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