john dean said there was a cancer on the presidency. what i'm trying to help the american people understand is this cancer, this presidents is the cancer on our democracy. >> congressman mike quigley, thank you for your time. >> thank you. >>> joining me liz goodwin, and peter baker, white house correspond for "new york times," and co-author of the book "impeachment, an american history." >>> i'm going to ask one question and then hold you over through the break. the headline in that, peter, what struck you? >> i'm struck by the urgency he expressed, that they feel that they got caught on the wrong side of the mueller case by dragging it out, by having the investigation drag out so far that it lost any sense of public outrage that might be there right now, if they don't act quickly, they don't act in an expedient fashion, they could lose momentum for this as well. that's why you've seen them move in remarkable fashion this how doesn't move quickly on anything, yet in the few space of days, the speaker announced the inquiry, we saw the subpoenas, and setting of depositions, the release of the whistle-blower complaint. that's breakneck speed for this particular impeachment. the ques