When he says he does not know him, he said hes lying. He said they were quite connected. And lev parnas says he would be willing to testify to congress. He said the president knew exactly what was going on. This all comes out as the president s impeachment trial in the senate is about to begin. In just a few hours, the house impeachment managers will formally present the articles of impeachment on the senate floor reading them aloud. This is following todays yesterdays ceremonial procession which youre seeing here across the capitol. This afternoon john roberts will be sworn in as the presiding officer of this trial. All 100 senators will take their oath as impartial impeachment jurors. You know what, though . Overhanging all of this now is lev parnas explaining what he saw happening over several months in the president s role in it. Heres anderson coopers explosive interview with lev parnas. President trump has said he did not direct Rudy Giuliani when asked about this. He said he did
To pressure ukraine to investigate the bidens. Parnas said he personally told the ukrainians they would not get military aid, be invited to the white house or get a visit from Vice President pence if they didnt publicly io the bid. And parnas says said that trump knew exactly what was going on. He is willing to testify. Along with john bolton, he can, quote, fill in all the dots in the impeachment case. He goes so much further than we had heard before. And this stunning interview comes at the same time that the Senate Impeachment trial is about to begin in washington. Now do senators want to hear from witnesses . Now do they want to see all the evidence thats come out since the president was impeached last month . In just hours, the senate will formally receive those articles of impeachment. This afternoon the chief justice of the Supreme Court will administer the oath to senators who will serve as jurors in the trial and swear them in to deliver impartial justice. Also on a separate n