Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas wants a federal judge to ignore prosecutors’ claims that he lied to a pretrial services officer and concealed his finances and to instead loosen his conditions of release, according to a Monday bail memo.
One word answer.
No additional words are needed.
Parnas is a trial balloon. The legal maneuverings here are part of Russia’s assault on our country.
Wise-guys know there’s etiquette and behaviors that can be deployed to silence the alarm bells that ring in the heads of honest people when a sensitive boundary is tested. What might look like backpedaling or obsequiousness here is in fact no different than the enzyme mosquitos inject into our bloodstream while biting us.
Russia is investigating how malleable, how corruptible from the outside, the American justice system is, one courtroom at a time. None of this will be done in good faith, but do expect lots of “we almost caught you a lie that suddenly isn’t a lie.” They’ll be faking us out to see how much it takes to throw the attention of the court and the public.
Such hubris, but expected being a pal of Crudy Fooliani!
Hey Judge. This is all a big misunderstanding. That million bucks, that was a loan to my wife. I’m sorry I did that, Judge, but you hafta unnerstand. My life’s in danger. Even before this, if you can believe it. I respect you, Judge, and I know that you will do the right thing. I know people. You’re good people. I can tell.
Wish I could learn to lie like that…With.A.Straight.Face.
“The $1 million transfer from Russia, for example, was actually a loan to Parnas’ wife, the document states.”
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Suuuuuuuure it was…
Let’s bring her in for some questioning.
Brazen balls are not in short supply with this gang, are they?
Parnas was a broker and principal in 3 brokerage firms shut down by Federal reg agencies for violating trading rules (pump and dump; fraud, etc). That he claims to be confused about the rules about money is a complete lie. He knows white collar crime, and as such, needs to be detained until he cooperates in some publicly acceptable fashion. His lovely bride, too, if she accepts mysterious “loans” from oligarchs.
Would anyone be surprised if Trump facilitated Parnas’ flight from country, using a couple layers of plausible deniability?
Entirely plausible. My wife and I routinely transfer 7 figure amounts between us to replicate cash flow.
Doesn’t everyone?
Parnas just needs to get to, say, Mexico or Canada, take a flt from there to Ukraine or where ever.
No.
I find it so hilarious because “loan to the wife” is an excuse we’ve literally had to deal with from people trying to hide their income from a judgment. Parnas’ trophy wife is more than likely an empty-headed do-nothing who would have zero business receiving a $1M loan. She’s a pass-through.
This is what is usually referred to as pissing up a rope.
One thing these guys do not lack: chutzpah.
Wasn’t he already denied bail because he was deemed a flight risk? Or was that the other Giuliani buddy?
Same guy!
Word is yours are in the same condition.
The filing also states that Parnas is continuing “to produce materials within his custody and control” for Congress, after the House Intelligence Committee issued him a subpoena in October.
“He remains intent upon complying with his subpoena and assisting the Impeachment Inquiry to the fullest extent required,” the document says.
Your Two-Word Answer™: Fraud Guarantee.