the law or is the law above the president. >> do you see congress doing -- upholding its role of being the checks and balances on the president's power effectively? >> let me put it this way. i think when historians look back at this 50 years from now like we're looking back at watergate now, historians are going to wonder about checks and balances precisely. they're going to wonder why for so many people this is a partisan issue rather than an issue of the rule of congress and looking after the basic interests of the u.s. >> let me ask you about another thing the president wanted to do this week. he talked about a military parade, and this is what lindsey graham said about this idea. >> i don't mind having a parade honoring the service and sacrifice of our military members. i'm not looking for a soviet style hardware display. that's not who we are. that's kind of cheesy, and i think it shows weakness, quite frankly. >> so timothy, we heard lindsey graham bring up russia in that. why do you think he went there,