howard: you know, the press halls also been very critical lately of senator mitch mcconnell for saying he's working very closely with the white house and people like you on the senate trial, that there's not going to be any difference between the two sides. and the criticism from the media is he's hardly an impartial juror. your thoughts. >> look, i think it's going to be pretty hard to believe that chuck schumer's an impartial juror either. clearly, there is going to be an opportunity in the senate to grant the president a fair process that he was deprived in the house. i believe we'll get there. don't forget in 1999 the precedent set by the clinton impeachment had 100 senators voting for it. and i do think leader mcconnell wants to have a bipartisanly-approved process, something, again, that did not happen in the house and one that gives the president his real rights and ap opportunity to have a fair trial. howard: and finally, tony, with the president -- and, of course, he's had this battle with what he calls fake news pretty much from the campaign on, but the continuing attacks on the media and the media coverage of