post-truth world. >> more questions from the article i just want to read to our viewers. when did you become aware of the trump tower meeting, the june meeting with donald trump jr.? what involvement did you have in the communications strategy including the release of donald trump jr.'s e-mails and what communication disease you have with michael d. cohen and felix seder and others an foreign nationals about russian real estate developments during the campaign? what discussions did you have during the gain about russian sanctions and what did you know about russian hacking and social media and other acts at the campaign? what did you know about communication between roger stone and his associate julian assange or wikileaks? joining me now on the known is joan dean and we have jeff zeleny standing by at the white house. john dean, as you look at these questions being asked, is there something that jumps out at you? >> the very fact that the questions are out there, my first reaction suggesting that it could be an act of obstruction just to have released these questions. >> how so? how would that be obstruction?