so much as a moment to engage on the substance of the testimony but as framing the entire exercise as partisan and building toward the 2020 election as political war. that's why jim jordon was put there to make sure they had one of their soldiers in that slot. >> bill taylor, george kent, talk to me about what their credentials are and why the democrats think they're going to be so powerful. >> bill taylor is a career diplomat. he is somebody who served his country in the military. he's served his country for about 50 years under republican presidents and democrats. he started under reagan. he retired as the ambassador to ukraine appointed by george w.