the attorney general for cupperman makes the case that because the white house is brookie i blockingy and because the legislative branch is demanding it, cupperman feels as if it's not his client's role to make a decision. he's trying to punt it to a federal judge. we do expect this case to be expedited but last we checked this case hasn't even been scheduled yet and a judge hasn't been assigned to it. adam schiff for his part today said they're not going to wait for the courts to come up with some legal recourse. the message house democrats are sending to the white house is ignore us at your own peril. any stonewalling will be chalked up as potentially a new article of impeachment on obstruction. >> a lot of focus has been placed on rudy giuliani, the president's personal lawyer, his embarrassing butt dialing of an nbc reporter just last week, or maybe it was revealed last week. but the president today vigorously as he was leaving washington and joint andrews base, vigorously defending his attorney. let's play that. >> no. i think rudy giuliani is a great crime fighter. he was the g