Sunlan Surfaty: “President Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh Citing Precedent And Refusing Repeatedly To Answer Questions That Could Be Crucial To Special Counsel Bob Mueller’s Investigation.” SURFATY: “Senate Democrats already frustrated with his lack of straight answers. President Trump’s supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh citing precedent and refusing repeatedly to answer questions that could be crucial to special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.” [New Day, CNN, 9/6/18; VIDEO]
Mika Brzezinski: “We’ll Play Some Of The Key Exchanges From The Brett Kavanaugh Hearing Including His Suggestion That He Hasn’t Put Into Much Thought If Whether A President Can Pardon Himself.” MIKA BRZEZINSKI: “Plus, we’ll play some of the key exchanges from the Brett Kavanaugh hearing including he has not put into much thought if whether a president can pardon himself. Check out this exchange when she pressed the supreme court nominee on whether he had discussed Mueller’s investigation at the law firm once represented trump in the law firm.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 9/6/18; VIDEO]
Hallie Jackson: “And On Some Key Issues, Particularly Those Related To Presidential Power And Matters That Might Come Up With The Special Counsel. It’s What Kavanaugh Didn’t Say That’s Making Headlines.” HALLIE JACKSON: “Today senators will get their second chance here with Brett Kavanaugh who has been fielding maybe unsurprisingly supportive questions from Republicans and combative ones from Democrats. And on some key issues, particularly those related to presidential power and matters that might come up with the special counsel. It’s what Kavanaugh didn’t say that’s making headlines. After nearly 20 hours facing fire from Democrats, more of it today for supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.” [Today, NBC, 9/6/18; VIDEO]
Hallie Jackson: “On That Clear Reference To The Special Counsel Who May Try To Force President Trump To Answer Questions, A Deflection From Kavanaugh And Not The Only One.” [Today, NBC, 9/6/18; VIDEO]
Joe Scarborough: “Brett Kavanaugh Has No Opinion That He’s Willing To Share With The Rest Of Us On Whether A President Can Pardon Himself, Whether A President Can Exchange A Pardon In Return For A Positive Benefit.” JOE SCARBOROUGH: “Brett Kavanaugh has no opinion that he’s willing to share with the rest of us on whether a president can pardon himself, whether a president can exchange a pardon in return for a positive benefit. It seems to me these are not, these are not even hypothetical questions. These are just basic tenets of law. I mean, going back to English common law, that any first year law student could answer.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 9/6/18; VIDEO]
WILLIE GEIST: “A Nominee For The Supreme Court Has To Recuse Himself From Answering Because That Question Could Come Before The Supreme Court As To Whether Or Not A Sitting President Has Attempted To Pardon Himself.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 9/6/18; VIDEO]
Terry Moran: “It’s Round Three For Brett Kavanaugh Today, And As These Hearings Go On It’s Clear What The Democrats’ Game Plan Is, Pin Him Down On Specifics. He’s Having None Of That” [Good Morning America, ABC, 9/6/18; VIDEO]