What The Parnas-Fruman Indictment Reveals About The Trump-Ukraine Pressure Scheme | Talking Points Memo

Well, you know he will clam up and never let the cat out of the bag. That is the game folks, we are calling it. Rudy will take what he knows to the grave. At least until his next appearance on CNN or Fox.

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It really isn’t off topic at all. Facebook has said it will let a Trump ad, which flat out lies about Biden, and they acknowledge that, run. In fact is running on their platform.

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…and this statement from Trump seems to confirm it: Rudy is the fall guy and Lord Barr is arranging for the fall. I just don’t see how Trump is unscathed. If 3 guys go to jail for UKR gate, Trump undoubtedly gets impeached and outed as the ring leader. He faces major criminal liability exposure when he leaves office. Logic says the likelihood of resignation in exchange for no prosecution increases.

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I’ve read that he had dinner with the pair of them the night before. He’s probably trying to remember just what they all talked about and he’s considering the possibility there may have been other ears listening in.

That’s probably why Giuliani was so quick to bear-hug the inquiry being related to Trump’s Ukraine Adventure. He wants Trump tied to him, so that Trump will be forced to fight with him (or so he assumes). He still seems to think that Trump will behave rationally when the writing’s on the wall.

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Barr was told about upcoming arrests on Wednesday night

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I could swear I just saw pictures of Trump meeting at least one of them in a photo moment. And I can’t find it.

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Former Rep. Pete Sessions is (was?) looking to make a comeback next year running for TX-17 Congressional District, but I hope news of his obvious criminality ends all that.

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In the article about their partners, there’s a photo of Trump with David Correia. And there’s an article all about them meeting with with various members of Trump’s entourage, Trump included.

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Trump: “You make me sad. Who is this … Rewdy … about whom you speak?”

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Well, the boys at least:

Left to right Trump jr. Tommy Hicks, Jr, Lev Parnas, Igor Fruman

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Yup. DeSantis and Rick Scott are in on the scam.

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You always need a fall guy.

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One of the pics was Parnas I believe, next to Trump and Trump doing his patented douche bag thumbs up and smile.

Deep State will be on the menu. I figure it will take him about two paragraphs.

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Well, lookie there. Its Don the Scum Jr. on the left.

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I saw that loathsome ad during one of the baseball playoff games. It’s absolutely disgusting.

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This one?

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Found it. Only had the holder of the Thumb wrong. It is a bit farther down in the article.

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Hah! Very good, I found Parnas.

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