opponents for wanting to engulf republican leaders in the ongoing saga. >> i imagine that every yearbook of every member of the general assembly has or will be looked into at some point. >> reporter: the scandals have rocked this former seat of the confederacy, where lawmakers are mostly tight-lipped. >> you have as much chance of getting me to make a comment on the ongoing things as you do of flapping your arms and flying to the moon. okay? >> reporter: on twitter today, president trump said democrats are killing the great state of virginia. and predicted virginia will come back home to republicans in 2020. the old dominion has 13 electoral votes and has been picking democrats for president since 2008. that's part of the reason why national democrats have spoken out so forcefully about the charges of racism and sexual assault. california senator and 2020 presidential candidate, kamala harris: >> the history of blackface in this country is the history of racism in this country. it is something that is painful for most of us to see, to hear