Lev Parnas Says Many GOPers Are ‘Scared’ Of DOJ Investigating Them On Trump’s Behalf

In a pre-taped CNN interview that aired Wednesday night, Lev Parnas, an indicted associate to Rudy Giuliani, alleged that many Republicans won’t speak out against President Donald Trump for fear that he’ll have the Justice Department and Attorney General Bill Barr investigate them.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1285330
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Banana Republic.

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So how do Guilliani and Barr escape prison sentences for their ongoing Illicit actions when all is said and done?

I’m assuming they will, regardless of how brazen they are or how convincing the evidence. I’m not sure they’ll even face charges.

What’s your theory on how their malfeasance will go unpunished someday when this nightmare ends?

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Rank and file Republicans who voted for the prick are conveniently uninterested in politics now. They’re afraid of the extreme embarrassment he brings more than once a day.

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All well and good. Meantime, why doesn’t the House proceed to get Parnas and others to testify there under oath? There’s no reason to stop impeachment proceedings at the House level, to both buttress the current charges, and add to them as feasible. Paying off porn stars comes to mind. That’s what Trump would do: pile on, attack, attack, attack. Keep his malfeasance in the public eye, where it belongs. He can be the first President to be impeached twice, consecutively. Sure, let the critics rant, but the level of malfeasance justifies piling on big time.

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One need only look at Trump’s repeated investigations of Comey and how he destroyed McCabe’s career for confirmation of the weaponization of the DOJ under Trump and his crooked enforcer Barr.

Sadly, Parnas is proving to be a truth teller in many ways, and the wide open corruption and abuse of the Trump regime is obvious. The lack of courage and patriotism of congressional GOPers reveals they are either scared or accomplices.

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The political opinions of Lev Parnas will get us exactly nowhere and remain of zero value. This piece is as useless as tweet journalism. On the bright side, you don’t have to rise from the couch to file it.

Thanks to the Banana Republicans

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Yep, they’re not interested in that kinda stuff. Living good lives now that their regressive beliefs are becoming entrenched in the system.

Now I understand how cults and dictatorships get established… All too well. We’re living the 1984 prequel.

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I think they are more afraid of the primary
This coming from a Republican base that is routinely labeling anyone with less than total fealty to Emperor Trump “A RINO”
You will notice a lot of those “RINOS” bailed to spend more time with their families rather than fight the cult

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Bingo and I’m hoping Pelosi is preparing an impeachment inquiry against Barr to counter it.

The “Investigate the Investigator” nonsense was a warning. Cross us and you’ll be under never-ending legal peril.

Trump is using tactics straight out of the Warlord Playbook to gain and maintain power.

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This in WaPo, article from book about to be released about a meeting tRump’s staff arranged in 2017 to “educate” him on the military, international relations. This helps to explain why people are afraid to speak against him.

‘You’re a bunch of dopes and babies’: Inside Trump’s stunning tirade against generals

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I know a lot of people that LOVE Trump and are happy about and revel in his embarrassments.

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Overt mafioso-styled tactics-- have morphed into the enforcement-arm of a political party.

A freak appendage-- the 4th branch of our US Government.

jw1

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I think both might be true. The tell is if they retire, or they’re not elected officials in the first place, and still clam up.
As in, I guess Comey’s having his time in the barrel.

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Donnie’s cowardice has already been exposed.

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So what we’ve all here suspected for some time is now revealed to the public. We’ve all said this since McCain died and Graham has about-faced on everything and become a crucial and vocal supporter of the President he once hated.

I’m not surprised. I will be happier when this stuff comes out under oath because now it’s just sensationalism. Where are the texts with these threats; the tweets? Yes, I truly believe Trump is that stupid that someone somewhere has it in writing to say ‘thus and such’ or the dirt goes public.

Stay tuned.

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This is where the MSM should let it be known that they will back any Republican that comes forward.
Of course if the MSM doesn’t soon step up, they will be known as Tass in the near future.

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Trump has always employed “litigate your opponent into the grave” tactics …
For decades he has been notorious for blatantly cheating and stiffing vendors & associates … and then challenging them to sue him …
There’s a long long long list of people and businesses who have been burnt by this corrupt cowardly unethical thief.

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"I mean, a lot of people are scared. They don’t want to get investigated.”
I don’t imagine it might have occurred to noted public intellectual Anderson Cooper to follow up on this remark beyond repeating it…?
Like asking Who, What, and How would you know?

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