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Where does this thing go? >> reporter: democrats have been very clear, they are not going to be calling the whistle-blower, which has been a key point that republicans and democrats have been fighting about. and you know, it's very interesting, because lindsey graham, who is the senate judiciary committee chairman, he said, look, if you don't call the whistle-blower as part of your impeachment inquiry, this whole thing will be dead on arrival once you send articles of impeachment over to the senate. but republicans and democrats, obviously, are going to continue to be fighting about that witne...

Fair. it was absolutely a railroad, blah blah blah blah. and that's why i think, do it right q-- >> they're not -- on the whistle-blower point, the whistle-blower's lawyer offered republicans to bypass democrats and directly submit written questions to his client and didn't take him up on that. >> i would have taken him up on that, but i also would have requested access. they need to have -- the investigator -- now, i don't think that they should disclose the whistle-blower, but i think investigators should get access to the whistle-blower because of all the other context that they have. any i...

To testify. i do believe that whistle-blower -- this, to me, is the solution. give them access to republican investigators or members so that they can have a full accounting of that application by the whistle-blower. it doesn't mean that that whistle-blower's identity should be disclosed. what they might find is there's material case that later, because it was so material to the defense, that would require that person to come testify. but, again, i think there's a way to do this, to keep the whistle-blower safe, but there are lots of questions. and that's my point, poppy. let's get those quest...

A very strong defense, to say that it doesn't cross a line and he doesn't think that it's illegal. whether or not, i think, this week changes things for those republicans, i don't know. i think the testimony of someone like national security adviser john bolton could be very much a game changer for senators who are taking a look at this and asking the question, not what president trump is asking them to ask themselves, but the questions of whether or not the president violated his oath of office and abused his power and engaged in attempted bribery, which is impeachable by the constitution. >>...

Ukrainian diplomat in that country, then they'll also hear from george kent, a career state department official. and on friday, they'll hear from marie yovanovitch, and a senior aide telling me the story on wednesday will be about what has occurred over the last several months. they'll be able to tell the american people exactly what events transpired. and on friday, of course, yovanovitch will be able to tell her story about being ousted from her post. jim and poppy? >> lauren, you have this request list for witnesses from the republicans. i have in front of me eight, at least, that they want...