assertions of privilege, or assertions of privilege that don't have any foundation. they are a challenge to get around until you have a legal procedure to enforce them. usually it's in reaction to a subpoena because republicans controlled the gavels get to go a subpoena is very difficult. >> right. i wanted to ask you about that. i'm sorry to interrupt. do you agree with senator feinstein that the chairman, senator chuck grassley, is slow rolling this on your committee intentionally? >> well, when we have had more and more consequential hearings in my and senator lindsey graham's staffless little subcommittee than in the full judiciary with all of its staff support, i think there is a case to be made that the committee is not standing up to its responsibilities at this point. >> thank you very much for helping us sort through all the news of the day. >> pleasure. >> chris. >> all right. let's go back to the live pictures of what's going on in