one of the people who've actually signed this letter inviting us to give evidence is senator mike mark warner now he's also. also involved in trying to shut down and control people's access to social media which i heard in the headlines to this new segment means that they're going to be trying to block people having access to facebook and twitter and things like that so you know on the one hand you have people signing up to the fact that let's give julian assange a platform even if it's closed his evidence on the other hand you have the same people saying let's shut down free speech on social media. repeatedly denied the russia was the source behind the d.n.c. hack so what is the point of any new testimony. i'm sure that after seventy years mewed up in the ecuadorian embassy he wants to give his side of the story he does know exactly what happened he must be absolutely frustrated about the. the lies and the myths as been created around russia gate so i can understand his temptation to give evidence even to a closed hearing which is difficult i mean the whole you know i thought ethos of wiki l

mark warner, thank you. >> woodruff: with a republican perspective joined by senator mike rounds of south dakota. senator rounds, thank you for talking with us, again. looking at the events of the last 24, 28 hours, what is your sense of whether the president is any closer tsort of legal jeopardy? >> i don't think he's any closer to legal jeopardy right now. i think this has been an issue that's going to be in the press for an ex the tended period of time -- an extended period of time. the process in place now has to play out completely. mr. mueller needs to continue to finish out the work that he tarted, and, in the meantime, e congressional level, we're going to try to do our work here in d.c . and tryto focus on an approprtions bill. we're focusing on moving forward with the supreme court no, ma'am know and a numb of other items including a number of other nominaons that have to be completed. >> woodruff: there are two elements. i hear you, senator.at he same time, there are two elements that came out of the testimony yesterday and beyond that today from michael cohen, very close to the presid