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White House aides this week told a senior Department of Justice official to prepare to replace Deputy Attorney General according to a New York Times report. White House chief of staff MORE fired his deputy attorney general or if he resigned. Aides dropped the plan to bring Whitaker on board by late Monday morning, the Times reported.  Trump and Rosenstein are set to meet on Thursday in a highly anticipated huddle.

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The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday questioned Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh about another assault allegation.  Republican Senate investigators asked Kavanaugh about an anonymous complaint alleging the Supreme Court nominee physically assaulted a woman in 1998, according to a transcript from that phone call.  The complaint was originally sent to Sen. MORE (R-Colo.).

The White House and Senate Republicans signaled they will push forward with their support for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, even after a third woman went public with allegations, raising new uncertainties about his prospects for confirmation. The latest accusation came on the eve of Thursday’s high-stakes hearing, where Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford are expected to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in a make-or-break moment for MORE’s second nominee to the high court in as many years. Republicans showed no signs of altering their most recent

on Wednesday mounted a fierce defense of Brett Kavanaugh during a rare solo news conference where he forcefully denied the sexual misconduct accusations against his embattled Supreme Court nominee. Trump called Kavanaugh "one of the highest quality people I've ever met" and reiterated his belief the three women who have come forward against the judge are making "false accusations." "I can't tell you whether or not they're liars until I hear them," Trump told reporters in New York, where he was attending the United Nations General Assembly.

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The TAKE with Rick Klein President Donald Trump's pick for the Supreme Court continues to enjoy the backing of Senate Republican leadership, much of the conservative movement and media, and the White House itself. But standing behind Brett Kavanaugh is carrying costs that grow by the hour.

The TAKE with Rick Klein What should frighten Republicans more at this moment: what President Donald Trump can't control, or what he can? Trump can't control how his Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, is perceived.