political brain trusts back here to discuss, steve bullock, francis rooney, and scott jennings. some republicans in congress who have serious questions to answer about what they were doing around january 6th. some of them were brand-new members of congress. how do you think those people should be held accountable if it's proven that they have roles, whether it was -- you know, some people were showing eventual rioters around the capitol, that show they knew what was being planned, et cetera. >> number one way people are held accountable, as congressman rooney knows and governor bullock, is by the voters. these things become part of your record. you have to go home and defend it. that's one way. i assume these people have been asked to answer questions by investigators and if they have criminal culpability that will be answered as well. to me if a member of congress does something in their official capacity, it beens immediate need for the voters in that district to examine that and whether they should be representing him anymore. the way most members of congress are removed is b

former florida congressman francis rooney. former senior advisor to mitch mcconnell, scott jennings. welcome to you all. it's great to have you tonight. congressman rooney, i want to start with you because for our viewers who may not remember, you had expressed some openness the very first time that former president trump was potentially facing legal jeopardy during the impeachment hearings. and then obviously you stepped down. you decided not to run for re-election. so, how do you view what we've heard from the committee so far and particularly the cipollone testimony. when you're thinking about it as a republican who is, you know, wondering like all of us, are other republicans going to be swayed by this? >> the reason i said i was open to hearing all the evidence about impeachment is as a business person i'm used to getting the facts together before i make a decision. and obviously trump didn't like that. and a lot of people didn't like it. and -- but i heard all the evidence, and i talked to two ex-white house counsels and