Barbara Boxer on Kavanaugh Allegations: ‘This Woman Is to Be Believed,’ ‘This Was Attempted Rape’

>> Barbara Boxer with fight ░░░░░░░░ Also Kasie Hunt correspondent ░░░░░░░░ the NBC News Senator ░░░░░░░░ you for joining us ░░░░░░░░ of the reasons you ░░░░░░░░ elected back in the ░░░░░░░░ was Anita Hill and ░░░░░░░░ woman of the year ░░░░░░░░ do you feel looking ░░░░░░░░ at your Senate experience ░░░░░░░░ this case Let me ░░░░░░░░ clear I wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ gotten to the Senate ░░░░░░░░ it not for Anita ░░░░░░░░ I feel you knod ░░░░░░░░ to believe it was ░░░░░░░░ winning personality They looked ░░░░░░░░ the women no women ░░░░░░░░ the Judiciary Committee Chris ░░░░░░░░ is eerily eerily like ░░░░░░░░ happened to Anita Hill ░░░░░░░░ you have Chuck Grassley ░░░░░░░░ was on the committee ░░░░░░░░ being terrible to Anita ░░░░░░░░ And Orrin Hatch and ░░░░░░░░ And they re still ░░░░░░░░ The difference is Dianne ░░░░░░░░ is the ranking member ░░░░░░░░ Harris is on the ░░░░░░░░ Masey is on the ░░░░░░░░ Amy Klobuchar We now ░░░░░░░░ a more representative Senate ░░░░░░░░ woman is to be ░░░░░░░░ Anna eshu is one ░░░░░░░░ the most incredible people ░░░░░░░░ this world She has ░░░░░░░░ heart of gold and ░░░░░░░░ s sharp She knows ░░░░░░░░ sitting with that woman ░░░░░░░░ can believe Anna eshu ░░░░░░░░ you can believe Dr ░░░░░░░░ This was attempted rape ░░░░░░░░ this is a woman ░░░░░░░░ exhibits Dr Ford courage ░░░░░░░░ the classic signs of ░░░░░░░░ stress Okay Let me ░░░░░░░░ in Kasie Hunt senator ░░░░░░░░ asked senator Susan Collins ░░░░░░░░ she believed Susan Ford ░░░░░░░░ allegation Here s what ░░░░░░░░ had to say to ░░░░░░░░ Kasie Having the opportunity ░░░░░░░░ observe her being questioned ░░░░░░░░ a transcript or a ░░░░░░░░ and make that kind ░░░░░░░░ assessment is so important ░░░░░░░░ if judge Kavanagh has ░░░░░░░░ about what happened that ░░░░░░░░ be disqualifying Well certainly ░░░░░░░░ Orrin Hatch of Utah ░░░░░░░░ asked a similar question ░░░░░░░░ NBC Here s what ░░░░░░░░ said Do you think ░░░░░░░░ any of these claims ░░░░░░░░ legitimate No I don ░░░░░░░░ I think this woman ░░░░░░░░ she is is mixed ░░░░░░░░ and but I can ░░░░░░░░ speak for her All ░░░░░░░░ can say is no ░░░░░░░░ don t I know ░░░░░░░░ I know the judge ░░░░░░░░ very well I know ░░░░░░░░ honest he is I ░░░░░░░░ how straightforward he is ░░░░░░░░ know how he stands ░░░░░░░░ for what he believes ░░░░░░░░ what s right And ░░░░░░░░ if you were going ░░░░░░░░ believe anybody you d ░░░░░░░░ him Kasie you weren ░░░░░░░░ around during that period ░░░░░░░░ Anita Hill was up ░░░░░░░░ tell you hatch is ░░░░░░░░ talking the same way ░░░░░░░░ was back then Immediate ░░░░░░░░ ask the man is ░░░░░░░░ the truth the woman ░░░░░░░░ t Orrin Hatch was ░░░░░░░░ then and Leahy Senator ░░░░░░░░ s point the Senate ░░░░░░░░ on the democratic side ░░░░░░░░ a good one I ░░░░░░░░ think you saw a ░░░░░░░░ quick evolution of thinking ░░░░░░░░ this topic and it ░░░░░░░░ away from where senator ░░░░░░░░ started the day And ░░░░░░░░ where Mitch McConnell started ░░░░░░░░ afternoon around 3 30 ░░░░░░░░ went to the floor ░░░░░░░░ said you know Chuck ░░░░░░░░ the Judiciary Committee they ░░░░░░░░ going to handle this ░░░░░░░░ the book He said ░░░░░░░░ s no book for ░░░░░░░░ first of all Second ░░░░░░░░ all they were talking ░░░░░░░░ do doing background calls ░░░░░░░░ fix this It became ░░░░░░░░ quickly over the course ░░░░░░░░ the following hours that ░░░░░░░░ members of the Republican ░░░░░░░░ and I m going ░░░░░░░░ name the three women ░░░░░░░░ particular who you should ░░░░░░░░ focused on here Susan ░░░░░░░░ Lisa Murkowski and I ░░░░░░░░ going to add Shelley ░░░░░░░░ West Virginia to that ░░░░░░░░ She came out tonight ░░░░░░░░ said we need public ░░░░░░░░ We need to hear ░░░░░░░░ this woman and from ░░░░░░░░ Kavanagh under oath in ░░░░░░░░ And so this is ░░░░░░░░ this tells you a ░░░░░░░░ about where this confirmation ░░░░░░░░ is And it is ░░░░░░░░ on a knife s ░░░░░░░░ right now here in ░░░░░░░░ Senate It really could ░░░░░░░░ either way And this ░░░░░░░░ hearing promises a public ░░░░░░░░ unlike in many ways ░░░░░░░░ nothing we have seen ░░░░░░░░ that Anita Hill hearing ░░░░░░░░ years ago And it ░░░░░░░░ one that really could ░░░░░░░░ know go either way ░░░░░░░░ public hearings are so ░░░░░░░░ Again to go back ░░░░░░░░ senator boxer s point ░░░░░░░░ Ford is going to ░░░░░░░░ given a lot of ░░░░░░░░ to make her case ░░░░░░░░ more than the opportunities ░░░░░░░░ Anita Hill was given ░░░░░░░░ there are going to ░░░░░░░░ women on this committee ░░░░░░░░ are very fired up ░░░░░░░░ it And quite frankly ░░░░░░░░ optics are difficult for ░░░░░░░░ because they re going ░░░░░░░░ have a panel of ░░░░░░░░ men sitting on the ░░░░░░░░ side And there is ░░░░░░░░ to be a lot ░░░░░░░░ thought This is why ░░░░░░░░ 3 30 in the ░░░░░░░░ Mitch McConnell wasn t ░░░░░░░░ in having a hearing ░░░░░░░░ this because there is ░░░░░░░░ very real risk in ░░░░░░░░ new culture that we ░░░░░░░░ in in the me ░░░░░░░░ world where frankly women ░░░░░░░░ women candidates are so ░░░░░░░░ This was already the ░░░░░░░░ of the woman And ░░░░░░░░ re going to throw ░░░░░░░░ on the flames just ░░░░░░░░ couple weeks before the ░░░░░░░░ elections It s not ░░░░░░░░ good look Senator boxer ░░░░░░░░ just wonder you have ░░░░░░░░ memory I know of ░░░░░░░░ as you said was ░░░░░░░░ helped getting you elected ░░░░░░░░ the Senate years ago ░░░░░░░░ Anita Hill You do ░░░░░░░░ sense deja Vu all ░░░░░░░░ again with hatch Unbelievable ░░░░░░░░ Hatch says already he ░░░░░░░░ t believe Dr Ford ░░░░░░░░ he hasn t met ░░░░░░░░ B she took a ░░░░░░░░ detector test Why isn ░░░░░░░░ he suggesting that judge ░░░░░░░░ take a lie detector ░░░░░░░░ I mean it is ░░░░░░░░ that all those years ░░░░░░░░ and Orrin Hatch is ░░░░░░░░ the same thing I ░░░░░░░░ to make a point ░░░░░░░░ Anita Hill and it ░░░░░░░░ a debacle There were ░░░░░░░░ women waiting to come ░░░░░░░░ and corroborate her testimony ░░░░░░░░ cannot be a rush ░░░░░░░░ We re talking about ░░░░░░░░ rape here This is ░░░░░░░░ This is serious stuff ░░░░░░░░ your hand over someone ░░░░░░░░ mouth you don t ░░░░░░░░ when that happens to ░░░░░░░░ And women all over ░░░░░░░░ country and the men ░░░░░░░░ love women and there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of men ░░░░░░░░ really care are going ░░░░░░░░ be searching for the ░░░░░░░░ And here s the ░░░░░░░░ There is no rush ░░░░░░░░ you know that the ░░░░░░░░ waited a full year ░░░░░░░░ they filled that judge ░░░░░░░░ vacancy Now it s ░░░░░░░░ just a couple of ░░░░░░░░ Sit back do your ░░░░░░░░ do it right Let ░░░░░░░░ truth come out Let ░░░░░░░░ be justice in this ░░░░░░░░ Thank you Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much former senator Barbara ░░░░░░░░ of California Thank you ░░░░░░░░ S Congresswoman Anna eshu ░░░░░░░░ the way this appointment ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court is for ░░░░░░░░ They can take their ░░░░░░░░