with answers for all of them. he is chuck schumer, the democratic leader of the united states senate, a man whose life is about to be even busier than usual. sir, thanks for taking time to talk to us tonight. >> thank you. good evening, rachel. >> let me start with this cbs reporting tonight that despite his best efforts, it appears that the republican leader in the senate, mr. mcconnell, has not been able to cobble together enough republican votes to block witness testimony in the trial. do you believe that that is true? and how significant is that if it is true? >> well, i think the momentum is growing for witnesses and documents. three weeks ago i sent a letter to leader mcconnell saying to have a fair trial, a real trial, you need to get the truth. the only way to get the truth is witnesses and documents. and he's resisted constantly, but the american people have not. the overwhelming majority of americans believe that you need witnesses and documents. what kind of a trial is...