in my neighborhood in south baltimore police would come, but my first experience with the police and seeing the police in action was on saturday mornings many would play crap and play with dice and gamble in the allies. the police would drive up, peat them up, take the money and leave. that's what i saw at 5 years old. >> officially cummings had been a key player in the oversight of the trump administration. as chair of the oversight committee. he spoke frequently about what he felt the stakes of this particular moment meant. >> when we're dancing with the angels the question will be asked in 2019 what did we do to make sure we kept our democracy intact? did we stand on the side lines and say nothing?