judge barrett is brilliant. americans also deserve judges who are committed to fairness and impartiality to following the facts in every case. they deserve judges who understand that their job is to interpret the text of our laws and constitution as they are written, not as the judge might personally wish they had been written differently. again, judge barrett passes with flying colors. her three years of rulings on the seventh circuit are the record of a judge who sets out to do impartial justice under law. nothing more and nothing less. this nominee could not be more fully qualified to serve on the supreme court. harvard law professor nora feldman is a fierce critic of president trump. he was one of house democrats' star witnesses in their impeachment. he has known judge barrett professionally for more than 20 years. despite some philosophical differences, he went out of his way, out of his way this past weekend to write that she is, quote, highly qualified to serve on the supreme court. here is what professor

judge barrett: thank you. that was not my list, i was undressing argument that had been made by other professors, well respected scholars, and it wasn't my list. i was quoting them and their definition of super precedent. for a court of appeals, all supreme court precedent is super precedent. as i said to chairman grassley, if i were confirmed, i would follow supreme court precedent without fail. in planned parenthood v casey, the supreme court reaffirmed roe and listed four factors that must be considered before the court overturned precedent. one of the factors the court listed was a reliance interest meaning that the court would consider whether overturning precedent would create a special hardship because people had planned their lives on reliance on the decision. in 2003, you wrote that in deciding to overturn precedent, roylance interest -- reliance interest should count less when precedent exceeds a court's interpretive authority. give us an example of a supreme court precedent that exceeded the court's

judge amy coney barrett. [applause] we are also joined by amy's husband, jesse -- thank you very much -- and their seven beautiful children. congratulations to you all. very special day. with us as well are the first lady, thank you, first lady. [applause] along with vice president mike pence and his amazing wife , karen, thank you very much. [applause] judge barrett is a graduate of rhodes college and the university of notre dame law school. at notre dame, she earned a full academic scholarship, served as the executive editor of the law review, graduated first in her the lawd received school's award for the best record of scholarship and achievement. upon graduating, she became a clerk for judge silverman for the district of columbia. amy then received one of the highest honors the young lawyer could have, serving as a clerk on the supreme court for justice antonin scalia. [applause] a very highly respected law professor at notre dame wrote to justice scalia with a one sentence recommendation. "amy coney is

barrett: absolutely i would. harris said she would oppose the nomination, adding a legendary justice ruth bader ginsburg devoted her life to fighting for equal justice and a more fair and just world. her passing is devastating and it would be a travesty to replace her with a justice that is selected to undo her legacy. senator lindsey graham called judge barrett highly qualified and went on to say as the chairman of the senate judiciary committee, i am committed to ensuring the nominee gets a challenging and respectful hearing. we move forward on this nomination knowing the president has picked a highly qualified individual that will serve our nation well. the dates for the confirmation hearings have been announced. senator lindsey graham says the hearings will begin on monday, october 12, with opening statements and questions for the nominee on tuesday, the 13th. he adds he expects that hearings will last three or four days and you can watch live coverage of every minute of the hearings on c-span, c-span.org, or

judge barrett stands against all of that. just as ginsberg will be turning over in her grave to see that the people they chose seems to be intent on undoing all the things that ginsberg did. >> tucker: okay. so follow this>> reasoning. if you can. ruth bader ginsburg is quote turning on her grave, we must honor her final dying wish, from a party that is against cults. precisely since democrats know that amy coney barrett's life -- they have pushed on the rest of us for decades. they must destroy her personally. they have no choice. her happiness, her family's happiness, is evidence that they are frauds. john kennedy is the senator from louisiana. thanks much for coming. would you reach a point where democrats would say out loud that they would go after her after her religious faith russian mark >> i saw an indication of that and her confn from her court of appeal position. you are correct, it is only monday so far judge barrett has been called a religious bigot, a racist, and antifeminist, a anti-public health, her opponents

they cannot block amy coney barrett's coffin fir nation barrett's condition fir magts if they have the votes. they can slow it down, perhaps some options on the floor, but i think that the big question now, how do democrats want to approach this. do they want to try procedural wrenches into play, no the meet with the nominee, not show up for the hearings or try to use the hearings to talk about issues that they believe will help them politically? no fibnals have been made. i think that the idea right now is that they are leaning towards let's go through the full. probably 50 ther/50 over who 3m with the nominee. and they understand that there is nothing that they can do to stop the nomination. and the first thing to keep an eye on, next week mitch mcconnell on tuesday i'm told is expected it to meet with amy coney barrett, and so expect lindsey graham to follow shortly thereafter. and then one of the big questions will be how much of those democrats decide to sit down with the anonymous knee. and already senator blumenthal hats said that he wijrkts hats will not. >> so very significant

[applause] judge barrett: thank you. [applause] judge barrett: thank you very much, mr. president. i am deeply honored by the confidence that you have placed in me. i am so grateful to you and the first lady, to the vice president and the second lady, and for so many others here on your kindness on this overwhelming occasion. i fully understand this is a momentous decision for a president and if the senate does me the honor of confirming me, i pledge to discharge the responsibilities of this job to the very best of my ability. i love the united states and i love the united states constitution. [applause] judge barrett: i am truly humbled by the prospect of serving on the supreme court. should i be confirmed, i will be mindful of who came before me. the flag of the united states is still flying at half staff in memory of justice ruth bader ginsburg to mark the end of a great american life. justice ginsburg began her career at a time when women were not welcome in the legal profession. but she not only broke glass ceilings, she smashed them. for that, she has won the admiration of wo

judge amy coney barrett. legal panel is back fox news senior analyst on fox nation. constitutional accountability president. former assistant u.s. attorney. welcome back, guys. >> understanding were hogan's have the votes it seems now, how far do you think democrats will go to block this? is not much that can be done, i guess they can throw some wrenches in the cogs and so it up a bit. >> i don't really think there's anything they can do. i can't imagine senator kamala harris being as undignified and pugnacious now that she's the vice presidential nominee toward judge barrett as she was toward then judge kavanaugh. as a theory the democrats are going to roll over and let this pass rather than waste their energy in this effort and deal with it after january because in their view, joe biden will be in the white house and majority in the senate. perhaps jurisdictional drawl from the supreme court which is another crazy and inflammatory issue but there's very little they can do, in my view, and the judiciary comm

barrett. >> she's the nominee the conservatives have a been looking for for a long time. she is herself, the same judicial. listen here. >> the judicial philosophy is mine, too. a judge must apply the law as written. judges are not policymakers and they must be resolute and setting aside any policy views they might hold. >> today's event introducing amy coney barrett, it's the start of what the judge herself acknowledged, a difficult road ahead. in confirmation, president judge trump saying not engaging in political or personal attacks against her and give her a fairg is the senate judiciary. >> her qualifications are unsurpassed. her record is beyond reproach. this should be a straightforward and prompt confirmation, should be very easy. good luck. it's going to be very quick. i'm sure it will be extremely noncontroversial. we said that the last time, didn't we? [laughter] >> here's the schedule, lindsey graham, chairman of the senate judiciary selected to speak with amy coney barrett tonight

but judge amy coney barrett -- if judge amy coney barrett is seated in the supreme court. she has expressed opposition to previous court decisions that upheld it. what will she do when the affordable care act is argued november 10th. we'll look at that, straight ahead. ♪ ♪ this is the feeling of total protection now that we protect your identity, mobile phone, auto, home and life you've never been in better hands allstate click or call for a quote today you've never been inthe lack of controlate whenover my business kai, made me a little intense. but now quickbooks helps me get paid, manage cash flow, and run payroll. and now i'm back on top... with koala kai. save over 30 hours a month with intuit quickbooks. whatintroducing the new sleepld? number 360 smart bed. now temperature balancing, so you can sleep better together. save up to $1,000 on the new sleep number 360 smart bed and adjustable base. plus, 0% interest for 24 months & free delivery. ends monday. i'm a sustainability science researcher at amazon. climate change is the fight of our generation. the biggest

what is your take on judge barrett? >> she is extraordinarily. summa cum laude at notre dame, first in her class, highly recommended by a bipartisan group of people that have worked with her as a clerk i think she will do well in the hearings. judge: today i understand you were there in the rose garden and had an opportunity to talk to members of her family. >> i did i talked to liam her 11 -year-old son and asked if it is true that his dad made his favorite dish and he confirmed that was true. she has a great family. seven kids, two adopted from haiti. they are great parents the children are great to talk to a great mother, brilliant jurist and will be a great addition to the supreme court. judge: do you think the democrats will take this down the religious path in their efforts that roe vs wade is never touched? >> i hope i'm wrong that i said i think this may look the brett kavanaugh hearing look like a pep rally but i think they will go after her not of her scholarship or work for purely political purposes and we will have to stand there to m

judge jamie connie barrett. -- aimee comey barrett. [applause] [applause] we are also joined by amy's -- jesse and their seven beautiful children. congratulations to you all. with us as well are the first lady. thank you, first lady. along with vice president mike pence and his amazing wife karen, thank you very much. judge barrett is a graduate of rhodes college and the university of notre dame law school. at notre dame, she earned a full academic scholarship, served as the executive editor of the larger view, graduated first in her class and receive the law school award for the best record of scholarship and achievement upon graduating. -- she became a clerk for silverman in the district of columbia. aimee then received the highest honors the young lawyer could clerk foring as a anthony scalia. [applause] a very highly respected law professor at notre dame wrote to justice glia with a one sentence wreck condition. aimee kony is the best student i coney is themy best student i ever had. that is pretty good we are honored to have his w

judge barrett is a constitutionalist. which means she's a madisonian, which means she believes in the separation of powers. which means that federal judges are not politicians and robes. which means that she believes that the united states supreme court is not supposed to be a mini congress. which means that she believes that federal judges are not supposed to try to rewrite the constitution every other thursday to advance a political or social agenda that they can't get by voters. which means that she believes that the law is not supposed to be politics practiced a different way. and that upsets, not all, but many of the democratic colleagues because they don't believe -- well, let me put it in the different way. if they believe in the clarity of numbers as opposed to representative numbers. if not all of them, but many of them. representative governments, the control policy through their elected representatives. declarative governments, which we have been moving towards policy is made by unelected judges and unelected m

warning amy coney barrett and lung heart damage can become the next deniable preconditions writing barrett as a written track record of disagreeing and upholding the affordable care act. she critiques john roberts upholding the law in 2012. democrats hope threat of retaliation from angry voters could persuade senate republicans in tight races to push the vote past election day. biden is offering the standard, the gop set four years ago as a way out urging no action until after november 3rd. biden is resisting talk about "nuclear options instead of focusing attention to president trump's peaceful transition of power if he loses. >> what i am concerned about is whether he generates some kind of response in a way that -- that unsettles the society or causes some -- some kind of violence. the last thing we need is, you know, equivalent of a coup. reporter: biden was slated for a light schedule as he's been heavy into debate prep including mocked debate with adviser playing the role of president trump, but early this morning he announced price remarks on supreme court vacancy coming up later th

what is your take on judge barrett? >> she is extraordinarily. summa cum laude at notre dame, first in her class, highly recommended by a bipartisan group of people that have worked with her as a clerk i think she will do well in the hearings. judge: today i understand you were there in the rose garden and had an opportunity to talk to members of her family. >> i did i talked to liam her 11 -year-old son and asked if it is true that his dad made his favorite dish and he confirmed that was true. she has a great family. seven kids, two adopted from haiti. they are great parents the children are great to talk to a great mother, brilliant jurist and will be a great addition to the supreme court. judge: do you think the democrats will take this down the religious path in their efforts that roe vs wade is never touched? >> i hope i'm wrong that i said i think this may look the brett kavanaugh hearing look like a pep rally but i think they will go after her not of her scholarship or work for purely political purposes and we will have to stand there to m

judge barrett isa thank you very much. judge barrett is a graduate of rhodes college and the university of notre dame law school. at notre dame, she earned a full academic scholarship, served as the executive editor of the law review, graduated first in her class, and received the law school's award for the rest —— best record of scholarship and achievement. upon graduation, she became a clerk for judge lawrence silverman, on the us court of appeals for the district of columbia. amy then received one of the highest honours a young lawyer could have, serving as a clerk on the supreme court for justice antonin scalia. a very highly respected law professor at notre dame wrote to the justice with a one sentence recommendation, amy coney barrett is the best student i ever had. that is the best student i ever had. that is the best student i ever had. that is the best —— that is pretty good. justice scalia hired her shortly after and we are honoured to have his wonderful wife maureen. where is maureen? she is with us toda

in judge barrett, president trump has found the deciding vote. judge barrett strongly criticized the ruling to uphold the affordable care act, claiming that if justices read the law the way she does, they would have, quote, have had to invalidate, unquote, the entire health care law. let me repeat that. judge barrett strongly criticized justice roberts' decision to uphold the affordable care act, saying that he, quote, pushed the law beyond its plausible meaning to save the statute, unquote. if justice roberts had read the law the way judge barrett does, the supreme court would have had to invalidate the entire affordable care act. the republican lawsuit against the affordable care act, as everyone knows, will be heard one week after the election. senate republicans are rushing to jam judge barrett's confirmation through in time for her to hear arguments in that very case. not one for subtlety, president trump tweeted on saturday that our health care law will be replaced, quote, if terminated by the supreme court. so the american people should ma

that's the kind of justice that judge barrett would be. and that's the kind of justice that all of us -- democrat or republican -- should want. someone who will protect the principles of justice and equality under the law by judging according to the law and the constitution and nothing else. someone who will leave her personal beliefs at the courtroom door. someone who will, as judge barrett said last week quoting the judicial oath, administer justice without respect to persons, do equal right to the poor and rich, and faithfully and impartially discharge my duties under the united states constitution, end quote. mr. president, one of the reasons i ran for the senate was to help put judges like amy coney barrett on the bench. i commend the president for his outstanding choice and i look forward to supporting her nomination as the senate moves forward. mr. president, i yield the floor. mr. grassley: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: one minute for morning business. the presiding officer: without obje

judge barrett: thank you. that was not my list, i was undressing argument that had been made by other professors, , and itpected scholars wasn't my list. i was quoting them and their definition of super precedent. for a court of appeals, all supreme court precedent is super president. grassley,to chairman if i were confirmed, i would follow supreme court precedent without fail. sen. feinstein: second question. casey,ned parenthood v the supreme court reaffirmed roe and listed four factors that must be considered before the court overturned precedent. one of the factors the court listed was a reliance interest meaning that the court would consider whether overturning precedent would create a special hardship because people had planned their lives on reliance on the decision. wrote that in deciding to overturn precedent, roylance interest -- reliance interest should count less when court'st exceeds a interpretive authority. give us an example of a supreme court precedent that exceeded the court's interpretive au

if justice barrett, if she becomes justice barrett, was forced to step down simply by being the president nominee, i would take three justices out. i don't think theyy would listen to the affordable care act case, that is the real thing democrats will say healthcare is at stake, if can't go after her personally, we got to be careful, this is a very successful woman, that people say, her liberal coworkers and friends have said i can't take that away from her, they want to go after the issues it will be things like the affordable care act, abortion and other things they will push her on. judge jeanine: all right, makes so much. our coverage of this historical day in washington is just getting started. chairwoman mcdaniel is ahead next, tom sits on the judiciary committee and i'll ask him about amy coney barrett. we'll be watching. next. ♪ welcome back. the dems want to pack the court if president trump's nominee is confirmed. let's talk about that and more with senator tom, thanksab for being here. we are thrilled to have you on tonight. you have been a member of the senate judiciary and

he writes, barrett is a sincere lovely person. i never heard her it ear word that was thoughtless or unkind. if you believe in an ideal temperament of calm and decor rumblings, rest assured that barrett has it. i'm going to be confident that barrett will be a good justice, maybe even a great one even if i disagree with her all the way. what's your reaction when you hear professor noah feldman say those words? >> the issue is whether she can be fair and objective as a justice because she will be -- on that court if confirmed for decades, she'll be making decisions that impact our lives starting with whether or not we're going to have the protections of the affordable care act. she will be making decision wls or not a woman has a right to control her own body. she'll be making decisions including on lgbtq rights and other decisions. that's what we should be concerned about. if she can be fair and objective and not hold to her strongly held views and she can separate those, that's another question. that is -- but that's the concern i

reporter: the senate's familiar with amy coney barrett. it confirmed her three years ago for the federal bench in illinois with little democratic support. listen. >> i think whatever a religion is, it has its own dogma. the dogma lives loudly within you. >> i don't buy this robot approach that, just so easy, you push the law and facts on one side and opinion comes out the other side. reporter: supreme court hearings can devolve into a spectacle. consider the hearing with justice clarence thomas in 1991 after professor anita hill made sexual harrassment allegations and charges leveled against brett kavanaugh two years ago. another factor is vice precedent kamala harris. she interrupted chairman chuck grassley in his statement, making parliamentary motions. sometimes there are hiccups, we think about george w. bush's nominee, harriet miers had to withdraw. robert bork in 1987. he was defeated on the senate floor any hiccup could side track the aggressive timetable. back to you. eric: chad, thanks so much. arthel. arthel: let's look what a po

judge amy kony barrett. >>after days of speculation today president trump finally making official naming amy coney barrett to replace the late justice ruth bader ginsburg on the nation's high court. a conservative judge from indiana barrett, currently sits on the u.s. court of appeals for the 7th circuit in chicago reporter mike lowe takes a closer look at her life's work. >>we've known her and time i heard her and have great affection for for a long time university of notre dame law school professor paolo corrodes a first met amy coney barrett 25 years ago when he was a young professor and she was in notre dame student now their colleagues at the law school. there it is 48 years old born in new orleans and now a south bend resident, she's married with 7 children and a mother of 7 including 2 of them have been adopted of course and. >>so biracial family and. also child special needs. so i'm sure that those things you know really. >>deep in her humanity in 1994, she earned her bachelor's degree in english fro

barrett. what will be the support from president trump? that we'll have angles coming for you from washington, d.c., where pete hegseth is had the first exclusive interview after the nomination. pete: not a bad view here at the north lawn of the white house. it is drizzling a little bit. i had a opportunity to sit down with the president. we'll play big chunks of this interview. i had a chance to sit in the rose garden, to see amy coney barrett formally nominated t was a beautiful family. she was resolute. the president was confident. historic day. ultimately the days unfold from here, will, whether or not she becomes the next associate justice. will: not a surprise but now it is official. judge amy coney barrett has been nominated to the supreme court by president trump. judge barrett's confirmation hearings are set to start next month. jennifer is outside the steps of the supreme court. good morning, jennifer. reporter: as you mentioned the senate judiciary committee set october 12th for the

judge barrett had one not long ago. this is the only chance the senate has to get a look at this person before she is confirmed to a lifetime appointment. and remember, we talked about election day, but voting has already started. the presidential election is already under way, voting has begun. so it is extremely unusual. >> talk to me about the calculus of the pick of amy coney barrett. >> well, she was someone the president had interviewed back in 2018 when he eventually went with brett cavanaugh. he liked her then. she was a finalist. certainly the president indicated he wanted to name a woman. really going into this, i would say it was pretty much certain it was going to be her. there was obviously the name of judge barbara lagoa, could help him with cuban americans in florida, she had cuban roots and was from florida. it could energize that group of voters. amy coney barrett is a solid conservative. one person who is familiar with her referred to her as the ruth bader ginsburg of the right. she is viewed in a simi

how did he come to amy coney barrett? >> well, i think you could probably say, leland, this was a decision that had its beginnings, if not, was mostly done back in 2018. judge amy coney barrett of the 7th circuit court of appeals, was when judge kennedy retired and the president ultimately went with brett kavanaugh, but to have the seat if and when. and here we are todayment multiple sources have told us as you pointed out at the time that it will be barrett, but some republicans, some republicans who have been told it's her say they're not going to be 100% sure until she walks out with the president at 5:00 this afternoon. he does like to keep us guessing. when the announcement is made, the clock will start ticking toward confirmation, the election is in 38 days, using history as a guide that should be plenty of time to get barrett through. hearings would likely be, the judiciary has to hold the nomination for a week before holding a vote and take a couple of days for a vote in the senate. likely around october 28th. but

what is the strategy in choosing coney barrett over lagoa? >> coney barrett is more conservative. she is favored more broadly. lagoa hasn't been on the courts as long. coney barrett energizes conservative christians and those oppose abortion. it is clear that the president is trying to court a group of conservatives with this choice. >> morgan, what does your reporting tell you about the benefits for republicans? confirming coney barrett before the election or after? >> trump made clear he wants to have coney barrett confirmed before the election. it is clear that republicans are setting up a strategy quickly. barrett is expected to meet with senators next week on capitol hill. i have been told we are expecting some confirmations within the next two weeks and setting up a vote for the end of october which is a very quick process. >> josh, i want to turn to you now. we know barrett was a member of the federalist society. what can you tell us that group and its shaping on the court as we know it? >> this is the group over the last 20 years has been increasingly influential during re

i strongly oppose judge barrett's nomination." guy, what struck me there was the emphasis on "for a generation." the emphasis on this being a lifetime appointment. can you give us a sense of the implications of this, not just for policies or for cases that are on the docket in the next year, but for the foreseeable future. >> sure. >> absolutely. >> think about it this way. we have a country that is roughly divided 50-50. but yet you're going to have a court that is 6-3 with one justice who is 48 years old who may serve on the court for 20, 30 years perhaps, and so conservative majority on that court that may stick together for 10, 15, perhaps years in a country that is roughly divided 50-50. so the question before the country and the question before the board on this issue in which the country is relatively evenly divided, you're likely to see the court more often than not conservative majorities. and that's the worry. that worry is not just before this year, not just for the docket for the next couple of years, but we're thinkin

will become justice barrett. and you're saying very clearly that your message to viewers right now is vote, vote, vote. vote november 3rd or early voting or whatever. that would seem to suggest that you are not on the program when it comes to individuals like congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez who this week did not rule out this long-shot effort to try to stall the confirmation of judge barrett by impeaching attorney general bill barr. now, you haven't ruled it out. >> well, i'm not familiar with what suggestion of the distinguished congresswoman made. the fact is the more the public is aware of what this appointment -- and, by the way, it's not about this justice. it's about any justice he would appoint right now because they were ready within an hour or two of justice ginsburg's passing. they said we're going to have a vote on this. within like two hours. >> but yes or no -- >> so whoever it is is to overturn the affordable care act. >> but yes or no, you're not planning on bringing an impeachment of attorn

judge barrett is a graduate of rhodes college and notre dame. she served as the executive editor of the law review. graduated first in her class. and received the law school's award for achievement. she became a clerk for judge lawrence silverman on the u.s. court of appeals. serving as a clerk on the supreme court for justice antonin scalia. a highly -- a very highly respected law professor at notre dame wrote to justice scalia, with a one sentence recommendation, amy coney is the best student i ever had. that's pretty good. justice scalia hired her shortly thereafter and we are honored to have his wonderful wife maureen -- where is maureen, maureen scalia with us today. thank you. and our great secretary of labor, thank you very much, thank you, mr. secretary. very good genes in that family, i will say. judge barrett spent 15 years as a professor at the university of notre dame law school. she was renowned for her scholarship, celebrated by her colleagues and beloved by her students. three times she was selected at notre dame, distinguished pr

should judge amy coney barrett be confirmed? a far right majority on the court could turn back the clock on women's rights and a woman's right to choose. workers rights, voting rights, civil rights, environmental protections, lbgtq rights and more. the future for daca recipients hangs in the balance as well. so this nomination concerns no less than the fundamental rights of the american people. after holding a supreme court vacancy open for eight months before the presidential election, president trump and leader mcconnell are doing what no senate has done before, shamelessly rushing to fill justice ginsburg's seat less than 40 days before a presidential election. justice ginsburg's dying wish is that she not be replaced until a new president is installed. republicans are poised not only to ignore her wishes, but to replace her with someone who could tear down everything she has built. this reprehensible power grab is a cynical attack on the legitimacy of the court and i will strongly, strongly, strongly oppose this nomination.

but i am heartened that the president nominated judge barrett to the supreme court and that judge barrett told him yesterday that the late, great traditional philosophy was hers as well. she understands the judge's role is not to impose her own preferences, not to cast her wishes as the law of the land, but rather to uphold the constitution and the law as written. that's exactly what i expect her to do. >> i know, but i guess the question is, you were honest about your position on this, it's kind of this weird part of american traditional kabooky that justices come before the senate and pretend they never thought about or talked about roe v. wade, which is obviously a very significant piece of lal legislation, whether you're for it or against it. don't you think she should be as honest as you were and say, i oppose roe v. wade? >> the difference between me and the people on the president's list is i'm not a judge. i'm not bound by the can on of judicial ethics and i can speak my mind. just as judge sotomayor's pick was not, either. we could consider judge biden's picks, but they would be

which way amy coney barrett will vote on that. that idea she in on a manic vote to take down the affordable care act i think is a huge stretch and you can see why they're doing it. it's politics. >> shannon: quickly, how would you say on a scale of 1-10 and ten being apocalyptic, how do you think that the senators are going to treat it judge barrett knowing the fine line to walk? >> i think they will be aggressive because they want to show their voters that supporting them they weren't rubber-stamping the nomination. i think that they will have trouble playing a glove on her because her record is pretty clean and her qualifications are glittering, really. she's obviously palpably qualified. what i think amy coney barrett and her team need to worry about is whether there is a last minute out of the both of the blue allegation from the kind we saw against clarence thomas of the kind that we saw against judge kavanaugh. you know, it caused a tremendous uproar and it came as close as one could come possibly to possibly to derailing bo

over judge barrett's record. but with a republican majority, is she all but confirmed? i'll speak to house speaker nancy pelosi, republican senator tom cotton, and democratic senator joe manchin. >>> and one on one. with two days until the first presidential debate, democratic nominee joe biden prepares for an unpredictable opponent. biden's wife and closest adviser tells me how he's getting ready to face trump. >> they're going to see what a president looks like. >> my exclusive interview with former second lady jill biden, next. >>> plus, fighting for power. an extraordinary threat weeks before the vote. president trump refuses to commit to a peaceful transfer of power. >> there won't be a transfer, frankly. there will be a continuation. >> is the u.s. headed for a constitutional crisis? >>> hello. i'm jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is bracing ourselves. yesterday evening just 38 days before election day, president trump announced his pick to replace justice ruth bader ginsburg on the u.

why is the amy coney barrett nomination so troubling? the american people should make no mistake about it. a vote for judge barrett is a vote to take away health care and its protections for over 130 million americans who now have protections against pre-existing conditions. for over 40 million americans that pay less for drugs on medicare. close to 10 million americans that will lose their health care all together. a vote for amy coney barrett is you a dagger aimed at the heart of the health care protections americans so desperately need and want. by nominating judge barrett to the supreme court, president trump has put americans' health care at grave risk and as covid-19 continues and we need more health care, the nomination by president trump of amy coney barrett will mean less health care for over 100 million americans. health care is the most important issue on the ballot to americans and as americans learn judge barrett's views on health care and so many other issues, she will become less and less popular and hopefully they will ca

plus judge amy coney barrett's sister will join us exclusively. she will respond to the brutal attacks on her sister's record, religion and ability to serve on the supreme court being a mother of seven children. lots to get to tonight, so we begin with kaylee mcinerney. thanks very much, good to have you here tonight. >> thank you, martha. >> martha: so i know that the president and you have basically said you know, the president gets preparation every single day, he takes a lot of questions, a lot of those questions are pretty aggressive. but the debate environment is a little bit different. you're up there with your opponent in this presidential race and a moderator who is, you know, analyzing things you set in the past, sort of holding your feet to the fire on that. is there any concern that he hasn't done enough prep? >> the president has done enough preparation. as he noted yesterday, he was with governor, chris christie, mayor rudy giuliani, so he has had some sessions to prep but really, and we lean very hard on this, you can't have better

i think quite well of amy coney barrett. but that's not the issue. the issue is not the nominee, it's the nomination. they are not willing to wait because they really are nervous about what the american people leave the constitution means and what they believe should be represented on the supreme cou supreme court. go ahead. >> brit: speaking of the constitution. speaking of the constitution, sir, do you find any support for your argument in the constitution itself? >> i'm not suggesting it's unconstitutional to go ahead, it's perfectly constitutional but a lot of things that are constitutional are stupid. this is not a good idea. what is it that they're afraid of? that the american people don't want to reelect this president to if they think will be reelected and that they will have a republican senate, then they can confirm amy coney barrett then. if but the idea that it has to happen now. one of the reasons the president has given his he wants to have a majority on the court to uphold his decision not to count all the ballots. he said if we don't

particularly given the fact that judge amy coney barrett is 48 years old. she could serve on this bench for a long time to come. but, of course, there are political implications in the short-term as well. the president and his campaign certainly hoping that this will rev up his conservative base, encourage them to turn out to the polls on november 3rd in droves. there is a question about the impact this will have on the left. democrats who have been criticizing president trump for moving ahead with this nomination before election day, they are driving home the point that this could really not only fundamentally alter the balance of power on the supreme court, but put into question things like obamacare and those pre-existing conditions, the protections for those pre-existing conditions. a case on obamacare is coming before the court in a matter of weeks and the white house certainly hopes that judge amy coney barrett will be on the court by that point. we should note, of course, a majority of americans, nearly 6 in 10 americans, believe it is the president

reson donald trump has officially nominated amy connie barrett to replace her barrett's appointment would add another conservative. voice of the bench for the shifting the court's balance of power to the right for decades to come present trump says barrett's confirmation will be very quick and straightforward but democratic presidential candidate joe biden has urged the senate to wait until after november his election or trump has described barrett as someone who will issue rulings based on a fair reading of the law. we must preserve our priceless heritage of a nation of laws and there is no one better to do that than amy coney there are law and order is the foundation of the american system of justice no matter the issue no matter the case before her i am supremely confident that judge barrett will issue rulings based solely upon a fair reading of the law she will defend the sacred principle of equal justice for citizens of every race color religion and creed. in her speech at the white house early amy connie barrett's promise to serve all americans if confirmed i would not assume that r

judge barrett said it was not valid. —— statute was valid. she said to restrict this person's and rights, someone convicted of a crime, albeit no myla nta, convicted of a crime, albeit no mylanta, she said that would make the second amendment into a kind of second class constitutional right —— albeit nonviolent. that's a big shift from right now in american law. the supreme court found in 20 twin that there was a right to bear arms twin that there was a right to beararms in twin that there was a right to bear arms in the —— second amendment. —— 2010. judge ba rrett‘s amendment. —— 2010. judge barrett's ruling to suggest a lot of those laws were flawed. finally to the supreme court itself, where mary kate knorr,who's president of a pro—life student group, has been celebrating trump's announcement. she said the nomination was a once—in—a—generation moment. we're obviously so excited. we have literally waited half a century for this opportunity. president trump, for him to nominate a candidate as strong as barrett is pr

judge amy coney barrett. donald trump nominates a conservative judge to the supreme court and pushes for a rapid senate confirmation ahead of november's presidential election. you're watching al-jazeera live from doha with me fully back t. ball also ahead less than a month after his nomination levanon minister designate quits after failing to form a new government. the seeking justice for mexico's missing students' new arrest warrants are issued for members of the military and comic is head to the beijing auto show as the industry struggles to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. thank you for joining us 8 days after the death of supreme court justice ruth bader ginsberg u.s. president donald trump has officially nominated amy connie barrett to replace a barrett's appointment would add another conservative voice to the bench further shifting the court's balance of power to the rights for decades to come president tom says barrett's count confirmation will be very quick and straightforward but democratic pre

sorry, but amy coney barrett, catholic, really catholic. i mean really really catholic, like speaking in tongues. >> cory booker says he plans to meet with the nominee to make sure she won't make any rulings on election issues of confirm. >> she does that recuse herself i fear the court will be further delegitimized. >> barrett's sister spoke to martha mccallum about these attacks saying the only thing different about her sister's children are their personalities. shannon: thank you. how will judge barrett stand up under the attacks, let's discuss with two of her good friends, nicole barnett and also rochelle adams is with us. welcome, good to have you with us. you all have heard the conversation about her catholic faith, the questions about that tonight, the ap running with the headline, a group that subjugate's women. you have known her for decades. is she being subjugated by her face? >> i've known amy since we were girls and i would say definitely she is a faithful person but the important thing to understand is will into the law. whate

judge amy kony barrett. >>a few days the speculation today president trump finally making it official by naming amy coney barrett to replace the late justice ruth bader ginsburg on the nation's high court. a conservative judge from indiana barrett, currently sits on the u.s. court of appeals for the 7th circuit in chicago reporter mike lowe takes a closer look at her life's work. >>we've known her and time i heard her and have great affection for for a long time university of notre dame law school professor paolo corrodes a first met amy coney barrett 25 years ago when he was a young professor and she was in notre dame student now their colleagues at the law school. there it is 48 years old born in new orleans and now a south bend resident, she's married with 7 children and a mother of 7 including 2 of them have been adopted of course and. >>so biracial family and. also a child special needs. so i'm sure that those things you know really. >>deep in her humanity in 1994, she earned her bachelor's degree in en

it was judged amy coney barrett. we knew from the beginning she was on the top of president trump's list. what this really does is so he lit did i phi and under score what president trump plans to do. white house chief of staff, mark meadows, just after the pomp and circumstance of the rolling out of her name, he told me, we plan and hope to have this wrapped up by november 1st. he's being very clear on the time line. democrats want to slow it down. the white house feels pretty confident that they can get judge barrett confirmed. >> let's play a clip from amy coney barrett regarding ruth bader ginsberg's legacy. here is part of what she said. >> should i be confirmed, i will be mindful of who came before me. the flag of the united states is still flying at half staff in memory of justice ruth bader ginsberg to mark the end of a great american life. she not only broke glass ceilings, she smashed them. for that she has won the admiration of women across the country and, indeed, all over the world. >> what's your sense

supreme court of amy coney barrett. we are just two days and eight hours away from the first debate between president trump and joe biden in person on a stage, obviously, socially distanced from one another and our own chris wallace there to ask questions. and you can feel that pressure already building. i want to get right to mike emmanuel to take it from here. mike? >> reporter: harris, good afternoon. democrats think they may be able to extend the process a bit but don't seem confident they can derail this nomination. today a key senate judiciary democrat spoke about what is at stake. >> what's at issue is both this rush to partisan confirmation in which president trump has told us he's choosing someone who will overturn roe v. wade, he's choosing someone who will overturn the aca, and he's choosing someone who president trump himself says he will need to put their thumb on the scales so that he can win the next election. >> reporter: judge amy coney barrett is a 48-year-old mother of seven from the great state of lo