able to call them too. >> kaitlan collins at the white house. thank you so much. so it is possible the republicans in the senate call no witnesses but we are now also starting to hear two sources telling cnn that the whistle-blower's legal team is preparing for the possibility that lawmakers will call their client to testify in the senate. let's chew over all of this with our team. laura, let me start with you. what do you make of that? we don't know if the senate will call witnesses or not. ultimately it is up to a majority of the senate which is controlled by republicans. if they call the whistle-blower, then what? >> it is pretty unchartered territory at this point. up until now because of the house being led by the democrats, me protected the identity of the whistle-blower as is customary for the i.g. community members who have the whistle-blower protection. but now they're having a senate controlled by the republicans who may be going with the same talking point saying let's shoot the messenger figuratively speaking here. because if you look at the messenger as opposed to the more than 17 people that have come