point to participate in the process where republicans are in charge. they can argue at that point that the rules set for by mitch mcconnell are ferrer to the president, gives him a chance to articulate his point of view, give voice to his defense, take on his accusers. so i don't think you'll see much participation by the president. now, that doesn't mean he won't be saying from the outside as you pointed out with that tweet. we will hear a lot from the president during the next couple weeks as we get to the final showdown on the house floor. it probably won't be in the hearing room. >> what is going to be different? what are you watching for in the difference between these hearings and the ones we have seen? i sat down with the democratic caucus and said, this is about a week or two ago. is chairman nadler being punished for the way that went with corey lewandowsky. was he sort of maligned or punished as a result of that? how will he accommodate what's changed here as we move to the next hearings? >> first, i would say it would