at a rally overnight that was metaphorically in the twilight zone, he lied about the severity of the impeachment charges he faces. the report found no evidence that the fbi spayied on the tru campaign at all but the president lied and said they did. attorney general bill barr also seems to be discrediting the ig fanding. for the first time on this matter we will hear from the inspector general himself when he testifies before the senate judiciary committee. a lot to go over including the historic days in the impeachment process. suzanne malveaux live on capitol hill. >> reporter: fwoorng. it is impeachment day 79. the democrats making that historic step forward for articles of impeachment just weeks away from going to a senate trial. as you had mentioned just behind me here, the senate judiciary committee will be meeting in