black box. i want to know everything he says. >> there has to be an accounting taken over our newsroom. shane, julia walked us to the curb. now walk us across the street. are we any closer on learning why he was lying on russia? >> i don't think we are. >> take a wild guess. >> let's put it this way. there's been this business raised about whether or not contacts between the designated national security advisor and the russian ambassador violated the logan act which is to say you can't be engaging in foreign policy. given the very limited use of that statute in the two century history, i highly doubt it. the question was why was mike flynn lying about this one? it's perfectly acceptable for him to be reaching out during the transition to want to keep lines of communication open. so still we don't have a real explanation. mike flynn absolutely knew you cannot lie to the fbi. before that interview he was speaking to the deputy director of the fbi. we want to talk to you about your contacts with this russian individual. it's sort of baffling. if there is something he's covering up for. one thing is there. and the why questio