mr. john avlon. good evening. >> good evening. >> so rudy giuliani told cnn's dana bash that he wanted emmet flood at these briefings today. is there a reason that he should have been there? >> should have been there? i mean beyond the president wanting him to be there. this is cleary outside the normal. >> i love both of you -- >> he wants him there because he wants to know what he can learn about the investigation on behalf of his client. the thing is it's totally inappropriate for him to be there on behalf of his client. these are top secret information very classified, very sensitive details being shared with top legislators. it is inappropriate for the president's lawyer to have any of that information. of course, he didn't get it. he just went, and being there was a bit of the -- >> framed the meeting. >> it framed the meeting. what it was all the kabuki theater you need. it was an attempt to throw your weight around, but this is an independent investigation. >> the republican congressman told