Barbara Comstock: “I would say that the testimony here would be a direct assault on that in that having money diverted into some other…”

And look who's not talking. I was going to point out, you know, look, you're not getting -- you know, remember Elise Stefanik was going to be leading the charge in these hearings and defending Donald Trump, she's nowhere to be found.

I said, you know, Donald Trump was vile, disgusting, and the tape was disqualifying. Now he's doubled down on it.

Donald Trump being president is just morally aberrant, and this should be opposed on moral grounds, but it's also politically stupid.

The Chair announces that 13 former Members have responded to their names. The Chair now calls on the Honorable L.F. Payne of Virginia, president of the U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress, to address the Members.