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Would that be a smart strategy? it seems that speaker pelosi is not super into that idea. what do you make of it? >> well, in some ways it's consistent with what the speaker has been saying that this process should be nonpartisan or bipartisan by including justin amash, who was a republican just until a few weeks ago. it could give the case a little bit more credibility, at least an air of nonpartisanship. but i certainly don't think that speaker pelosi will go that way. i think speaker pelosi will go with the members who she trusts the most. we saw that when she gave the intelligence committe...

In early 2020. right now we're tracking potentially the second full week of january, hallie. >> so geoff, you've laid out sort of what's next in the house. we've got the judiciary committee report overnight because the house has to finish its work. so kristen, to you, i know from conversations with all of our sources over in and around the white house, they are preparing for a senate trial. is there any universe, are we living on any planet where the white house will say, john bolton, mick mulvaney, go ahead and be witnesses? >> reporter: it sure doesn't seem that at this point, hallie. bottom...

Present this in a way that makes it clear and understandable. that's really the task here. and that's why it seems to me so important that we get the documents and we get those witnesses who talked to the president who are in a position to know firsthand what was in his mind and to get the documents. remember the president took what i consider to be a sledgehammer to the constitution when he said to the house your impeachment inquiry isn't right, i'm going to judge whether it's right or not as president of the united states and so i'm not going to cooperate. how would we ever have impeachment ...

Many of the editorial boards calling to impeach the president. and i wonder for both of you if you can speak to the pressure that some of the lawmakers are facing. alyssa slotkin saying, i don't care if this costs me my seat. this is something i feel like i have to do. congressman jolly? >> so one of the pressures, the very real pressures -- it's a conversation for another day, is on the funding of campaigns. van drew is probably looking at a $2 million to $3 million. where does that money come from? there's not the independent flow of money, which is why van drew has to go to donald trump to ...