the independent counsel except for cause. and if that were to happen, you would have to report that to congress. there would be a little bit of a process that would be undertaken. >> do you think this changes the appetite for that? because clearly there's been no appetite for that. >> i many doubt fam doubtful. ultimately i think someone will say he was expressing an opinion and he doesn't have the capacity to do it anyway. it undermines the integrity of the investigation. i think it is a legitimate investigation. let me just echo the comments of my colleague, trey gowdy, if you're innocent, act like you're innocent. don't do this stuff day after day. we should be focused on the trade issue which is very serious. it is very damaging to our farmers. we should also be talking about the success of the tax cuts, something that i voted for. republicans do have a good message. this gets in the way of that. >> i want to get to trade. i've heard paul ryan say i have