deposition, president biden was familiar with what hunter biden was going to say in his remarks. that is what the white house had said at the time. so there is a possibility that the president had some type of advanced notice, but we're w waiting to hear from the white house. >> i think that is the biggest question in our minds is did the white house know that hunter biden was going to show up. we don't know the full answer, but it's hard to not know what your son is doing when there is such a firestorm around him. we will wait and see all of the information that you get, arlette saenz. for now, thank you so much for your reporting. toss it over to john. with us now cnn legal analyst norm icitzeizen, counse the first primpeachment. what we saw, hunter biden showing up for this hearing, sitting next to him, you can see his attorney, abby lowell right there. two aspects to this, norm. number one, that the theatrics and showmanship, the politics.