assessed that. when we have more public information, we should assume that russian bots trolls and fake personas will be manipulating to undermine our credibility. >> they have their depositions scheduled, whether they show up is another thing. how important is their testimony? >> as you mentioned nsc lawyers are lawyering up, oit's unclear whether they'll comply with these subpoenas and actually show. but let's think about what these nsc lawyers actually do. i used to work with every day. they're referred to as hashtag legal, the legal directorate the white house. they review every memorandum that goes to the president and national security advisor. they review memoranda of presidential communications before their stored. they also weigh in on internal processes and listen to concerns from nsc staff.