is this deliberately confusing rules and guidelines by giuliani? >> yeah, i think, don, i agree with renato, there is no guideline, there's no policy written or otherwise. there's a custom and the custom is we as -- i'm a former federal prosecutor. but prosecutors are not supposed to do anything that could impact an election. so there practice, what that means is, you know, do not make any big announcements or do anything dramatic that might sway an election one way or another. but there's no 60-day guideline. what i can tell you is bob mueller will be operating on his own guideline, not any sort of strongman guidelines that rudy giuliani rj sets up just to knock down. >> so renato, giuliani told cnn today that this investigation could end up being a rallying cry for the president's base during the midterms. what do you make of this apparent newfound strategy? >> well, i will say they have