>> attorneys often say don't ask a question you don't know the answer to. the republicans i don't think they got played. this was the best they could do. it's always the case the minority gets some witnesses. the witnesses would have disputed facts. would have attacked the credibility of another witness establishing an alternative narrative. that didn't really happen. yes, they played it to a a draw. on this national scale where you're having four or five days of hearings. one afternoon where the best they can say is joe biden campaign got bolstered is a loss for the republicans. it's not a win. >> the question is how you're grading this. i have to defer to the lawyers. i'm not sure how people are scoring this. the reason that both side say they got something. they're playing two timpdiffere games. democrats are proving a case. republicans are trying to turn