the republicans are in complete control. arguably, it's potentially possible that they could make a motion dismiss in the first few minutes of this senate trial. that's how much power the republicans have, once it gets to the senate. they create the rules. in all likelihood, what we saw in the clinton impeachment trial was that the, you saw senator kennedy, and senator trent lott get together and hammer out the rules. i expect it to be a lot more contentious this time around. and i think when we get to the trial in the senate, it's going to be less heated, and less debate than we saw in the house, but i think it is going to be a lot faster because republicans are not going to let it get out of hand. >> let's talk quickly about nancy pelosi's decision and her play to kind of force mitch mcconnell here to make some concessions to make this a fair process if at all possible. what is the risk, if in fact, this stalls too long, and there is no movement by the house speaker to the senate side? what is the risk for both sides?