>> i was. >> and seeking to remove her? and did you know mr. giuliani was one of those people? >> i believe he was, yes. >> well, that's something. i don't think anybody was expecting that secretary of state mike pompeo's second in command to go as far as he did, condemning trump's pressure campaign, throwing rudy giuliani under the bus. although some admitted he knew what was happening and did nothing. and that guy is likely to be the next ambassador to russia, the country that is, of course, occupying a large chunk of ukraine and he apparently took no action. now, president trump wants to pivot away from complaining about the process of democrats impeachment investigation. ee sent a distress signal this morning imploring, quote, republicans, yes, he did spell it that way, go with substances and close it out. the problem for trump is that substance is the bad part. we know the transcript was damning. last night after we got off air "new york times" reported lieutenant colonel alexander vindman testified yesterday.