representative. he served in congress. senate would have been a step up if he went from there. but he went from that to being cia director. and now, he s secretary of state. that s a big job. going back to the senate i think would be very frustrating. think he is holding out because trump is not actually pleased with pompeo. yes, he hasn t cooperated. but yes, he has not sort of given the full-throated defense that trump likes to see. and pompeo, remember, was on the call with zelensky. and trump, i believe, feels that he could ve said so much more publicly to defend trump. and he hasn t done that either. so not only is he not cooperating, he also really hasn t had a full-throated defense of trump. and i think trump is not really happy with him. rick, good to see you. rick tyler. thanks to doug thornell as well. both joining me from washington. still to come, how insurance companies are turning massive profits by combining drugs you can buy for dollars on your own. but next, the ec
diplomats, ambassadors, civil servants, as i ve said. they prove john bolton s concerns, who has now become a sought-after witness, along with these other people who appear to quote the defense of trump s dirty work, like mr. gordon sondland, who says he was echoing trump, according to reports, but maybe having second thoughts in that apparently denial of a bribe of a quid pro quo. and then look at all the big finish on this screen. you have giuliani and the secretary of state he was shadowing, mr. pompeo. and then, of course, mr. pence, who was around for much of this. when you think about the trail of dirty work and the people on the screen, many known, some unknown, these people hold the keys to where the impeachment probe goes. and if there is the impeaching of the president. these witnesses and potential witnesses, there s a lot of them. now, we know some have already issued damning testimony. but i want you to think about this as we track this and track the facts and the evidence
and mitch mcconnell spoke to npr essentially saying he didn t hear anything that changes his view. this is what trump ran against. it s trying to have your cake and eating it, too. it s politics without accountability. and they are afraid of donald trump. that s the thing. they are afraid of they have decided that they can criticize him on policy grounds or even potentially on ground of division is ripping our country apart but they can t do it by name and they can t take responsibility for their own role in it. matt miller. and they won t confront the president about that. no they don t want to do that. if they say his name that s confrontational. jeff flake does it. there is a reason he is not running for reflex. he wouldn t have a chance. maybe as a democrat at this point. they know history will judge them hashly. but they have seen the passion of the base gravitate towards defense of trump. matt miller, can you justify