Hillary: Kavanaugh’s Accuser Deserves ‘the Benefit of the Doubt’

MADDOW That s the ░░░░░░░░ precedent Clinton That is ░░░░░░░░ relevant precedent The FBI ░░░░░░░░ not conducting an independent ░░░░░░░░ It s conducting a ░░░░░░░░ investigation And the client ░░░░░░░░ you will the requester ░░░░░░░░ the White House So ░░░░░░░░ precedent that you just ░░░░░░░░ to is the precedent ░░░░░░░░ getting the FBI to ░░░░░░░░ an investigation And that ░░░░░░░░ what the White House ░░░░░░░░ do MADDOW If the ░░░░░░░░ Kavanaugh nomination is now ░░░░░░░░ into the suns which ░░░░░░░░ what I think and ░░░░░░░░ s just my take ░░░░░░░░ it I don t ░░░░░░░░ if that will be ░░░░░░░░ right or wrong there ░░░░░░░░ the question about how ░░░░░░░░ Senate should handle this ░░░░░░░░ going forward I mean ░░░░░░░░ is this screwy precedent ░░░░░░░░ where Republicans would not ░░░░░░░░ President Obama fill an ░░░░░░░░ on the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ by the death of ░░░░░░░░ Scalia for nearly a ░░░░░░░░ until they got another ░░░░░░░░ at the White House ░░░░░░░░ the 2016 election Some ░░░░░░░░ senators during the election ░░░░░░░░ said that if you ░░░░░░░░ elected in 2016 they ░░░░░░░░ intended to hold that ░░░░░░░░ open for all four ░░░░░░░░ if necessary to give ░░░░░░░░ Republican another shot at ░░░░░░░░ it Given that extreme ░░░░░░░░ history do you think ░░░░░░░░ Democrats should play that ░░░░░░░░ of hardball too be ░░░░░░░░ to use those kinds ░░░░░░░░ tactics so as not ░░░░░░░░ be sort of the ░░░░░░░░ being pushed around on ░░░░░░░░ or do you think ░░░░░░░░ should just go through ░░░░░░░░ order with whoever Trump ░░░░░░░░ to put up next ░░░░░░░░ the Kavanaugh nomination fails ░░░░░░░░ What I would like ░░░░░░░░ see is a democratic ░░░░░░░░ that actually has the ░░░░░░░░ to make that choice ░░░░░░░░ now the Democrats have ░░░░░░░░ few tools at their ░░░░░░░░ to stop the Republicans ░░░░░░░░ going full speed ahead ░░░░░░░░ engaging in the kind ░░░░░░░░ unprecedented behavior as they ░░░░░░░░ with the Garland nomination ░░░░░░░░ I m not in ░░░░░░░░ of either unilateral disarmament ░░░░░░░░ defcon 10 I think ░░░░░░░░ has to be some ░░░░░░░░ to try to get ░░░░░░░░ to regular order try ░░░░░░░░ get back to having ░░░░░░░░ system a process in ░░░░░░░░ so that we are ░░░░░░░░ subjected to the hardball ░░░░░░░░ of the Republicans that ░░░░░░░░ saw in the Garland ░░░░░░░░ and we re not ░░░░░░░░ to the outrageous denial ░░░░░░░░ the information that was ░░░░░░░░ on Kavanaugh I mean ░░░░░░░░ can t be one ░░░░░░░░ of rules for Democrats ░░░░░░░░ one set of rules ░░░░░░░░ Republicans That s one ░░░░░░░░ the reasons why people ░░░░░░░░ t have any confidence ░░░░░░░░ the Congress How can ░░░░░░░░ You don t know ░░░░░░░░ s going to happen ░░░░░░░░ day to day I ░░░░░░░░ back in the Thomas ░░░░░░░░ when senator bird was ░░░░░░░░ what he was going ░░░░░░░░ do and he said ░░░░░░░░ a situation like this ░░░░░░░░ should give the benefit ░░░░░░░░ the doubt to the ░░░░░░░░ and the country And ░░░░░░░░ s what the Republicans ░░░░░░░░ be doing right now ░░░░░░░░ the White House down ░░░░░░░░ Avenue to the Senate ░░░░░░░░ the benefit of the ░░░░░░░░ to the court and ░░░░░░░░ country And that means ░░░░░░░░ an investigation that will ░░░░░░░░ lead to a hearing ░░░░░░░░ will then lead to ░░░░░░░░ vote if appropriate And ░░░░░░░░ they are playing the ░░░░░░░░ of hardballs to try ░░░░░░░░ pack the court with ░░░░░░░░ know another nominee regardless ░░░░░░░░ the questions Remember Rachel ░░░░░░░░ were lots of questions ░░░░░░░░ in the hearing itself ░░░░░░░░ some of his testimony ░░░░░░░░ of the statements he ░░░░░░░░ made when he was ░░░░░░░░ confirmed for the circuit ░░░░░░░░ and then additional statements ░░░░░░░░ there were already reasons ░░░░░░░░ doubt the testimony and ░░░░░░░░ positions that he was ░░░░░░░░ as well as substantive ░░░░░░░░ that are fair game ░░░░░░░░ senators to explore.”