possibilities are either, well, it's fine what the president said, asking for pressure of a regime like china who is not known for fair, investigative powers, or it's not okay. there's no -- those are the two answers that are possible. they've made up this oh, it was a joke because it spares them from having to choose one or the other real answer. >> the silence of my republican colleagues is absolutely unsustainable and inexcusable. they can no longer rely on these bogus debunk conspiracy theories on the one hand or dismissive sayings that it's laughable or unserious on the part of the president. look at the transcript, the president's own words, in talking to the ukrainian president inviting, soliciting him to interfere in our elections, to dig up dirt on a political opponent and then to