from russia it is very clear that with the president he is compromising our own national security so i hope we could get beyond this and recognize that we need to provide the tsunami for ukraine because they're a key ally in our fight in that region of the world and stop intimidating the president -- the president of ukraine by telling him that unless he does investigations he's not going to get the help of the united states. >> and we were just talking a few moments ago about how the house judiciary committee will get proceedings going in the house. what do you expect this impeachment process to look like in the senate with mitch mcconnell setting the rules? you have some of the republican party saying they would like to bring in the whistle-blower or hunter biden in to testify. what do you make of how this may shape up in the senate? >> well, jim, we do have rules. there are and is it ai -- there are rules that deal with impeachment procedures but i hope that the majority leader will work with senator schumer to develop a process in the