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Who does he want and will it be allowed? >> reporter: essentially right now, republican doug collins wants more witnesses that are chosen by the minority, that are chosen by republicans. when you look at this as a whole, you see legal scholars on one side or the other of this impeachment issue and if the mantle is calling all of the witnesses, you're likely going to see them as pro impeachment and they will break down why exactly this qualifies for impeachment proceedings for the judiciary committee to draft these articles of impeachment. however, look at the minority. there are a lot of these...

Knows. paul: that was president trump friday saying he has the absolute right to pardon himself. latest constitutional question that come from the mueller probe. in letter to special counsel in january, the president's legal team went even further with claims of executive power saying, quote, it remains our position that the president's actions heesh by virtue of position as chief law enforcement officer can neither constitutionally or legally and if he could terminate inquiry or exercise power to pardon if he so desire. david rifken, constitutional attorney who served in white house's office ...

And might testi against him. in that case, can he still have the right to fire them and not be obstructing? >> he's right. again, the important thing just like with pardons, if he's doing things in a way that amounts, in fact, politically serious and damaging exercise, he can be -- he can be impeached. let me tell you, the problem of holding opposite argument is, you can hobble the president and commerce core functions, remember this, the president is in a unique position, the president has personal interest and chief when he cuetive, how are they supposed to discern whether he pardons sheriff...

Knows. paul: that was president trump friday saying he has the absolute right to pardon himself. latest constitutional question that come from the mueller probe. in letter to special counsel in january, the president's legal team went even further with claims of executive power saying, quote, it remains our position that the president's actions heesh by virtue of position as chief law enforcement officer can neither constitutionally or legally and if he could terminate inquiry or exercise power to pardon if he so desire. david rifken, constitutional attorney who served in white house's office ...

And might testify against him. in that case, can he still have the right to fire them and not be obstructing? >> he's right. again, the important thing just like with pardons, if he's doing things in a way that amounts, in fact, politically serious and damaging exercise, he can be -- he can be impeached. let me tell you, the problem of holding opposite argument is, you can hobble the president and commerce core functions, remember this, the president is in a unique position, the president has personal interest and chief when he cuetive, how are they supposed to discern whether he pardons sheri...