RUSH TRANSCRIPT or legcomfort ░░░░░░░░ recliners Come together in ░░░░░░░░ comfort stay together in ░░░░░░░░ Stressless Find yours today ░░░░░░░░ stresslessfurniture com The political ░░░░░░░░ three Three of the ░░░░░░░░ political stories everyone is ░░░░░░░░ about So let s ░░░░░░░░ to it Do Republicans ░░░░░░░░ the votes We are ░░░░░░░░ the numbers Democrats are ░░░░░░░░ the outrage because do ░░░░░░░░ have a chance of ░░░░░░░░ Brett Kavanaugh s nomination ░░░░░░░░ millions of us were ░░░░░░░░ At the end of ░░░░░░░░ brutally long day did ░░░░░░░░ Kavanaugh hearings just make ░░░░░░░░ partisan divide much much ░░░░░░░░ Joining me now to ░░░░░░░░ about this is conservative ░░░░░░░░ host John Phillips Democratic ░░░░░░░░ Dave Jacobson and Melanie ░░░░░░░░ from the hill Melanie ░░░░░░░░ re not going to ░░░░░░░░ until 1 30 this ░░░░░░░░ Why do they continue ░░░░░░░░ Why not just stop ░░░░░░░░ and vote That is ░░░░░░░░ great question It s ░░░░░░░░ Democrats more of a ░░░░░░░░ to get out their ░░░░░░░░ arguments But you saw ░░░░░░░░ on the Republican side ░░░░░░░░ well Lindsey Graham has ░░░░░░░░ some powerful statements today ░░░░░░░░ both yesterday I think ░░░░░░░░ sides just want their ░░░░░░░░ to be heard one ░░░░░░░░ time They have had ░░░░░░░░ chance to really process ░░░░░░░░ that happened yesterday Republicans ░░░░░░░░ met for a closed ░░░░░░░░ meeting last night where ░░░░░░░░ could sort of take ░░░░░░░░ temperature of the entire ░░░░░░░░ before they decided to ░░░░░░░░ ahead But it looks ░░░░░░░░ even though the vote ░░░░░░░░ not until 1 30 ░░░░░░░░ re going to vote ░░░░░░░░ to launch debate end ░░░░░░░░ Monday with a confirmation ░░░░░░░░ likely on Tuesday Okay ░░░░░░░░ senator Lindsey Graham I ░░░░░░░░ Mr Trump has senator ░░░░░░░░ Graham to thank for ░░░░░░░░ Brett Kavanaugh s nomination ░░░░░░░░ If Brett Kavanaugh is ░░░░░░░░ it s because of ░░░░░░░░ Lindsey Graham He was ░░░░░░░░ on the morning talk ░░░░░░░░ fighting for the case ░░░░░░░░ Brett Kavanaugh should be ░░░░░░░░ the U S Supreme ░░░░░░░░ Listen to what he ░░░░░░░░ on Fox News this ░░░░░░░░ If you legitimize this ░░░░░░░░ voting no then you ░░░░░░░░ setting up the destruction ░░░░░░░░ all future nominees You ░░░░░░░░ denying a good man ░░░░░░░░ qualified who has led ░░░░░░░░ incredible life the chance ░░░░░░░░ serve the country in ░░░░░░░░ position he s eminently ░░░░░░░░ for You re legitimizing ░░░░░░░░ politics of destruction You ░░░░░░░░ missing a lot if ░░░░░░░░ don t see this ░░░░░░░░ a political hit job ░░░░░░░░ five accusations of all ░░░░░░░░ fallen apart If he ░░░░░░░░ to prove himself innocent ░░░░░░░░ did for me So ░░░░░░░░ is this the me ░░░░░░░░ moment for accused men ░░░░░░░░ that what this has ░░░░░░░░ down to Well I ░░░░░░░░ that he likely will ░░░░░░░░ the votes I mean ░░░░░░░░ number of people who ░░░░░░░░ yesterday s hearings had ░░░░░░░░ be through the roof ░░░░░░░░ all the networks were ░░░░░░░░ it But it really ░░░░░░░░ an audience of five ░░░░░░░░ senators whose votes were ░░░░░░░░ Corker flake murkowski Collins ░░░░░░░░ Joe Manchin Yesterday we ░░░░░░░░ that corker is voting ░░░░░░░░ Judge Kavanaugh This morning ░░░░░░░░ learned that flake is ░░░░░░░░ for judge Kavanaugh I ░░░░░░░░ some reporting from The ░░░░░░░░ Elena plot said a ░░░░░░░░ close to Manchin tells ░░░░░░░░ now short of claims ░░░░░░░░ definitively prove Dr Ford ░░░░░░░░ allegations or realization that ░░░░░░░░ will gut the health ░░░░░░░░ law Manchin will side ░░░░░░░░ the overwhelming number of ░░░░░░░░ in West Virginia who ░░░░░░░░ Kavanaugh confirmed That indicates ░░░░░░░░ me that at the ░░░░░░░░ he is leaning to ░░░░░░░░ yes vote I think ░░░░░░░░ judge is going to ░░░░░░░░ voted through And I ░░░░░░░░ he ll be the ░░░░░░░░ justice of the Supreme ░░░░░░░░ But wait Joe Donnelly ░░░░░░░░ Indiana will vote against ░░░░░░░░ Okay We ve got ░░░░░░░░ in Okay So it ░░░░░░░░ still sort of iffy ░░░░░░░░ now They don t ░░░░░░░░ his vote But it ░░░░░░░░ leaning toward confirmation on ░░░░░░░░ vote that s supposed ░░░░░░░░ be coming on Tuesday ░░░░░░░░ the earliest right If ░░░░░░░░ is confirmed what do ░░░░░░░░ think might happen Dave ░░░░░░░░ look I think it ░░░░░░░░ still a jump ball ░░░░░░░░ I think Manchin hasn ░░░░░░░░ come out emphatically saying ░░░░░░░░ way or another which ░░░░░░░░ he s going to ░░░░░░░░ And let s not ░░░░░░░░ this guy was like ░░░░░░░░ former governor of West ░░░░░░░░ He could do whatever ░░░░░░░░ wants And the people ░░░░░░░░ still back him nonetheless ░░░░░░░░ his re election I ░░░░░░░░ fully confident of that ░░░░░░░░ are Democrats I think ░░░░░░░░ big question are the ░░░░░░░░ women Susan Collins and ░░░░░░░░ murkowski Those are the ░░░░░░░░ swing votes And you ░░░░░░░░ the other thing that ░░░░░░░░ think is telling We ░░░░░░░░ Lindsey Graham earlier The ░░░░░░░░ bar association fully endorsed ░░░░░░░░ early on in the ░░░░░░░░ process And Lindsay Graham ░░░░░░░░ the time said they ░░░░░░░░ the gold standard But ░░░░░░░░ yesterday after the hearings ░░░░░░░░ American bar association is ░░░░░░░░ calling for an FBI ░░░░░░░░ and to pump the ░░░░░░░░ as reported by the ░░░░░░░░ Post So I think ░░░░░░░░ s telling and I ░░░░░░░░ Susan Collins and Lisa ░░░░░░░░ potentially could look at ░░░░░░░░ and say you know ░░░░░░░░ maybe with he need ░░░░░░░░ learn more information Maybe ░░░░░░░░ need a three to ░░░░░░░░ day period for the ░░░░░░░░ to do a comprehensive ░░░░░░░░ check on Dr Ford ░░░░░░░░ accusations Melanie do you ░░░░░░░░ that has a snowball ░░░░░░░░ chance of happening Reporter ░░░░░░░░ I think the vote ░░░░░░░░ a chance of happening ░░░░░░░░ there will be some ░░░░░░░░ of investigation Because the ░░░░░░░░ bar association came out ░░░░░░░░ said that the FBI ░░░░░░░░ indeed investigate Judge Kavanaugh ░░░░░░░░ think unless Collins and ░░░░░░░░ are the ones that ░░░░░░░░ going to come out ░░░░░░░░ say look we need ░░░░░░░░ time we would feel ░░░░░░░░ comfortable voting if there ░░░░░░░░ an investigation that s ░░░░░░░░ only way that that ░░░░░░░░ going to get done ░░░░░░░░ agree with the other ░░░░░░░░ that I think this ░░░░░░░░ trending in the Republicans ░░░░░░░░ Publicly of course they ░░░░░░░░ t have the votes ░░░░░░░░ eyes are on Collins ░░░░░░░░ murkowski But privately Republicans ░░░░░░░░ saying they got what ░░░░░░░░ needed out of Kavanaugh ░░░░░░░░ performance yesterday He gave ░░░░░░░░ very strong and forceful ░░░░░░░░ of what happened And ░░░░░░░░ though Ford was very ░░░░░░░░ and believable which Republicans ░░░░░░░░ the board agreed with ░░░░░░░░ said there s enough ░░░░░░░░ a doubt even if ░░░░░░░░ s a sliver where ░░░░░░░░ think that some of ░░░░░░░░ undecided Republicans are going ░░░░░░░░ have some cover to ░░░░░░░░ to confirm this nominee ░░░░░░░░ something else that s ░░░░░░░░ is that Rachel Mitchell ░░░░░░░░ outside prosecutor who they ░░░░░░░░ in yesterday do the ░░░░░░░░ she debriefed Republicans last ░░░░░░░░ at the closed door ░░░░░░░░ and said I wouldn ░░░░░░░░ have had enough evidence ░░░░░░░░ prosecutor even obtain a ░░░░░░░░ warrant in this case ░░░░░░░░ you could see some ░░░░░░░░ really hold on to ░░░░░░░░ And use that as ░░░░░░░░ reason Even if there ░░░░░░░░ doubts on both sides ░░░░░░░░ they re going to ░░░░░░░░ make that judgment call ░░░░░░░░ I think these are ░░░░░░░░ of the things they ░░░░░░░░ use to make that ░░░░░░░░ So I m going ░░░░░░░░ attempt to take politics ░░░░░░░░ of the equation which ░░░░░░░░ know is difficult Calls ░░░░░░░░ sexual assault hotlines have ░░░░░░░░ up 200 200 Because ░░░░░░░░ many women watched these ░░░░░░░░ and so many women ░░░░░░░░ upset So many women ░░░░░░░░ you know Dr Ford ░░░░░░░░ it so can I ░░░░░░░░ m going to finally ░░░░░░░░ my story Others were ░░░░░░░░ upset that Dr Ford ░░░░░░░░ t quite being believed ░░░░░░░░ John let s take ░░░░░░░░ politics out of this ░░░░░░░░ what is the lasting ░░░░░░░░ this will have on ░░░░░░░░ especially women who have ░░░░░░░░ sexually assaulted You have ░░░░░░░░ things at play A ░░░░░░░░ of people who have ░░░░░░░░ sexual assaults happen to ░░░░░░░░ who haven t been ░░░░░░░░ who are now coming ░░░░░░░░ And we have seen ░░░░░░░░ really happen since Bill ░░░░░░░░ Harvey Weinstein a whole ░░░░░░░░ of men who have ░░░░░░░░ away with very bad ░░░░░░░░ for a very long ░░░░░░░░ And you heard from ░░░░░░░░ women yesterday when they ░░░░░░░░ her Dr Ford testifying ░░░░░░░░ saw themselves in so ░░░░░░░░ ways Well for a ░░░░░░░░ of guys we looked ░░░░░░░░ Judge Kavanaugh and we ░░░░░░░░ what would happen to ░░░░░░░░ if we were falsely ░░░░░░░░ of rape I would ░░░░░░░░ angry I would be ░░░░░░░░ the table I would ░░░░░░░░ out there screaming and ░░░░░░░░ And we saw with ░░░░░░░░ lacrosse We saw with ░░░░░░░░ happened in Rolling Stone ░░░░░░░░ all accusations are true ░░░░░░░░ when someone puts out ░░░░░░░░ allegation you look at ░░░░░░░░ evidence And if the ░░░░░░░░ says the person did ░░░░░░░░ then fine they re ░░░░░░░░ They don t deserve ░░░░░░░░ be able to serve ░░░░░░░░ public service What we ░░░░░░░░ t see yesterday was ░░░░░░░░ evidence saying that this ░░░░░░░░ definitively did what he ░░░░░░░░ accused of doing Why ░░░░░░░░ t senators coming out ░░░░░░░░ saying Dr Ford is ░░░░░░░░ Why are they trying ░░░░░░░░ have it both ways ░░░░░░░░ seems to believe what ░░░░░░░░ said is true And ░░░░░░░░ seemed to believe what ░░░░░░░░ said is true So ░░░░░░░░ have no idea of ░░░░░░░░ who is telling the ░░░░░░░░ and who is not ░░░░░░░░ s why I look ░░░░░░░░ the evidence And as ░░░░░░░░ But there is no ░░░░░░░░ Because there has been ░░░░░░░░ investigation Well the FBI ░░░░░░░░ t come out with ░░░░░░░░ The FBI just comes ░░░░░░░░ with this person said ░░░░░░░░ This person said that ░░░░░░░░ people she said were ░░░░░░░░ the room have all ░░░░░░░░ out and said under ░░░░░░░░ of perjury that they ░░░░░░░░ not there when this ░░░░░░░░ incident happened Well John ░░░░░░░░ m not convinced that ░░░░░░░░ judge has been questioned ░░░░░░░░ the way that he ░░░░░░░░ Right The FBI hasn ░░░░░░░░ actually interviewed him He ░░░░░░░░ t said anything under ░░░░░░░░ So the dynamic is ░░░░░░░░ But to your broader ░░░░░░░░ I think the broader ░░░░░░░░ is that women are ░░░░░░░░ And that s a ░░░░░░░░ thing They should be ░░░░░░░░ You re right Not ░░░░░░░░ accusation is true It ░░░░░░░░ be thoroughly investigated That ░░░░░░░░ why in this case ░░░░░░░░ think a lot of ░░░░░░░░ are calling for an ░░░░░░░░ investigation It only should ░░░░░░░░ a couple days But ░░░░░░░░ should have the opportunity ░░░░░░░░ interview potential people whether ░░░░░░░░ s mark judge or ░░░░░░░░ at some of these ░░░░░░░░ to really get all ░░░░░░░░ facts And give that ░░░░░░░░ to the Senate before ░░░░░░░░ make this pivotal decision ░░░░░░░░ could impact generations to ░░░░░░░░ And I think that ░░░░░░░░ the bigger issue Furthermore ░░░░░░░░ is actually polling that ░░░░░░░░ that Republican women are ░░░░░░░░ to split away from ░░░░░░░░ Trump coalition Politico put ░░░░░░░░ a poll just days ░░░░░░░░ that only 49 of ░░░░░░░░ women actually support the ░░░░░░░░ nomination That s telling ░░░░░░░░ throughout Donald Trump s ░░░░░░░░ women have been Republican ░░░░░░░░ have been in lockstep ░░░░░░░░ his sort of base ░░░░░░░░ He s had 88 ░░░░░░░░ favorability ratings with Republicans ░░░░░░░░ Much of those are ░░░░░░░░ And now Republicans are ░░░░░░░░ to splinter off That ░░░░░░░░ think underscores the real ░░░░░░░░ that the Republicans have ░░░░░░░░ to November We re ░░░░░░░░ going to have to ░░░░░░░░ and see what happens ░░░░░░░░ But it s just ░░░░░░░░ s just such an ░░░░░░░░ time in our history ░░░░░░░░ to all of you ░░░░░░░░ do appreciate it for ░░░░░░░░ a rational discussion Something ░░░░░░░░ I know And thanks ░░░░░░░░ Melanie too Okay So ░░░░░░░░ blasey Ford had a