reject the results was not viable and would have been crazy to pursue. >> mr. eastman has been all over the map in terms of whether he stands by that memo or doesn't stand by that memo. >> cnn reached out to mr. eastman but he's not responded to the video or possibility of a subpoena. the list of witnesses is growing by the day but some interviews have been postponed, as have some records requests. it appears the committee may be paring back the number of documents they're asking for, anticipating a lengthy court battle with former president trump over executive privilege. >> they want to move relatively quickly as well. >> paula reid reporting. joining us now cnn's senior legal analyst, former u.s. attorney preet bharara and andrew mccabe. also author of "the threat: how the fbi protects america in the age of terror and trump." andrew, john eastman was clearly influential in the fight to try to overturn the presidential