defend president trump's misconduct by disputing the facts of the case. but instead, try to deflect and distract with irrelevant issues. so i -- i just want to end. someone asked this earlier but i don't believe my colleagues on the other side of the aisle ever answered. forget president trump. is it ever okay for a president to invite foreign interference in our election? and with that, i yield to my colleague from california. >> thank you for yielding. i would like to ask unanimous consent to put into the record the letter from the president's counsel, pat cipollone, dated october 8th, 2019. >> without objection. >> i just, reflecting on the comments made by my colleague from california. certainly, we had a right to receive information. we have a right to make a judgment on the information that