Article snippet: The TAKE with Rick Klein Deny, deflect, attack. Then, contradict and confuse – while attacking some more (even claiming Democrats would vote against George Washington). Perhaps the highest-stakes day of President Donald Trump’s tenure in office will feature only two witnesses, only one of whom can be telling the truth. It figures to be a marathon day featuring Supreme Court nominee churn up a spectacle. On the eve of the hearing, Trump called the Kavanaugh’s accusations "all false to me" and part of a "big, fat con job" by Democrats – suggesting a scheme orchestrated by "very evil people." Yet, he also said it’s possible that Ford could change his mind, and raised the possibility of a replacement nominee. Trump wound down his news conference Wednesday night by calling this "a very dangerous period in our country." He meant it in the context of potentially false allegations. But the dangers for his party are far broader, in a storyline that’s virtually guaranteed to finish without clean answers. The RUNDOWN with MaryAlice Parks As President Trump and Senate Republicans double-down in defense of his Supreme Court nominee and attempt to paint all allegations against Brett Kavanaugh as political hogwash, the legal documents piling up ahead of Thursday’s hearing reveal something else entirely. Professor Christine Blasey Ford’s team presented four signed and sworn affidavits on the eve of the hearing. These legal statements from her husband and fr... Link to the full article to read more