he also said he told giuliani his theories about the bidens were not credible. all of this happening as the transcripts released yesterday are putting new scrutiny on the state department. the former number two at state, michael mckinley, contradicted public statements made by his boss, secretary of state mike pompeo, raising new questions about what pompeo knew about the shadow campaign and when he knew it. lawmakers may soon be hearing from another key figure in all of this. giuliani associate lev parnas who was arrested on campaign finance charges last month signaling he may want to cooperate with the congressional investigation. and there s something else. house democrats want to talk to, though it remains unclear whether he ll cooperate. today law majmakers sending a lr to mick mulvaney asking him to appear for a deposition this friday. so much to talk about. joining me msnbc correspondent garrett haake, bureau chief and msnbc political analyst phil rucker and washingto