investigation of his rivals. folks at the pentagon told to hold the aid. michael duffy saying, quote, given the sensitive nature of the request, i appreciate your keeping that information closely held. so what does this do to the stalemate over the senate trial? here's what majority leader mitch mcconnell said just this morning. >> we haven't ruled out witnesses. we've said let's handle this case just like we did with president clinton. fair is fair. we're at an impasse. we can't do anything until the speaker sends the papers over. so everybody enjoy the holidays. >> and then some. and at any moment, mitch mcconnell is expected to be holding a news conference in louisville, kentucky. we'll be monitoring that for you, bringing you news from that. first of all, joining me now is congressional reporter lauren fox. she's on the hill. when you heard from mitch mcconnell there and you see those emails that were released through a freedom of information act from michael duffy, democrats are not letting this