the idea that russia interfered in the election at all. >> no, russia did not help me. i call it the russian hoax. one of the great hoaxes. >> now that was the president just last night during a rally in alabama. hours earlier the department of homeland security had formally notified election officials in 21 states that hackers had targeted their systems before the election. with me to discuss these developments, legal analyst michael zellden. and also with us cnn legal analyst paul cowan a former prosecutor here in new york. what do you make of these requests for white house documents related to the firing of michael flynn, james comey and the oval office meeting? >> first, with respect to flynn, remember flynn gets fired for lying about his meeting with ambassador kislyak of russia where they discuss the recently