give them shelter amidst the brewing impeachment storm. the senate will likely hold a trial on the removal of the president they are akin to jurors and cannot comment. i'm a juror and i'm comfortable not speaking. senator lamar alexander of tennessee, same thing. i'd be a juror so i have no comments, and senator tim scott of south carolina says he does not need a strategy for impeachment because, quote, i may be a juror someday. this line allowed senate republicans not to have to undertake the ever basing ritual of house republicans to enforce the president's conduct or lie about the process. the juror line only buys senators time not an out. here to talk about this is senator chris murphy, democrat from connecticut, long been one of the most invested in the u.s.-ukraine relationship. senator, let be start on that.