democracy and oversight. but about a single person. he's tried to revisit the play book he used against bob mueller, against mueller's prosecutors, he used against christopher steel to attack the backgrounds, the connections, the relationships of a single person not recognizing that the issues are so much bigger than a single person. i think what we're seeing are those others who were as michael schmidt alluded to, much more directly involved in these matters. coming forward to say, this is not about a single person. we witnessed this, it sounds like in some cases, firsthand. and we will help dispel the notion that this can be personified. because frankly, it can't be personified. this is about in some cases, what we cherish most as a country that donald trump has decided to subordinate to his own personal and political prerogatives. >> hal rains, "new york times," more great reporting tonight.