Lev Parnas, the Rudy Giuliani associate caught in the middle of President Donald Trump’s impeachment, said on Wednesday that the president was fully aware of his actions in Ukraine, and leveled a string of potentially damaging accusations against the president’s closest allies, including Vice President Mike Pence, Attorney General William Barr and the House Intelligence Committee’s top Republican, Rep. Devin Nunes.
Parnas is a complicated figure in the unfolding Ukraine saga. He worked closely with Giuliani as the former New York City mayor defended Trump against special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, and he helped lead Giuliani’s monthslong effort to smear and remove Yovanovitch, who stood in the way of the effort to investigate Biden and other Democrats.
Pushing back on previous defenses from Trump’s team, Parnas said he was sent as an emissary of Trump himself to the then-new administration of the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, and that Giuliani vouched for him. He said he urged the administration to open an investigation into Biden’s son Hunter, who sat on the board of the Ukrainian energy company Burisma, to hurt the 2020 presidential hopeful politically — not to combat corruption, as Giuliani has repeatedly claimed.
A Justice Department spokeswoman said Parnas’ allegation that Barr was “on the team” pressing for the Biden investigation was “100% false.” Parnas on Wednesday went on to say he and Trump’s team used both U.S. military aid and visits by American officials to Ukraine as bargaining chips in getting the Ukrainians to open an investigation into the Bidens.
I would like an investigation into him, I bet he has some skeletons
no worries senatemajldr and GOP will cover this up
Horse shit
Well gee whiz the corrupt left got a foreigner to lie about Trump what a great accomplishment for these weirdos we're not buying it
Someone is quiet tonight lol!
'We love the poorly educated!' GOP MAGA2020
Of course he was. Demented Don knew everything like he knew about the payment of stormy Daniel. He is a con artist . Everyone around him pleaded guilty or found guilty, he is the only one innocent . What they hell is wrong with the Republicans congress?
Isn't Parnas the one who was excited that trump sent him on a mission?
79topper
Anyone surprised ?
Pelosi working it, President Pelosi!
Pretty sure we heard the same shit from the last guy who was sitting in the hot seat and a known liar. Keep em coming Hillary we will knock them down.
Let’s not wet our pants over this. The GOP already denied and dismissed it before they even heard it.
🙄
I think the most damning statement, that connected the dots, was when he said Zelensky was told to watch and see how serious Trump was then Pence cancelled his trip to Ukraine within 24 hours.
SethAbramson We know, Trump admitted it on the WH lawn.
We know. But does the GOP care?
SethAbramson Is that Lev’s Daughter? Or Did He Outkick his coverage?
BS.
Parnas has just implicated TRUMP, Pence, Giuliani, Barr, Nunes, Pompeo and the list goes on...Moscow Mitch and Graham I think you have enough to agree with the House!!!
So is he out just walking around? He should probably stay away from windows.. 😬
The interview looks entirely staged
Does it matter? Faith Trumps rationality.
grandpooba5440
Yawn
Looks a whole lot like that Michael Cohen “bombshell”
The President was investigating corruption in Ukraine. Next.
Hearsay!!! Lev Parnas, Jussie Smollett, whistleblower - Ciarmella, Avenatti, - No evidence. Only their own personal agendas. Better luck hoax!
My question is Hyde's involvement in all of this. How and why did he even know about Ambassador Yovanovitch? He must have been in the know that they wanted to get rid of her.
There's nothing more dangerous than the narcissistic unscrupulous likes of a Donald Trump who ignores rules, morals, ethics & will do anything to win & to get what he wants (with no thought of consequences/ramifications) armed with power. Disarm him.
Everyone's ready to lie just to be famous
Obvious retort is that he is lying just to cover his ass and get a lighter sentence. But if he's called to testify, he'd face a lot longer prison sentence than he's already facing if he lies there. So let's see him say this under oath.
We need to focus on public education.
RepAdamSchiff should call in Mr. Parnas to testify, ASAP
realDonaldTrump knew everything but he didn’t know Parnas. would flip so readily
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