three post-gop leadership last year after voting for trump's impeachment, and is being openly critical of the president. with that, let's bring in our, the former president, with, that let's bring in our leading guest, jackie elementary, a political reporter for the washington post. author of the warning newspaper, -- she was a law clerk for my aura on -- before the nomination to the supreme court. michael courtly is the correspondent at the new york times. good evening. thanks for being here, all of you. melissa, we read through some of the judges ruling on trump, in my non-legal term, it was pretty brutal. from copious evidence of possible financial fraud to george orwell, and alternative facts, what stands out to you after reading? >> while, again, this was a fiery proceeding in open court today. it was matched by a fiery