caucus have drafted articles of impeachment against deputy attorney rod rosenstein. the group's leader congressman mark meadows saying the move is a last request option if the justice department fails to respo respond. it's a latest to undermine the special counsel and try to protect president trump. joining me now is msnbc political analyst robert costa, washington post national political reporter and moderator of washington leak on pbs. what's going on here? is this like a hammer they are holding over his head? >> there's a lot going on here but in broef you have house republicans having a squabble with the justice department about documents related to the russia probe and other investigations. democrats and critics of the gop say this is an effort by mark