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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,026 posts)
Wed Jan 15, 2020, 09:52 PM Jan 2020

Giuliani associate Parnas says Trump 'knew exactly what was going on'

Source: NBC News

Lev Parnas, the indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani who has been implicated in an alleged attempt to pressure the Ukrainian government to dig up dirt on former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, says, “President Trump knew exactly what was going on."

“He was aware of all my movements. I wouldn't do anything without the consent of Rudy Giuliani, or the president. I have no intent, I have no reason to speak to any of these officials,” Parnas, who faces campaign finance charges, told MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow in an interview set to air Wednesday night.

"I mean they have no reason to speak to me. Why would President Zelenskiy’s inner circle, or Minister Avakov, or all these people, or President Poroshenko meet with me? Who am I? They were told to meet with me. And that's the secret that they're trying to keep. I was on the ground doing their work,” Parnas said.

Parnas and another Giuliani associate, Igor Fruman, have been charged with making $325,000 in illegal straw donations to a Trump super PAC, as well as giving $15,000 to a second committee among a flurry of political donations intended to help them advance the interests of a Ukrainian government official and a Russian national seeking to break into the cannabis industry.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/giuliani-associate-parnas-says-trump-knew-exactly-what-was-going-on/ar-BBYZP7I?li=BBnb7Kz

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Giuliani associate Parnas says Trump 'knew exactly what was going on' (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2020 OP
Need irrefutable evidence. I don't want to buy into this until it can be AJT Jan 2020 #1
This is corroboration ... earthside Jan 2020 #2
So far a direct connection to 45 has not been released in documents, and Parnes is a con man himself AJT Jan 2020 #4
Parnas made a good point by saying what other reason would Zelenskiy's people Quackers Jan 2020 #5
Of Course He Did Southern Blueneck Jan 2020 #3
Watching Mr. Parnas interview on Rachel bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #6
Parnas brought the receipts on errbody Y'all... SKKY Jan 2020 #7
Pence, Barr, tRump, et al, "They were all in the loop" ffr Jan 2020 #8

earthside

(6,960 posts)
2. This is corroboration ...
Wed Jan 15, 2020, 10:12 PM
Jan 2020

... of a lot of things that have already been demonstrated.

Plus, Parnas has documents.

AJT

(5,240 posts)
4. So far a direct connection to 45 has not been released in documents, and Parnes is a con man himself
Wed Jan 15, 2020, 10:16 PM
Jan 2020

I am very much looking forward to all the evidence is released.

Quackers

(2,256 posts)
5. Parnas made a good point by saying what other reason would Zelenskiy's people
Wed Jan 15, 2020, 10:19 PM
Jan 2020

Meet with him unless directed to. In the grand scheme of things, he’s no one, until trump and Giuliani made him somebody to Zelenskiy’s people.

bucolic_frolic

(43,178 posts)
6. Watching Mr. Parnas interview on Rachel
Wed Jan 15, 2020, 10:21 PM
Jan 2020

He seems like a basically honest guy, with a great burden, and seems relieved at telling his tale, realizing the events he is mired in. There are some people who would like to keep him quiet, surely!

SKKY

(11,811 posts)
7. Parnas brought the receipts on errbody Y'all...
Wed Jan 15, 2020, 11:47 PM
Jan 2020

...put a lift kit on that bus ‘cause Parnas is throwing everyone under it.

ffr

(22,670 posts)
8. Pence, Barr, tRump, et al, "They were all in the loop"
Thu Jan 16, 2020, 12:20 AM
Jan 2020

Of course they were, because they are self-serving Grifters.

Arrest them now!

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