invoke executive privilege. it depends on the scope of the questions. to get to a hypothetical at this point would be prema sure. in any way did jeff sessions or folks at the doj ask for the white house s permission for him to testify publicly tomorrow? i don t know. congress sets whether a hearing is open or closed based on the sensitivity of the subject. is the president okay with him testifying tomorrow. i think he s going to testify. we re aware of it. go from there. with me now is cnn politics reporter and editor at large. so gloria, let s begin with the