the president invited a foreign leader to investigate a private u.s. citizen, happens to be running for president. but an american citizen. >> which is messed up. >> exactly. and so what republicans are doing is deflecting. they're establishing facts that are true. you've seen some of them articulate that. very eloquently in committee, but it doesn't go to the core of what's being investigated. >> do you -- sheryl, so i noticed last week the first day things were kind of -- the republicans were not engaging in a lot of theatrics. there's a little bit in the beginning and then a fairly normal hearing if an impeachment committee can be called that. it seemed like between day one and day two there was a note given to amp it up and there were a little more stunts and theatrics. do you have any sense in reporting about what their approach is this week? >> i think you're absolutely right. it was interesting. one republican who is working behind the scenes to kind of coordinate strategy told me that