individual working with parnas remarked, quote, this is what happens when you become visible. the buzzards descend." to which lev parnas responded, "that's why question newe need under the radar." if only they'd stayed under the radar. thanks to aggressive follow the money reporting by the daily beast and others, that scheme didn't stay below the radar. tonight multiple high-ranking republicans are scrambling to return the funds from these indicted accomplices of rudy giuliani. told you it was a great journalism story. joining us now is the hero of that story, daily beast reporter lachlan markay, congratulations on being right from the start here. thank you for being here. >> haunk ythank you, rachel. >> let mae ask you, that's a quick summary of detailed reporting. let me ask you if i said anything wrong there. >> that's all right. started off as an in the weeds campaign finance story, my pet issue, that's what i love covering. and, you know, we just kept turniturn i turning up more and more public