he absolutely believes that it exonerates them and this is what democrats say is the smoking gun against him. that is where we are right now. >> bret: hears the house chairman adam schiff talking about the procedure going forward. >> during the depositions we have conducted thus far we have used a form that we believe very conducive to the fact-finding process. those procedures that will be incorporated into the open hearings in which staff counsel will be permitted for a lengthy period of time to do sustained questioning for up to 25 minutes per side. followed by member questioning. >> he has had three days of closed-door hearings. he has a bunch of closed-door hearings next week. nothing has changed about the way this is going to go forward. they have already predetermined their outcome. >> bret: there are some talks to go back to byron's point