whatever i want as president. >> and they cautioned of the consequences if congress fails to intervene. >> do you think if we do nothing it's going to stop now? >> senators who are supposed to listen quietly to the lengthny proceedings have taken to passing notes, whispering to their neighbors, and reading books. at least one senator snuck in a cell phone. but at points they fell silent like when lead impeachment manager adam schiff revealed you trump shrugged the u.s. intelligence assessment that russia meddled in the 2016 election. >> my people came to me, dan coats came to me and some others and said they think it's russia. i have president putin, he just said it's not russia. i will say this, i don't see any reason why it would be. >> this is just the most incredible propaganda coup. he won't read his own national security staff talking points but he will read the kremlin ones. >> instead, schiff argued trump