impechment is not a partisan exercise unless you have bi rtisan, you are just acting politically. and we think that if the factses are so self-evident, the case can come to the congress ofunhe ed states. but in the meantime, we have to protect the integ ority the system. enter he is making an assault and we have to make sure that he does not succeed and that we protect the investigation a the documents and the quest for truth. >> so michael cohen's guilty plea among other thgs, he said that the president essentially participated in a felony. what kind of accountability short of impeachment should bit fothat? >> again that is in the judicia syste >> what do you think? >> the facts that have been presented would be very incriminating for the president. it was a day of reckoning for him. >> and paul ryan and other republicans with reluctant to criticize the president. not just on this. tuesday, paul ryan said he need more informationefore he could draw conclusions. what would you like the speake thousand say about this? >> people ask me all the time, when are thei repuns ever going t