analysis of the case the white house is making. >> legal wlily, he's right. there's no constitutional requirement. zero, none that the house have a vote to announce an impeachment inquiry. he is right about that. he's also right that the constitution doesn't provide explicitly for any sort of due process rights. but -- and you know, george is a very smart lawyer. as you know, impeachment is a political process. that's a separate matter. i think that's one of the reasons why in the past there have been votes that have preceded impeachment inquiry and there have been rights afforded to the president. >> you're talking about political expediency here which is a separate question. i want to note and you're an expert on this. i think the history is interesting, obviously, because the clinton impeachment, yes the minority was afforded some rights but it was vastly different. the investigation was done by ken nneth starr. it was over by the time the