side. >> you previously testified that you sought advice from ambassador sondland at this time about what to do; is that correct? >> i did. >> what was his advice? >> well, he suggested that i needed to go big or go home. and he said that the best thing to do would be to, you know, send out a tweet, praise the president, that sort of thing. my reaction was that i'm sure he meant well, but it was not advice that i could really follow. it felt -- it felt partisan. it felt political. >> john, if in fact a tweet has become the new kind of electronic loyalty oath, have we ever seen what is in effect a cult of personality around the highest office in the land?