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"days of our impeachment," where the only thing at stake is democracy. >> oh, yeah. i love the glamour and the spotlight. that's why i spent my career in ukraine and somalia. >> i did the thing where i would hold a magnifying glass and say, i'll look into that. but i grabbed a hammer and took my eye out. not my best day. not my worst. is rudy okay? >> i think he may have fixed me. >> everywhere marie yovanovitch went, turned bad. she started out in somalia, how did that go? as long as we're talking about track records, trump started in atlantic city. how did that go? even fox news thought atta...

What have you gleaned from them in your reporting this afternoon? >> you're absolutely right, it was not a coincidence that they went out of their way to thank her for her service. that's because they plotted yesterday to not directly attack her. they didn't want to play into the democrats' hands and make her a sympathetic figure. they wanted to focus on the idea that the president had every right to appoint and fire whoever he wanted as ambassador. the problem is that the president came in mid-hearing with a tweet and blew up their entire strategy. republicans that i talked to were absolutely...

Challenge those basic facts. >> melanie zinona, when applause breaks out in a committee room on capitol hill, we know republicans may have a problem. republican questioners started lining up to say at the start of their questioning, we thank you for your service. this is getting tougher for them. what have you gleaned from them in your reporting this afternoon? >> you're absolutely right, it was not a coincidence that they went out of their way to thank her for her service. that's because they plotted yesterday to not directly attack her. they didn't want to play into the democrats' hands and ...

Problem. and we note following the president's attack, republican questioners started lining up to say at the start of their questioning, we thank you for your service. this is getting tougher for them. what have you gleaned from them in your reporting this afternoon? >> you're absolutely right. there was not a coincidence that they went out of their way to thank her for her service. that's becauser they plotted yesterday to not directly attack her. they didn't want to play into the democrats' hands and paint her as a sympathetic figure. they wanted to focus on the idea that the president had ...