they would not. >> it's a case by case basis. the european ambassador to the european union was directed initially not to appear, but because the testimony, republicans believed, would be favorable to the president, he was encouraged to testify. we could see it on a case by case basis. the administration says if it does have the opportunity to cross exam a lot of these witnesses itself, that it would be a more likely to cooperate. republicans though have said, they're not going to be cooperative, really, no matter what because democrats are set on doing this, regardless of what the opposition says. neil: and a report from garrett. thank you, my friend, always good seeing you. in the meantime, the white house is putting the ball, as garrett said, in nancy pelosi's court before they consider cooperating with them on impeachment matters. former white house press second and i might point out the biggest star right now on dancing with the stars, he keeps