russians. >> reporter: did you actually talk to him beforehand? >> no, not on the committee -- i'm not on the judiciary committee that does that. but i read the testimony and talked to others who were, particularly senator blumenthal, and said i couldn't go for it, because he had not in my view made it clear enough that he supported having a special prosecutor. well, times have now changed. now, it is the case the fbi director announced he had an active ongoing investigation and asked for help from the justice department for that, has been fired. and now it is clear. and i think that should be clear to everyone, regardless of political affiliation, regardless of where you are in the justice department, that it's now time for a special prosecutor. >> how far are you willing to go to push for this? democrats today essentially brought the senate to a aderholt