My son asked me if Rachel Maddow was 'scared' during the Parnas interview

[RandySF]

I told him she was probably just tired, but she did look different, almost down. Did anyone else pick up any non-verbal cues?

[hlthe2b]

1. It was a big damned deal--a career "get" so I'm sure she was just nervous...

She was massively prepared and it showed, but getting there would be (undoubtedly) nerve-wracking.

[spooky3]

2. I think she had been working on this for many hours and was tired. And she felt the stare

of the lawyer's weird gaze.

[icymist]

7. That lawyer concerned me too.

Why was he there if he wasn't going to say anything?

[Hekate]

11. Just being a witness to his client, I think

[icymist]

13. Expensive witness.

[Hekate]

15. When you're looking at a short life-span, what's money matter?

[sdfernando]

20. I found the lawyer a bit creepy

I understand he would be there. Did anyone else notice that he basically didn't take his eyes off Rachel? Pretty much the whole time except for a few times when he glanced down at what notes Rachel was taking. I would have been nervous too if a lawyer was staring at me like that. Its not how people generally act. I didn't see the Parnas lawyer look at Lev once.

[maxsolomon]

21. It's highly likely he did say things.

Did you notice when Parnas' responses were partially cut off? That's when he jumped in.

Topics not discussed: Parnas and Fruman's work for Dmitri Firtash.

[HAB911]

10. If I may say so..........

his gaze was spooky

LOL

[spooky3]

17. hee hee! nt

[lagomorph777]

14. After, she told Lawrence O'Donnell that she'd been up all night preparing.

[MagickMuffin]

18. I observed him as well, however, I have a different interpretation

I think he was in awe of Racheal's questioning style. As an attorney he was studying her and thinking 'She'd make a damn good prosecutor.'

[Mr. Ected]

3. She told Lawrence that she had been up all night

She was running on adrenaline. I cannot fathom how intelligent that woman is.

[RandySF]

4. But my anxiety spiked when I learned that Trump's goons stalked an ambassador

No one is safe these days.

[leftieNanner]

5. Considering that Rachel has been on Trump's butt for 3 years

I have been concerned for her security every day. Hope she has her very own goons by her side!

This latest report puts her squarely on the front page. Let's hope she's well protected.

[MagickMuffin]

19. Plus, Rachael told Seth Meyers where she fishes in the City

I was like NOOOOOO, never give out your locations. Too many crazy ass wanna be gangsters out there.

[Mike 03]

6. Maybe she was just experiencing the gravity of the situation.

I didn't see it (listened on XM), but it did sound "heavy," almost funereal.

EDIT: Knowing what a perfectionist Maddow is, she probably studied materials all night before the interview, or maybe insomnia.

[dewsgirl]

8. Even though it had been in the works for a few months,

after the first document dump, it all came together very, very quickly. Also the reason she was up all night, plus she wasn't in the studio, so her make up, was likely different, plus we are used to seeing her with the lighting in her studio.

[marble falls]

9. The guy is dangerous. He's a very smart thug. But he also knows that interview might ...

have saved him from an involuntary suicidal hanging.

[Hekate]

12. Agreed

[Grasswire2]

16. I would characterize her as gravely sober.

Knowing it was an historic interview.