░░░░░░░░ tarnish him in some ░░░░░░░░ because some people can ░░░░░░░░ accept the fact that ░░░░░░░░ is so well qualified ░░░░░░░░ is he going to ░░░░░░░░ on the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ Meghan I want to ░░░░░░░░ to you because there ░░░░░░░░ been some whispering around ░░░░░░░░ about this letter the ░░░░░░░░ classmates who signed this ░░░░░░░░ in support of Judge ░░░░░░░░ And it was said ░░░░░░░░ this letter had been ░░░░░░░░ long ago Is that ░░░░░░░░ case Because I know ░░░░░░░░ signed it I want ░░░░░░░░ clear that up once ░░░░░░░░ for all MCCALEB No ░░░░░░░░ is absolutely not the ░░░░░░░░ We got wind of ░░░░░░░░ yesterday From my husband ░░░░░░░░ a call from a ░░░░░░░░ with those allegations And ░░░░░░░░ couldn t believe it ░░░░░░░░ couldn t believe it ░░░░░░░░ have known Bret since ░░░░░░░░ was a freshman in ░░░░░░░░ school We knew we ░░░░░░░░ to rally around him ░░░░░░░░ So have you known ░░░░░░░░ since high school You ░░░░░░░░ known him longer than ░░░░░░░░ have And if anything ░░░░░░░░ his character indicate behavior ░░░░░░░░ as that is alleged ░░░░░░░░ again by an anonymous ░░░░░░░░ in a letter that ░░░░░░░░ sat on since July ░░░░░░░░ in his background or ░░░░░░░░ MCCALEB Absolutely nothing He ░░░░░░░░ treat I had us ░░░░░░░░ with respect It was ░░░░░░░░ to find 65 women ░░░░░░░░ sign that letter from ░░░░░░░░ different high schools everyone ░░░░░░░░ on board and was ░░░░░░░░ to sign it on ░░░░░░░░ behalf They all saw ░░░░░░░░ and agreed with it ░░░░░░░░ are legitimate claims that ░░░░░░░░ raised spanned ounced and ░░░░░░░░ put their Thames behind ░░░░░░░░ claims and accusations This ░░░░░░░░ someone who refuses to ░░░░░░░░ her name for whatever ░░░░░░░░ and it ends up ░░░░░░░░ the hands of Dianne ░░░░░░░░ Porter I have to ░░░░░░░░ you about that What ░░░░░░░░ those circumstances Dianne Feinstein ░░░░░░░░ this in this way ░░░░░░░░ I m not a ░░░░░░░░ commentator so I don ░░░░░░░░ have a lot to ░░░░░░░░ Laura Oh shucks The ░░░░░░░░ Dianne Feinstein has handled ░░░░░░░░ aside you from the ░░░░░░░░ that I believe she ░░░░░░░░ the concerns of women ░░░░░░░░ If they thought there ░░░░░░░░ a serious credible allegation ░░░░░░░░ she would have come ░░░░░░░░ sooner and said something ░░░░░░░░ the FBI background check ░░░░░░░░ the hearing Laura Tell ░░░░░░░░ about Judge Kavanaugh the ░░░░░░░░ I was a law ░░░░░░░░ to Judge Kavanaugh in ░░░░░░░░ and 2008 I worked ░░░░░░░░ with him day in ░░░░░░░░ day out I helped ░░░░░░░░ prepare and decide cases ░░░░░░░░ he unfailingly kind and ░░░░░░░░ Respectful These are contrary ░░░░░░░░ what I have known ░░░░░░░░ a decade Laura There ░░░░░░░░ a tweet from Obama ░░░░░░░░ top guy Brian Fallon ░░░░░░░░ Hillary s campaign committee ░░░░░░░░ he competed this out ░░░░░░░░ in response to this ░░░░░░░░ singer tweet Emily singer ░░░░░░░░ you had make the ░░░░░░░░ bring in the daughter ░░░░░░░░ basketball team and talk ░░░░░░░░ how great a coach ░░░░░░░░ was look even more ░░░░░░░░ And then Fallon tweets ░░░░░░░░ and his emphasis on ░░░░░░░░ women clerks I would ░░░░░░░░ you to respond to ░░░░░░░░ so in other words ░░░░░░░░ hired female clerks for ░░░░░░░░ years in anticipation of ░░░░░░░░ nominated to the Supreme ░░░░░░░░ Porter Laura I m ░░░░░░░░ alone in my assessment ░░░░░░░░ jawfn I think you ░░░░░░░░ that women from every ░░░░░░░░ of his life have ░░░░░░░░ letters Judiciary Committee supporting ░░░░░░░░ nomination Every single one ░░░░░░░░ his female clerks not ░░░░░░░░ from finding a letter ░░░░░░░░ on current employment vouched ░░░░░░░░ character integrity the fact ░░░░░░░░ is because of him ░░░░░░░░ they are succeeding in ░░░░░░░░ careers There is an ░░░░░░░░ in an entry I ░░░░░░░░ last November about there ░░░░░░░░ whole process that he ░░░░░░░░ through 11 how fit ░░░░░░░░ it please memo dismissed ░░░░░░░░ by aneath that Tammaro ░░░░░░░░ here is what he ░░░░░░░░ watch 28 years ago ░░░░░░░░ went through the worst ░░░░░░░░ spectacle in history Was ░░░░░░░░ worth it I think ░░░░░░░░ are called to do ░░░░░░░░ things I don t ░░░░░░░░ anyone would choose to ░░░░░░░░ through unpleasantness If it ░░░░░░░░ to be that to ░░░░░░░░ what is right then ░░░░░░░░ so be it Laura ░░░░░░░░ clerked for justice like ░░░░░░░░ did It s so ░░░░░░░░ that the confirmation process ░░░░░░░░ Senate Judiciary Committee has ░░░░░░░░ so low We could ░░░░░░░░ having a conversation about ░░░░░░░░ Constitution We could be ░░░░░░░░ a conversation about the ░░░░░░░░ opinions that judge Kavanaugh ░░░░░░░░ written We could be ░░░░░░░░ about the future of ░░░░░░░░ country Instead we are ░░░░░░░░ about trash smut anonymous ░░░░░░░░ and even justice Ginsburg ░░░░░░░░ A fighter implet con ░░░░░░░░ by some people across ░░░░░░░░ aisle said the confirmation ░░░░░░░░ et way it is ░░░░░░░░ is wrong If liberals ░░░░░░░░ t believe justice Ginsburg ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ they will listen to ░░░░░░░░ Meghan have you been ░░░░░░░░ touch with judge Kavanaugh ░░░░░░░░ is he doing How ░░░░░░░░ his family doing throughout ░░░░░░░░ process It certainly was ░░░░░░░░ in that confirmation hearing ░░░░░░░░ when they had the ░░░░░░░░ left and all out ░░░░░░░░ I saw them at ░░░░░░░░ they are doing spells ░░░░░░░░ successful There was one ░░░░░░░░ last night and I ░░░░░░░░ you I guys to ░░░░░░░░ this is Lawrence o ░░░░░░░░ raise go ahead this ░░░░░░░░ of this athletic Let ░░░░░░░░ watch The fact that ░░░░░░░░ senator and congresswoman issued ░░░░░░░░ about this today and ░░░░░░░░ too many too step ░░░░░░░░ the FBI Wamples where ░░░░░░░░ now and we do ░░░░░░░░ know we are where ░░░░░░░░ be tomorrow We overuse ░░░░░░░░ word unprecedented for Supreme ░░░░░░░░ nominations even with the ░░░░░░░░ Thomas background this absolutely ░░░░░░░░ It really suvment Laura ░░░░░░░░ pathetic I m sorry ░░░░░░░░ even Morning Joe this ░░░░░░░░ had to say they ░░░░░░░░ t stand Trump at ░░░░░░░░ Joe Even they were ░░░░░░░░ come on guys You ░░░░░░░░ made a mockery of ░░░░░░░░ Senate confirmation process for ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court We have ░░░░░░░░ these incredibly impressive women ░░░░░░░░ who is not a ░░░░░░░░ person decided to come ░░░░░░░░ and put her name ░░░░░░░░ there tonight Obviously Meghan ░░░░░░░░ you out same thing ░░░░░░░░ you have better things ░░░░░░░░ do You are out ░░░░░░░░ to stand against unfairness ░░░░░░░░ would like American women ░░░░░░░░ know all these women ░░░░░░░░ this Seth today are ░░░░░░░░ women We all think ░░░░░░░░ is grate would you ░░░░░░░░ the word of somebody ░░░░░░░░ for 25 years or ░░░░░░░░ minute character answers Thank ░░░░░░░░ for joining us tonight.