mcconnell saying the senate would have no choice but to take up impeachment if it passes the house. i'm only being a little bit cute when i say mitch mcconnell is es he has no choice with the rules, but what do you think he's doing? >> i think he's senating to the house of representatives this is a very serious matter. we are going to go to a trial if you impeach. so i think mvp mcconnell is an institutionalist, he warrants the house to know that. i think he ace trying to help bowlser the president and those in the house of representatives still message testing, trying to find a way to message the republican base to consolidate their support. it looks like what they're trying to do is it make this a shirts versus skins, republican versus democratic issue, so you have to get on side and they're trying to whip republicans in line. what you see with the president being a messenger on this is they're trying to find the right