himself or herself, align himself with the president to out the whistleblower. we don t think the democrats will agree with that. they will decide ultimately who to bring forward. but there are three witnesses they have scheduled for next week. we have probably no more than two weeks of public hearings at the moment, although that could certainly change, and we ll see what adam schiff ultimately agrees to in allowing which public witnesses to come forward, dana. that will be a big fight for sure. thank you, manu, for that reporting. snou we ll turn now we ll turn to a reportedly awaited-for book from an anonymous author. today the vice president was asked about this. let s listen to what he said.