Transcript for Chris Christie on High Court pick: 'My guess is he gets 56 or 57 votes'

is responsible for the content of Thi The rodtback for more. Donna Brazile, Chris Chris STE Inskeep D Elisabeth bumiller. Elisabeth, let me start with you. The other big story, it's hard to remember, it was actually this week wae nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the supreme court. It looike the decrats have really beeab to move the ball oth. I , it looks like he' -- 'sarly.s ke he's heed towards nation. So fasan Collins saying she thouit would bha to say he wasn't uncomfortabled or that he is qualified, it was a big signal that Susan coll and probably lmurkowski who were thewostionable votes on the Republican side, looks like that that's heinctn. The white house says that thanhim confird by October 1. There will be a 66-day proce just as the past. The Democrats are saying there is a lotpapers, a T doments, verlong record and they're going through it but so thing at thiint has emerged. We had a very nice story Thi moing -- I meave extensive Ory, not ne, I to say but a long really well reported story looking at E fact thahe is very M despite what trump said in the begig of the aintration, very muca eature of Washington. Grew up in, you know -- Tis the guyeb bush would have nominated, isn't it? It is possibly so. Oue to learn as a citizen. I'like to knowe and that an open question how much more if anything we'll learn about what thijubelieves AUT E constitution and the law. Republicans are invoking what they call the Ginsburg rule saying that Ruth Bader Ginsburg avoided a lot of questions during her confin hearing. My colleague Nina totenburg repo in the la few days, K to the archives and the tape. Ginsbu actually anered a lot of questions incng about aboron and oth hot butto, and while yon't want case, because who knows, it would be nice to know what he inks of the constion and law in more detail. Aren't the Democrats making a mistake here by coming out Y, they're comely and totally sed to him chuck schumerg he's goi to do everything in his Powe dnomination beforee've had a chance to hear from him. We never heard from Merrick Garland and yet Republicans decided not to give a hearing to hold th seat vacant to give president trump an opportunity to his person- this is ve important seat. We all we know it because of the issues are at stake. Peoplet to know S views oneverything from health care to reproducti rights toivil rights and, of course, the environment. Democrats are going to hold him accountable to his record and if he's able to get the votes, no just the Republican votes, but perhaps even mayome democratic votes, so be it, but I think decrats have right to be somewhat upsy what happened when president obchose merrk Garland. That's the best Ni've Hearl morning Donna said that Mr. Kavanaugh will be held accountable fos record because th iy who I remember during the campaign trumpick if he had the rtunity to pick people toutn the united at from thinton campaign. Now, W H selected? Neorsuch whogain I Thi is a relatively mainstream conservative Republican with a real rord now Brett Kavanaugh, who has 12 years on the D.C. Circuit that everybody can look at. Want to know what Brett Kavanaugh thinks about the nstitution, look at what he's written over last 12 yrs on the D.C. Circuit. You want tow he thinks about executower, look at what he's done with regulatory rulingss de -- made the D.C. Circuit. The fa is he gotord. The president didn't pick sobody as so said he wld that had no record -- Wasn't a David souter. No, and so they picked someone who has a bicord so agree withy friend DNA he should be judged on his record. If he is, my gs he gets 56 or 5te One big question is because of his involvement with the R report and Clint imachment, hw feels that a president -- a president should not be required estify in criminroceeding. This is going to be coming up potenty when mueer issues his We have to take a quick break. To be clear, whate sss congress should act, not that it's a constitutional bar, THA congress should do itnd that's a big dience. That's all the time we have the roundtle

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