forced him to turn over the tapes. it was an 8-0 decision by the supreme court. and mike, isn't that one of the problems here to get a court decision on these documents and in these testimonies it's almost like waiting out a capital punishment case or a death row case that could go on for months and years and years. will we ever get these documents and witnesses from the congress from these courts? >> the president has weaponized the court soom. he has right to go to the courts but he does not have a right to say once we start the inquiry that he can categorically refuse to send any witnesses to us, especially on issues that have already been resolved in the courts particularly around presidential executive authority. to maya's point the conduct here will be extremely relevant. as a former prosecutor one of the first things you do when a case is puts on your desk, you look at the defendant's rap sheet to see if they have any priors, whether this was aberrant behavior or if you can