democrats. >> thank you for your reporting. excellent. so much for the power of the purse. a lot of leverage games. lots to discuss now. the author of the corrosion of conservatism. why i left the right. thank you for being here. i can't think of a better panel. what is your reaction to the breaking news from the "washington post"? >> it's the timing is highly damming. this it's clear it case of president trump trying to extort a foreign leader to interfere in a u.s. election on his behalf. the fact he put a hold on the aid to ukraine a week before calling up the president and badgering him eight times to investigate joe biden. democratic front runner. that is highly suspicious. i cannot imagine an innocent explanation for it. and the spin from the white house that donald trump cares