a better mind, cnn legal analyst ben ginsberg, a leading republican election lawyer. good to see you, counselor. >> how are you, chris? >> better than expected. first, do you accept the aforementioned analysis of whether executive privilege can be exercised by trump? >> the privilege clearly rests with the sitting president. sitting presidents often have reason to honor these requests. i think the other factor that comes in here is very much the actual actions that took place on january 6th. they were not official actions in any way. they may have been political. they may have had to do with the past election or the certification of the current election. but they were not official actions that usually come under executive privilege. >> two points. one, documents. sounds boring to the public. what can be in there that we're not expecting when it comes to january 6th? >> well, one of the big puzzles is what exactly the president was doing during the time from the end of the rally to when the insurrectionists dissipated. and so the official white house documents will inc