It makes sense in that environment that you would hold on in the U.S. government to the people who know their way around this particular block.
Rachel MaddowWe do have evidence the [Donald] Trump campaign was working to sideline Russian intervention in Ukraine as a campaign issue.
Rachel MaddowSarah Palin uses me as a laugh line in her stump speeches. If you're willing to turn me into a joke, you should also be willing to talk to me.
Rachel MaddowWhat's insulting to the American people, the Senate, to this whole process is that the Republicans, with all other nominees, have said Democrats are being obstructionist for wanting to see documents, for wanting to see a paper trail, for wanting to get questions answered in the judiciary committee hearings, and now all of a sudden, the Republicans want those things for this.
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