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So theres more evidence that will be directed here. and the white house acting chief of staff played in this matter. so thats some of the things that i think a second whistle-blower may lend some light to. >> you just noted the republican response to this and you brought up the presidents comments on the south lawn inviting china to investigate the president. some republicans havent been silent about it. they say the whole thing is a joke. listen. >> i think again, i think he did it to gig you g...

>> reporter: some republicans tried to explain that with deflection, claiming trump was just kidding. >> well i doubt if the -- the china comment was serious to tell you the truth. >> reporter: cnn contacted more than 80 gop congressional offices about the president inviting china to investigate his political rival. barely a handful responded. most notably, mitt romney who said the presidents brazen and unprecedented appeal to china and to ukraine to investigate joe biden is wrong and appalling....

Its all just a joke. you just dont get it. you dont get the presidents incredibly savvy sense of sense of humor. >> i think he did it to gig you guys. >> i dont think the china comment was serious, to tell you the truth. >> you really he was serious about thinking china is going to investigate the biden family? >> so jeffrey, how effective is that as an argument? again, when we have the evidence of the president leaning on other world leaders? >> the joke defense is a big part of the trump playb...

>> dana, thank you very much. lets call it what it is, this crisis of conscience in the republican party is on full display regarding trumps request for ukraine and china to help a political rival. mitt romney and others have found themselves under heavy twitter attack from this president. the handful of republicans who are publicly standing up for the president are mounting an unorthodoxed defense, insisting you cant take the presidents word seriously, claiming trump was just joking when he spo...

>> i doubt if the china comment was serious, to tell you the truth. >> you think he is serious that china is going to investigate the biden family? >> cnn contacted the offices of 80 lawmakers in the house and senate, but few responded. ♪ we told you of the homeless woman that was singing opera in the subway. >> im so glad about that. i could touch you with my voice. thank you so much for all that is happening right now. i really thank you. im so overwhelmed. >> since the video of her first ...

A joke. >> i think he did it to gig you guys. >> i doubt if the china comment was serious, to tell you the truth. >> you think he was serious about thinking china was going to investigate the biden family? >> you watched what the president said. hes not saying china is investigating. >> lets get to the fact check, mr. minority leader. watch the president. yes, he did say that. >> china just started an investigation into the bidens, because what happened in china is just about as bad as what happ...

Guys. >> i doubt if the china comment was serious, to tell you the truth. >> you think he was serious, that china is going to investigate the biden family? >> the response here is, dont believe the words the president says. thats the line from the republicans? at this point, this is republicans being partisan lining up behind the president. it doesnt justify what the president does. at this point, theres reason for americans to believe he is serious. he has a long record where he and giuliani we...

Say that would be okay are saying its okay because he didnt mean it because he was joking. this is the excuse that provided for him. here they are. >> you watch what the president said. hes not saying china to investigate. >> i doubt if the china comment was serious. >> you really think he was serious about thinking that china would investigate the biden family. >> i dont think its a real request. i think he did it to get you guys. >> they gave him an out. reporters asked him and he did not take...

Talk. but not about joe biden or his son hunter. >> p mr. president, we think it is in the united states and ukraines best interest that you and the president of ukraine have conversations that youve discussed the options that are there. so absolutely, yes. >> perry says his focus was on energy issues president trump claims it was to discuss a natural gas project, those topics with were nowhere to be found. no word from the president on why. as republicans are scrambling to figure out ways to de...

Struggling with their strategy against impeachment. lets go back do dana bash. what are you hearing from republicans? >> republican leaders in the house did a conference call with house republicans who are spread out all in their districts because they are in recess and they said they did polling with 31 trump districts and they insist that impeachment is hurting democrats, not republicans. theyre trying to spin it as much as they can. >> reporter: most republicans are so unsure about how to pla...