joke was that nixon was finally going to go to jail because he lied to congress under my questioning if she tampered with witnesses. but as you know, president trump commuted that sentence so that roger stone was able to go on with a dirty tricks career. >> trump, for his part, has not shied away from talking about the indictments. he wants the party to defend him even more. take a listen to some of that. >> it's just a continuation of a witch hunt. they want to silence you. because i have four of, them if you look. it's not even possible. it's a disgraceful thing and republicans can't let them get away with it. republicans have to be tough. the republicans are great in many ways, but they don't fight as hard for this stuff. >> i guess the question is, what are they fighting for? what are you hearing from your republican colleagues amid all of this? is there a sense that some of