you don't go through the first part in the house and then just tee this up for a senate process where the guy that is going to be in charge of orchestrating the entire senate trial has said that the whole thing is already baked and cooked and there is nothing that anybody could do about it. you don't do that. that makes a mockery of the entire system and i would hope that mr. mcconnell would understand the weigh of the responsibility that is coming down on his shoulders an the shoulders of the united states senate. you saw patrick leahy pen an op-ed said what is on trial not just the president but it is, in fact, the united states senate and the legitimacy of the senate and i would hope the majority leader would recognize that as well. >> and they are pushing to call trump witnesses as witnesses and one thing that pelosi wants and any agreement in the senate controlled by republicans would mean they get to call witnesses too. here is former vice president joe biden yesterday clearing up his position on whether or not