and the answer is no? >> reporter: the aid was released on september 11th. only after the hold had been reported and there was pressure on the white house, including from republican senators. and it was just two days before president zelensky had planned to announce the investigations that trump wanted. all of those arguments will be on full display tomorrow in the first open hearing is gavelled into section with ambassador taylor and george kent and they are together because they were witnessed to what they call the full scope of the president's misconduct. and then on friday the next opening hearing with marie yovanovitch the former ambassador to ukraine recalled by trump in may. democrats are calling her the first victim of the president's scheme. jake. >> alex marquardt, thanks so much. let's chew over this with the panel. congressman dent, let me start with you. you're a former republican house member. i heard at one point republicans were going toward the, look the president shouldn't have done this but it is not impeachable