provides a mechanism through which congress is a separate branch of government as opposed to -- is supposed to hold a president or branch officials accountable. and vol one which covers national security issues lays out information the campaign was willing to receive foreign assistance and the president's statements since then indicate he still is. and volume two lays out ten different -- up to ten different potential acts of obstructive behavior. if this doesn't meet the standard, what is in this report, if this doesn't meet the standard of at least opening an impeachment inquiry, what does that say about future ability for a congress to hold a president accountable for inappropriate and potentially illegal behavior. >> i want to bring in cnn's abby phillip at the white house. and president trump is speaking right now. what did he have to say? >> reporter: well, jake, it should come as no surprise given what we've heard so far that president trump is taking a victory lap. two reporters on the south lawn as we speak telling them it was a good day for him.