have been prior to this report coming out. he is going to struggle even to retain his hold on the parts of the republican party that the president relied upon him to deliver in 2016. so this is bad news for him and the country. >> let's move on now. to mike pompeo. he was on the call, kept aware of the details. man who graduated top of his class at west point. why is he silent? >> he's obviously made a decision that this is his team. and it may not have gone down that way. this is a guy who wants to be a senator. from kansas. he has some bonefied credit issues. and he's decided to be a team player for donald trump. i think everyone is right probably never hear from him. i think there are other people like mcgahn and bolton that democrats might maybe get to