and he doesn't get that if nancy pelosi doesn't send over those articles of impeachment. so i think there is a sequence to these things. i think they should try to negotiate. i think nancy pelosi and schumer should go to the country. i think they should consider a delay. if it gets to the senate, i think they should appeal to the chief justice to issue subpoenas. see if he will do that. so i think there's a whole series of -- of events that need to take place. a whole series of actions. but the message overall from democrats to the country needs to be a trial isn't a trial if the fix is in. a trial isn't a trial if you don't put on evidence. if you don't have witnesses. if you don't have people who at least nominally are promising to be impartial. >> jennifer, good to talk to you as always. thank you. jennifer reuben is opinion writer at "the washington post." the senate, as jennifer said, is preparing to put president trump on trial sort of kind of. even though the house isn't scheduled to vote on the articles of impeachment until later this week. senators are required to take an