the senate. >> the only way you can fairly deal with this issue is for us to find out who the whistleblower is. no american can be accused of a crime based on anonymous allegation. the whistle blower is foundational to what they're doing in the house, and if -- the fact that they don't want to call him tells you everything you need to know about how valid this effort is to impeach the president. >> reporter: it's important to note that not everyone republican lawmaker feels that way. in fact, today repeated their belief that the whistleblower's identity should be protected and that their testimony wasn't really that important because they did not have firsthand knowledge or information about the president's phone call with ukraine's leader,, you know,. jon: all right. garrett tenney in washington, thank you. the president is echoing his party's impeachment witness list inquiry witness list tweeting support for public testimony from the ukraine call whistleblower. meanwhile, some republicans now say the president did engage in