step. so you can't help but to think there's something going on here. this isn't about transparency. this is about an absolute campaign by the house republicans working with the white house to undermine this investigation, to undermine robert mueller, rosenstein, to ultimately stop the investigation, to fire these two individuals so the american people will never know the truth. whatever you want to call that, it's wrong, it -- >> -- like being an accessory, also being a participant in obstruction -- >> well, they're participating in this -- >> -- that would be a crime but, you know, just to press further on that notion because i spoke with a republican congressman, brad wine compastrup last hour the memo, about what the objective was, and this is what he had to say about the whole thing. >> we have been stalled from ourselves. with top secret clearances from see things. you know, we have oversight against fbi and doj. it's not the otherway around. they were ignoring subpoenas. that's not right. i'm deadly serious when i tell