defective on their face, they don't mean the constitutional standard of high crimes and misdemeanors. i would like to see a motion to dismiss, 51 senators that we have as republicans should agree with that. there should be no trial. >> ed: how do you respond to that? >> there were four law professors who testified about an impeachable offense. with all due respect to them, gerald ford was right. it's whatever a majority of the house said it was, and if you don't believe me, if you watch the vote, it was like clinching the playoffs. in the senate, it's the same thing. if the majority of the senate votes to dismiss, it's dismissed. but there's nothing to dismiss now, as long as the speaker holds it back. why isn't that a gift to the president? if she holds it, there's nothing to deal with. >> ed: right. city think, ultimately, that might be the road forward for mitch mcconnell? sit on us as long as you want, their republicans go ahead with the nation's business. the president and the last week or to have victory after victory on legislation, from the budget,