Judge Lets Giuliani Bud Parnas Give House Intel iPhone, Docs | Talking Points Memo

A federal judge allowed Giuliani associate Lev Parnas to hand over the contents of an iPhone and other documents to the House Intelligence Committee in a Friday morning order.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1282545

He seems nice.

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Does he now get Epsteined?

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Drip, drip, drip, gush.

This is great news.

(I donā€™t understand why Parnas needed the go ahead from a judge. His attorney has put info out to the public already, so what was keeping him from cooperating with the impeachment inquiry. Anyone know?)

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He better not go over the first floor , avoid tea when someone offers it and wear gloves at all times avoiding car door handles and doorknobs

Just a matter of time

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Concurrently, a massive shiver just ran through Ghoulieā€™s corpseā€¦

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ruh roh

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I believe that the dam hasnā€™t burst yet. But itā€™s starting to look mighty weak.

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Maybe heā€™ll direct another drone strike today. Justin Trudeau was mean to him.

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The motion was unopposed. Just getting the permission on the record?

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Realistically - what does the house DO with this?

I mean - suppose thereā€™s a recording of Trump saying ā€œWe hold the funds till I get what I NEED TO WIN the election!ā€ - What does the house DO with this? (Or some other less ā€˜smockingā€™ armament)

Reconvene to add another impeachment charge? How is this information tacked on at this point?

Whatā€™s the real world affect of any bombshells?

Or will it all be lost in the current round of dog-wagging?

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Whether he testifies or not, whatā€™s on his phone and in his notes is going to sting, bigly.

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Is there anyone left in our government who is fluent in Russian or Ukranian?

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Iā€™m not a lawyer, but I thought the only possible problem would have been if the prosecution had objected, for example, if they thought releasing the information could have a deleterious effect on their case. After all, human sieve Devin Nunes is still there. But since they didnā€™t, it became an easy call for the Judge.

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Russian oligarchs, headed by Vladimir Putin, attacked the US in 2016. Trump, Parnas, and Fruman are part of that conspiracy.

Do not expect Parnas to throw Trump under the bus. In fact, do not assume Parnasā€™s information is accurate or complete. And even if it is, assume all of this information is being delivered at the express instruction of Putin or one of his kleptocratic lieutenants.

Hardened criminals do not fear prison. They have power there.

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Our Current leaderā€¦ Vladimir Putin.

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I had wondered about how bad trump could get. Apparently even assassinations are ok eventhough it contravenes the War Powers Act.

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So much for Wag the Dog eh?

  • Parnas handing over stuff to the House.
  • Two Appeals Court hearings on the McGahn and Mueller materials
  • Schumer and McConnell give dueling speeches. Much more time spent on impeachment than Iran. Schumer has the more aggressive and authoritative comments. McConnell is defensive and essentially bows to Pelosi on the timetable for a trial.
  • Biden sticks it hard to Trump on the Soleimani assassination, not showing any fear of Trump. Bernie Sanders, though speaking more abstractly, also demonstrates no fear of Trump or making a case against reckless actions to the broader electorate.

In short, today tells us that Trump canā€™t escape his scandals no matter how many distractions he throws up there.

P.S. Thereā€™s also the matter of Scott Steadmanā€™s scoop (yet to be confirmed by major publications) that a whistleblower stated that Trumpā€™s Deutsche Bank loans were underwritten (i.e., financially guaranteed) by Russiaā€™s state owned bank, VTB. Scott is a good reporter, but we really need a WAPO level publication to confirm (I have little doubt itā€™s true btw). That means Putin guaranteed the supply of capital that Trump desperately needed for his key properties (many of which themselves are used to launder Russian money into the US).

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