bring, whether it is cases for subpoenas, for documents that they're trying to obtain or whether it's subpoenas for witnesses maybe they're going to try to bring to get key witnesses in. all these are connected to whether they've taken other steps. for example, whether or not they've opened an impeachment inquiry. whether they can demonstrate to courts they are seriously -- they've taken every step they possibly can. they have to negotiate with the white house. now they've brought in mueller. they've taken that step. if they open an impeachment inquiry, that's another step they can demonstrate that they are conducting an investigation and they need the witnesses or documents for a particular reason. and what's happening is they don't know which one comes first. the litigation strategy is failing a little bit because they're taking political concerns and the politics is suffering because they're not taking the -- being effective in