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Where does this thing go? >> reporter: democrats have been very clear, they are not going to be calling the whistle-blower, which has been a key point that republicans and democrats have been fighting about. and you know, its very interesting, because lindsey graham, who is the senate judiciary committee chairman, he said, look, if you dont call the whistle-blower as part of your impeachment inquiry, this whole thing will be dead on arrival once you send articles of impeachment over to the senat...

Fair. it was absolutely a railroad, blah blah blah blah. and thats why i think, do it right q-- >> theyre not -- on the whistle-blower point, the whistle-blowers lawyer offered republicans to bypass democrats and directly submit written questions to his client and didnt take him up on that. >> i would have taken him up on that, but i also would have requested access. they need to have -- the investigator -- now, i dont think that they should disclose the whistle-blower, but i think investigators...

To testify. i do believe that whistle-blower -- this, to me, is the solution. give them access to republican investigators or members so that they can have a full accounting of that application by the whistle-blower. it doesnt mean that that whistle-blowers identity should be disclosed. what they might find is theres material case that later, because it was so material to the defense, that would require that person to come testify. but, again, i think theres a way to do this, to keep the whistle...

A very strong defense, to say that it doesnt cross a line and he doesnt think that its illegal. whether or not, i think, this week changes things for those republicans, i dont know. i think the testimony of someone like national security adviser john bolton could be very much a game changer for senators who are taking a look at this and asking the question, not what president trump is asking them to ask themselves, but the questions of whether or not the president violated his oath of office and...

Ukrainian diplomat in that country, then theyll also hear from george kent, a career state department official. and on friday, theyll hear from marie yovanovitch, and a senior aide telling me the story on wednesday will be about what has occurred over the last several months. theyll be able to tell the american people exactly what events transpired. and on friday, of course, yovanovitch will be able to tell her story about being ousted from her post. jim and poppy? >> lauren, you have this reque...

Traditionalist -- due process is a really important thing. especially if youre going to undo the votes of $60 million people across america. so i wouldnt put an artificial date of the holidays. if it takes a little longer, the judge has said that he would review that case. if i were with the democrats, theyve got other -- you know, they can continue to bring witnesses throughout this week and into next week. they have plenty to do. i would wait. i think that no stone should be unturned in this, ...

Should handle that. there was something interesting that we heard from hugh hewitt over the weekend that struck me. listen to this. >> i dont think the senate should take it up. i think they should reject the motion to proceed and never touch it. otherwise, we will have this done again in secret hearings, ex parte contacts. just a bad president. >> i should note that in september, on cnbc, mitch mcconnell himself said the senate would have to and would take up an impeachment trial, if you will. ...