convenience the politician tells. his lying is lies of authority, because his lies require the obedience of his supporters who know at some level that none of it is true. and so it's deeply disturbing. democracies rely on truth, and no healthy democracy has anything like what we see here where the leader is constantly lying to the people, because democracies can't function without truth because truth is essential to accountability. >> i can read you what louie gohmert said. i can't do it quite like him. this is louie gohmert on the civil war today. "they want it to be a one-sided nondue process sham court, and it's all about to push the country into a civil war if they were to get their wishes. and if there is one thing i don't want to see in my lifetime, i don't ever want to have participation in, it's a civil war. some historian, i don't remember