I’VE ASKED FOR FBI REPORTS IN THE PAST.
THE PAST. IN THE 38 YEARS I’VE BEEN IN THE
SENATE.
SENATE. SENATOR GRAHAM?
SENATOR GRAHAM? >> ARE YOU AWARE THAT AT 9:23 ON
THE NIGHT OF JULY THE 9th, THE
DAY YOU WERE NOMINATED TO THE
SUPREME COURT BY PRESIDENT
TRUMP, SENATOR SCHUMER SAID, 23
MINUTES AFTER YOUR NOMINATION, I
WILL OPPOSE JUDGE KAVANAUGH’S
NOMINATION WITH EVERYTHING I
HAVE.
HAVE. I HAVE A BIPARTISAN -- I HOPE A
BIPARTISAN MAJORITY WILL DO THE
SAME.
SAME. THE STAKES ARE SIMPLY TOO HIGH
FOR ANYTHING LESS.
IF YOU WEREN’T AWARE OF IT, YOU
ARE NOW.
ARE NOW. DID YOU MEET WITH SENATOR DIANNE
FEINSTEIN AUGUST 20th?
>> I DID MEET WITH SENATOR
FEINSTEIN.
FEINSTEIN. >> HER STAFF HAD ALREADY
RECOMMENDED A LAWYER TO DR.
FORD.
FORD. >> I DID NOT KNOW THAT.
>> DID YOU KNOW THAT HER AND HER
STAFF HAD THIS ALLEGATIONS FOR
OVER 20 DAYS?
>> I DID NOT KNOW THAT AT THE
TIME.
TIME. >> IF YOU WANTED AN FBI
INVESTIGATION, YOU COULD HAVE
COME TO US.
WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IS DESTROY
THIS GUY’S LIFE, HOLD THIS SEAT
OPEN AND HOPE YOU WIN IN 2020.
YOU’VE SAID THAT.
NOT ME.
NOT ME. YOU’VE GOT NOTHING TO APOLOGIZE
FOR.
FOR. WHEN YOU SEE SOTOMAYOR AND
KAGAN, TELL THEM THAT LINDSEY
SAID HELLO BECAUSE I VOTED FOR
THEM.
THEM. I WOULD NEVER DO TO THEM WHAT
YOU’VE DONE TO THIS GUY.
THIS IS THE MOST UNETHICAL SHAM
SINCE I’VE BEEN IN POLITICS.
AND IF YOU REALLY WANTED TO KNOW
THE TRUTH, YOU SURE AS HELL
WOULDN’T HAVE DONE WHAT YOU’VE
DONE TO THIS GUY.
ARE YOU A GANG RAPIST?
>> NO.
>> NO. >> I CANNOT IMAGINE WHAT YOU AND
YOUR FAMILY HAVE GONE THROUGH.
BOY, YOU ALL WANT POWER.
GOD, I HOPE YOU NEVER GET IT.
I HOPE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE CAN
SEE THROUGH THIS SHAM THAT YOU
KNEW ABOUT IT AND YOU HELD IT.
YOU HAD NO INTENTION OF
PROTECTING DR. FORD.
NONE.
NONE. SHE’S AS MUCH OF A VICTIM AS YOU
ARE.
ARE. GOD, I HATE TO SAY IT BECAUSE
THESE HAVE BEEN MY FRIENDS.
BUT LET ME TELL YOU, WHEN IT
COMES TO THIS, YOU’RE LOOKING
FOR A FAIR PROCESS, YOU CAME TO
THE WRONG TOWN AT THE WRONG
TIME, MY FRIEND.
DO YOU CONSIDER THIS A JOB
INTERVIEW?
INTERVIEW? >> THE ADVISE AND CONSENT ROLE
IS LIKE --
>> DO YOU CONSIDER YOU’VE BEEN
THROUGH A JOB INTERVIEW?
>> I’VE BEEN THROUGH A PROCESS
OF ADVISE AND CONSENT UNDER THE
CONSTITUTION --
CONSTITUTION -- >> WOULD YOU SAY YOU’VE BEEN
THROUGH HELL?
THROUGH HELL? >> I HAVE BEEN THROUGH HELL AND
THEN SOME.
THEN SOME. >> THIS IS NOT A JOB INTERVIEW.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> THIS IS HELL.
>> THIS IS --
>> THIS IS GOING TO DESTROY THE
ABILITY OF GOOD PEOPLE TO COME
FORWARD BECAUSE OF THIS CRAP.
YOUR HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK.
YOU HAVE INTERACTED WITH
PROFESSIONAL WOMEN ALL YOUR
LIFE.
LIFE. NOT ONE ACCUSATION.
YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO BE BILL COSBY
WHEN YOU’RE A JUNIOR AND SENIOR
IN HIGH SCHOOL.
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU GOT
OVER IT.
OVER IT. IT’S BEEN MY UNDERSTANDING THAT
IF YOU DRUG WOMEN AND RAPE THEM
FOR TWO YEARS IN HIGH SCHOOL,
YOU PROBABLY DON’T STOP.
HERE’S MY UNDERSTANDING.
IF YOU LIVED A GOOD LIFE, PEOPLE
WILL RECOGNIZE IT, LIKE THE
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION HAS THE
GOLD STANDARD.
GOLD STANDARD. HIS INTEGRITY IS ABSOLUTELY
UNQUESTIONED.
UNQUESTIONED. HE IS THE VERY CIRCUMSPECT IN
HIS PERSONAL CONDUCT, HARBORS NO
BIASES OR PREJUDICES.
HE’S ENTIRELY ETHICAL.
IS A REALLY DECENT PERSON.
HE IS WARM, FRIENDLY,
UNASSUMING.
UNASSUMING. HE’S THE NICEST PERSON.
THE ABA.
THE ABA. AND ONE THING I CAN TELL YOU,
YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF.
ASHLEY, YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF
THIS.
THIS. THAT YOU RAISED A DAUGHTER WHO
HAD THE GOOD CHARACTER TO PRAY
FOR DR. FORD.
TO MY REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES, IF
YOU VOTE NO, YOU’RE LEGITIMIZING
THE MOST DESPICABLE THING I HAVE
SEEN IN MY TIME IN POLITICS.
YOU WANT THIS SEAT, I HOPE YOU
NEVER GET IT.
I HOPE YOU’RE ON THE SUPREME
COURT.
COURT. THAT’S EXACTLY WHERE YOU SHOULD
BE.
BE. AND I HOPE THAT THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE WILL SEE THROUGH THIS
CHARADE.
CHARADE. AND I WISH YOU WELL.
AND I INTEND TO VOTE FOR INTEND