to walk that line, supporting the president. he's not dealing with any of the facts in his statements today. >> correct. but what we will see in this testimony are the facts or the evidence. >> right. >> and that is what i think people need to take in more than anything over the next two weeks and then decide. >> yeah. >> listen for yourself and then decide. abby, there is some new reporting overnight about how the president is reacting to how this has all unfolded. the "new york times" is reporting that the president mused or wondering about firing the inspector general michael atkinson, the one who received the whistle-blower report, felt it was an ur jemt matterer, and more or less turned it ore. let me read you the quote. the president has said he does not understand why mr. atkinson shared the complaint, which outlined how mr. trump asked the ukrainian president to investigation mr. trump's political rival at the same time he was withholding military aid