you wanted this all along. it was a pre-determined impeachment. >> max, despite the evidence of a shakedown, republicans still saying no quid pro quo. then they say, you know, look over here. where is schiff? where is the whistle-blower? they focused on a disproven claim, you know, about the bidens. it really is astounding that they continue to push a narrative not based on the facts. is this a lesson in gaslighting? >> absolutely, don. i mean what we know from the republicans is they really want to defend president trump, but they're not sure how or why. they know that these charges are all phony, made up hoaxes, but again they're not actually sure why. so they're trying out various arguments that have very little to do with the substance of the case, which is, so to speak, unimpeachable because we saw a dozen witnesses testify about the quid pro quo. we've read the evidence with our own eyes and the transcript of the call between trump and zelensky. but republicans are telling us what we see with our own eyes is not what's actually there. they're basically backing up