nuts. what i know is there is a very reasonable, measured, thoughtful group of republicans who are asking for more information. let's have cool heads, let's get the transcript of the whistleblower complaint and let's see what we're dealing with here. by the way, without rushing to electric chairs or impeachment, right? what we want is information so we can be collected and pragmatic about how to address this unfolding news. >> john, one of the things president trump denied this afternoon was an explicit quid pro quo. in other words, i will only give you this $250 million in military aid that you want so much, ukraine, if you investigate the bidens. but no one is alleging that there was anything explicit. you don't have to make an explicit -- >> that's right, and the billion dollars in military aid was being withheld without explanation by the administration. it was suddenly released after the whistleblower complaint was filed and the inspector general,