this. and now this today. this, as the whip has said, this entire sham process. >> democrats are trying to impeach the president because they are scared they cannot defeat him at the ballot box. >> this is soviet-style rules. maybe in the soviet union you do things like this, where only you make the rules, where you reject the ability for the person you're accusing to even be in the room, to question what's going on. >> congressman steve scalise on the house floor broke out that prompt there because donald trump's presidency needs more russia in it. he may have taken that extra step, but every single house republican stood by their man this week, voting against the resolution to endorse an impeachment inquiry. so, now we know that republicans in the house are lockstep with donald trump, but the forecast isn't as clear in the senate, not when you have consistent critics like senator mitt romney telling cnbc this week that he's keeping a, quote, completely