i agree with that. it's not the same as the fact that the president leveraged the aid to launch an investigation against a political rival. it doesn't alterror t the fact the president invited a foreign leader to investigate a private u.s. citizen. so what republicans are doing is deflecting. they're establishing facts that are true and you've seen some of them articulate that very eloquently. but it doesn't go to the core of what's being investigated. >> i noticed on last week the first day republicans were not engaging in a lot of theatrics. a little in the beginning and a fairly normal hearing, if an impeachment hearing can be called that. it seemed between day one and two, there was note given they had to amp it up.