palmerreport--2020-01-16--Rachel Maddow just turned Donald Trump’s impeachment trial completely upside down

Imagine being a Republican Senator and being nervous about whether Donald Trump ’ s impeachment trial might blow back on you when you have to run for reelection .
Imagine trying to figure out whether you ’ re better off voting to call witnesses against Trump , in order to insulate yourself from that blowback .
You ’ re already in a mess of your own making , for getting into bed with Trump to begin with .
And then last night happened .
At the end of her show last night , Rachel Maddow acknowledged that she spent months @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ukraine scandal figure Lev Parnas .
He was only arrested three months ago , which means that Maddow has been working on this essentially from the start .
We don ’ t know when Lev and his attorneys finally agreed to do the interview ; that could have happened five minutes before the interview .
But we do know that Maddow ’ s coup just turned everything upside down .
Lev Parnas just positioned himself as Exhibit A in Donald Trump ’ s Senate impeachment trial .
House impeachment managers will ensure that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will play a central role in the Senate trial , whether the Senate Republicans allow Lev to show up and testify or not .
Lev also made a point of pushing John Bolton front and center as a witness , so even if the Republicans don ’ t want to risk having a wildcard like Lev testify , they pretty much have to call their own favorite neocon Bolton to testify at this point .
Rachel Maddow has a reputation for being a tough interviewer , and yet she still managed to land @ @ @ @ @ @ @ profession was also surely trying to get .
Maddow asked Lev Parnas everything that needed to be asked , and she got a ton out of him .
Republican Senators are surely lying awake right now , trying to figure out what just happened to them , and what they ’ re supposed to do now .

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Imagine being a Republican Senator and being nervous about whether Donald Trump’s impeachment trial might blow back on you when you have to run for reelection. Imagine trying to figure out whether you’re better off voting to call witnesses against Trump, in order to insulate yourself from that blowback. You’re already in a mess of your own making, for getting into bed with Trump to begin with. And then last night happened.
At the end of her show last night, Rachel Maddow acknowledged that she spent months trying to line up an interview with Ukraine scandal figure Lev Parnas. He was only arrested three months ago, which means that Maddow has been working on this essentially from the start. We don’t know when Lev and his attorneys finally agreed to do the interview; that could have happened five minutes before the interview. But we do know that Maddow’s coup just turned everything upside down.
Lev Parnas just positioned himself as Exhibit A in Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial. House impeachment managers will ensure that Lev’s documents and text messages will play a central role in the Senate trial, whether the Senate Republicans allow Lev to show up and testify or not. Lev also made a point of pushing John Bolton front and center as a witness, so even if the Republicans don’t want to risk having a wildcard like Lev testify, they pretty much have to call their own favorite neocon Bolton to testify at this point.
Rachel Maddow has a reputation for being a tough interviewer, and yet she still managed to land the interview that everyone else in her profession was also surely trying to get. Maddow asked Lev Parnas everything that needed to be asked, and she got a ton out of him. Republican Senators are surely lying awake right now, trying to figure out what just happened to them, and what they’re supposed to do now.
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palmerreport--2020-01-16--Rudy Giuliani goes off the deep end after Lev Parnas sells him out to Rachel Maddow

Lev Parnas went on the Rachel Maddow show tonight and spilled his guts about Donald Trump ’ s Ukraine extortion scandal .
In the process Lev incriminated Trump , Mike Pence , Bill Barr , and – predictably – Rudy Giuliani .
It ’ s been widely documented that Lev and Igor Fruman were working with Rudy at the very center of the scandal .
Lev spelled out how Rudy instructed him to threaten the government of Ukraine if it didn ’ t help smear Joe Biden , and after Ukraine shut Lev out , Rudy vowed that Ukraine would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ukraine .
It paints a picture of Rudy running point on Trump ’ s plot against Ukraine , and being criminally out of control .
At the end of the show , Rachel Maddow read aloud the responses that she got from the various people who had just been incriminated by Lev Parnas .
Bill Barr ’ s Department of Justice generically denied Lev ’ s claims .
Rudy Giuliani had a different take , insisting that the whole Lev thing was a “ sad situation !
” Really ?
A sad situation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of his own criminal co-conspirators , in a way that all but ensures he ’ ll end up going to prison , and all that Rudy can do is yell nonsense ?
Rudy is off the deep end , and for good reason .
He ’ s almost certainly the next domino to fall .

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Lev Parnas went on the Rachel Maddow show tonight and spilled his guts about Donald Trump’s Ukraine extortion scandal. In the process Lev incriminated Trump, Mike Pence, Bill Barr, and – predictably – Rudy Giuliani. It’s been widely documented that Lev and Igor Fruman were working with Rudy at the very center of the scandal.
Lev spelled out how Rudy instructed him to threaten the government of Ukraine if it didn’t help smear Joe Biden, and after Ukraine shut Lev out, Rudy vowed that Ukraine would be punished; Donald Trump then punished Ukraine. It paints a picture of Rudy running point on Trump’s plot against Ukraine, and being criminally out of control.
At the end of the show, Rachel Maddow read aloud the responses that she got from the various people who had just been incriminated by Lev Parnas. Bill Barr’s Department of Justice generically denied Lev’s claims. Rudy Giuliani had a different take, insisting that the whole Lev thing was a “sad situation!”
Really? A sad situation? Rudy Giuliani just got exposed by one of his own criminal co-conspirators, in a way that all but ensures he’ll end up going to prison, and all that Rudy can do is yell nonsense? Rudy is off the deep end, and for good reason. He’s almost certainly the next domino to fall.
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palmerreport--2020-01-16--Lev Parnas just buried Donald Trump, Mike Pence, Rudy Giuliani, Bill Barr and more

Lev Parnas decided to shoot for the moon tonight when he appeared on the Rachel Maddow show so he could spell out all the ugly details of Donald Trump ’ s Ukraine extortion scandal .
Parnas is coming across as highly knowledgeable of the scandal , deeply involved in carrying it out , and surprisingly credible in general .
He ’ s also burying everyone else involved in the scandal .
Lev Parnas revealed in detail how Rudy Giuliani instructed him to tell Ukraine that all relations with the U.S. would be cut off unless the an investigation was announced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said that Ukraine responded to the threat by blocking him on WhatsApp , and when he informed Rudy of this , Rudy responded that there would be retaliation .
Accordingly , Donald Trump then cut off all relations with Ukraine , including withholding military aid .
Parnas also confirmed earlier reporting that Mike Pence was knee deep in the Ukraine scandal , saying that “ Everybody was in the loop.
” Lev added that “ I know [ Pence ] went to Poland also to discuss this on Trump ’ s behalf.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Barr was deeply involved in a plot to drop the current criminal case against Kremlin oligarch Dmitry Firtash if he was willing to help smear Robert Mueller in return .
This confirms that Barr has severe criminal culpability in the scandal .
Lev said that Robert Hyde – the guy he was exchanging WhatsApp messages with – was a “ weird character ” he met at Donald Trump ’ s hotel .
Lev said that Hyde was “ always drunk.
” Lev asserted that he didn ’ t take Hyde ’ s threats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; this could end up being a bone of contention , as the messages appear to depict a criminal conspiracy to hire local goons to harm Yovanovitch .
Lev said that he ended up cutting off Hyde after being told by a Trump Super PAC contact that Hyde had gotten into some unspecified situation with Mike Pence ’ s brother , Republican Congressman Greg Pence .
Lev Parnas just took a blowtorch to all of these people by exposing that they were in on an international criminal plot against the United States .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ far reaching impact on what happens next .
If any of the people who have just been incriminated by Lev are smart , they ’ ll try to be the first one to cut a plea deal against the others .
But none of these people seem all that smart .

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Lev Parnas decided to shoot for the moon tonight when he appeared on the Rachel Maddow show so he could spell out all the ugly details of Donald Trump’s Ukraine extortion scandal. Parnas is coming across as highly knowledgeable of the scandal, deeply involved in carrying it out, and surprisingly credible in general. He’s also burying everyone else involved in the scandal.
Lev Parnas revealed in detail how Rudy Giuliani instructed him to tell Ukraine that all relations with the U.S. would be cut off unless the an investigation was announced into the phony Biden scandal. Lev said that Ukraine responded to the threat by blocking him on WhatsApp, and when he informed Rudy of this, Rudy responded that there would be retaliation. Accordingly, Donald Trump then cut off all relations with Ukraine, including withholding military aid.
Parnas also confirmed earlier reporting that Mike Pence was knee deep in the Ukraine scandal, saying that “Everybody was in the loop.” Lev added that “I know [Pence] went to Poland also to discuss this on Trump’s behalf.” Lev also revealed that Attorney General Bill Barr was deeply involved in a plot to drop the current criminal case against Kremlin oligarch Dmitry Firtash if he was willing to help smear Robert Mueller in return. This confirms that Barr has severe criminal culpability in the scandal.
Lev said that Robert Hyde – the guy he was exchanging WhatsApp messages with – was a “weird character” he met at Donald Trump’s hotel. Lev said that Hyde was “always drunk.” Lev asserted that he didn’t take Hyde’s threats against U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch seriously; this could end up being a bone of contention, as the messages appear to depict a criminal conspiracy to hire local goons to harm Yovanovitch. Lev said that he ended up cutting off Hyde after being told by a Trump Super PAC contact that Hyde had gotten into some unspecified situation with Mike Pence’s brother, Republican Congressman Greg Pence.
Lev Parnas just took a blowtorch to all of these people by exposing that they were in on an international criminal plot against the United States. This interview will have a swift and far reaching impact on what happens next. If any of the people who have just been incriminated by Lev are smart, they’ll try to be the first one to cut a plea deal against the others. But none of these people seem all that smart.
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palmerreport--2020-01-16--Lev Parnas just pretty much forced John Bolton’s testimony to happen

Lev Parnas appeared on the Rachel Maddow show tonight and took a blowtorch to just about everyone involved in Donald Trump ’ s Ukraine extortion scandal .
Parnas incriminated Trump , Mike Pence , Rudy Giuliani , Mike Pompeo , you name it .
Interestingly , while Lev did not incriminate John Bolton , he did lay the groundwork for pretty much forcing Bolton to testify .
Lev Parnas told Maddow that he knows John Bolton was fully aware of that Ukraine extortion scandal while it was going on , because he witnessed Rudy Giuliani and Bolton “ butting heads @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out .
Lev put it this way : “ Bolton ?
100 % .
He knows what happened there.
” This doesn ’ t incriminate John Bolton in the criminal conspiracy , as it ’ s clear that Bolton was trying to push back against what was going on .
But it does firmly establish that Bolton is a material witness .
In fact , because Bolton witnessed felonies being committed , it would actually be a crime ( “ misprision of a felony ” ) for him not to testify .
Of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the intricacies of the law than it does with public pressure .
Republican Senators are already on the fence about whether they need to call John Bolton as a witness during the impeachment trial , for fear that voters will punish them when they run for reelection , if it ’ s perceived that they held a sham trial .
Now Lev Parnas is on live national television confirming that John Bolton knew what was going on .
Public sentiment in favor of Bolton testifying was already very high , and it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s hard to imagine GOP Senators taking the risk of not calling Bolton to testify after this .

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Lev Parnas appeared on the Rachel Maddow show tonight and took a blowtorch to just about everyone involved in Donald Trump’s Ukraine extortion scandal. Parnas incriminated Trump, Mike Pence, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Pompeo, you name it. Interestingly, while Lev did not incriminate John Bolton, he did lay the groundwork for pretty much forcing Bolton to testify.
Lev Parnas told Maddow that he knows John Bolton was fully aware of that Ukraine extortion scandal while it was going on, because he witnessed Rudy Giuliani and Bolton “butting heads” over how the scheme was playing out. Lev put it this way: “Bolton? 100%. He knows what happened there.”
This doesn’t incriminate John Bolton in the criminal conspiracy, as it’s clear that Bolton was trying to push back against what was going on. But it does firmly establish that Bolton is a material witness. In fact, because Bolton witnessed felonies being committed, it would actually be a crime (“misprision of a felony”) for him not to testify. Of course this may have less to do with the intricacies of the law than it does with public pressure.
Republican Senators are already on the fence about whether they need to call John Bolton as a witness during the impeachment trial, for fear that voters will punish them when they run for reelection, if it’s perceived that they held a sham trial. Now Lev Parnas is on live national television confirming that John Bolton knew what was going on. Public sentiment in favor of Bolton testifying was already very high, and it should climb much higher after this. It’s hard to imagine GOP Senators taking the risk of not calling Bolton to testify after this.
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palmerreport--2020-01-16--Adam Schiff reveals the House has more up its sleeve against Donald Trump

Yesterday the House upended the impeachment process when it released newly submitted evidence from Ukraine scandal figure Lev Parnas , which revealed that Team Trump was surveilling U.S .
Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch and discussing hiring local goons to target her .
It turns out this new evidence is only just the beginning .
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff was just named the lead House impeachment manager for the Senate trial .
He then made this announcement , according to CNN : “ We are still going through , because the volume is so large , the materials we received @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there will be new and important evidence that comes out of the information that we ’ ve been receiving.
” This isn ’ t surprising .
Lev Parnas turned over thousands of pages of documents to the House on Monday , so what we saw the House release yesterday was likely just the low hanging fruit that they were able to find the most quickly while searching the documents .
Some of this evidence will take longer to parse , translate , and place within the context of existing facts .
But there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Schiff just pretty much staked the House Democrats to the notion that they have additional relevant evidence coming from the Lev Parnas document dump .
Lev is set to appear on the Rachel Maddow show tonight .
No one knows what he ’ s going to say , so we ’ ll see if he ends up revealing some of the additional evidence that the House hasn ’ t published yet .
This is all evolving very quickly .

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Yesterday the House upended the impeachment process when it released newly submitted evidence from Ukraine scandal figure Lev Parnas, which revealed that Team Trump was surveilling U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch and discussing hiring local goons to target her. It turns out this new evidence is only just the beginning.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff was just named the lead House impeachment manager for the Senate trial. He then made this announcement, according to CNN: “We are still going through, because the volume is so large, the materials we received … so it’s entirely possible there will be new and important evidence that comes out of the information that we’ve been receiving.”
This isn’t surprising. Lev Parnas turned over thousands of pages of documents to the House on Monday, so what we saw the House release yesterday was likely just the low hanging fruit that they were able to find the most quickly while searching the documents. Some of this evidence will take longer to parse, translate, and place within the context of existing facts.
But there’s obviously more coming. Adam Schiff just pretty much staked the House Democrats to the notion that they have additional relevant evidence coming from the Lev Parnas document dump. Lev is set to appear on the Rachel Maddow show tonight. No one knows what he’s going to say, so we’ll see if he ends up revealing some of the additional evidence that the House hasn’t published yet. This is all evolving very quickly.
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palmerreport--2020-01-16--Confirmed: Lev Parnas is throwing EVERYONE under the bus tonight

Rachel Maddow ’ s pre-taped interview with Ukraine scandal figure Lev Parnas won ’ t air for another half hour , but MSNBC and NBC News are already releasing bits and pieces of it in order to hype the interview before it airs .
That includes a few clips that have aired on TV already , and a number of quotes posted to NBC ’ s website .
Here ’ s a direct quote from Lev Parnas that ’ s been posted on nbcnews.com : “ President Trump knew exactly what was going on … He was aware of all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 has a good point here .
He ’ s a nobody on the world political stage – or at least he was at the time this scheme was playing out .
Why would anyone in the government of Ukraine , or any world player , waste time meeting with a stooge like Lev , unless they had confirmation that he was working @ @ @ @ @ @ @ teasing that Lev Parnas has implicated just about everyone in this interview , including Donald Trump , Mike Pence , Mike Pompeo , Bill Barr , and others .
You might want to get your popcorn ready .

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Rachel Maddow’s pre-taped interview with Ukraine scandal figure Lev Parnas won’t air for another half hour, but MSNBC and NBC News are already releasing bits and pieces of it in order to hype the interview before it airs. That includes a few clips that have aired on TV already, and a number of quotes posted to NBC’s website.
Here’s a direct quote from Lev Parnas that’s been posted on nbcnews.com: “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 has a good point here. He’s a nobody on the world political stage – or at least he was at the time this scheme was playing out. Why would anyone in the government of Ukraine, or any world player, waste time meeting with a stooge like Lev, unless they had confirmation that he was working for Donald Trump?
MSNBC is also teasing that Lev Parnas has implicated just about everyone in this interview, including Donald Trump, Mike Pence, Mike Pompeo, Bill Barr, and others. You might want to get your popcorn ready.
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palmerreport--2020-01-16--Here’s what you can expect from Rachel Maddow’s interview tonight with Lev Parnas

Rachel Maddow announced on Twitter today that she ’ ll be interviewing Ukraine scandal figure Lev Parnas on her MSNBC show tonight .
Parnas ’ attorney Joseph Bondy then revealed at around 4pm eastern time that the interview had just finished being pre-taped .
So what do we know about this interview , and what can we expect ?
The most important piece of information we know so far may be that whereas Rachel Maddow generally does her entire show live , her Lev Parnas interview is pre-taped .
This suggests that while Maddow is allowing Lev to have airtime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she can edit out any self-serving crap that Lev might say .
It also gives her time to go back and fact-check everything Lev might say before airtime .
In other words , she ’ s taking a journalistically responsible approach to an unpredictable interview .
Of course Lev ’ s attorneys knew that they were picking a tough interviewer when they decided to put him on the air with Maddow , so one can hope that Lev is indeed doing this interview for the purpose of coming as clean as possible .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ evidence it just received from Lev , and it certainly appears legitimate .
We expect Rachel will use the interview tonight to ask Lev about this new evidence , among other matters .
The key here is that Lev is currently under criminal indictment for his role in the Ukraine scandal , and anything he says tonight can be used against him at trial .
That said , Lev appears intent on getting himself off the hook by incriminating the likes of Trump and Giuliani , so he may not hold back tonight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Photo credit : Lev Parnas attorney Joseph Bondy , via Twitter

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Rachel Maddow announced on Twitter today that she’ll be interviewing Ukraine scandal figure Lev Parnas on her MSNBC show tonight. Parnas’ attorney Joseph Bondy then revealed at around 4pm eastern time that the interview had just finished being pre-taped. So what do we know about this interview, and what can we expect?
The most important piece of information we know so far may be that whereas Rachel Maddow generally does her entire show live, her Lev Parnas interview is pre-taped. This suggests that while Maddow is allowing Lev to have airtime, she wants to make sure that she can edit out any self-serving crap that Lev might say. It also gives her time to go back and fact-check everything Lev might say before airtime. In other words, she’s taking a journalistically responsible approach to an unpredictable interview. Of course Lev’s attorneys knew that they were picking a tough interviewer when they decided to put him on the air with Maddow, so one can hope that Lev is indeed doing this interview for the purpose of coming as clean as possible.
Yesterday the House released some of the evidence it just received from Lev, and it certainly appears legitimate. We expect Rachel will use the interview tonight to ask Lev about this new evidence, among other matters. The key here is that Lev is currently under criminal indictment for his role in the Ukraine scandal, and anything he says tonight can be used against him at trial.
That said, Lev appears intent on getting himself off the hook by incriminating the likes of Trump and Giuliani, so he may not hold back tonight when it comes to self-incriminating matters. Photo credit: Lev Parnas attorney Joseph Bondy, via Twitter
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palmerreport--2020-01-17--Lev Parnas has set off a chain reaction that Donald Trump can’t stop

Releasing documents damaging to “ president ” Donald Trump and his henchman Rudy Giuliani apparently wasn ’ t enough for Lev Parnas .
He ’ s now talking .
Parnas sat down with Rachel Maddow to discuss the Ukraine debacle .
According to Parnas , “ president ” Trump “ knew exactly what was going on ” in Ukraine .
Parnas , who was joined by his counsel , said that he was their “ on the ground person ” in manufacturing dirt on Joe and Hunter Biden .
In addition to exposing Trump ’ s involvement in this criminal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Barr “ was basically on the team ” and that John Bolton was also aware .
According to the Guardian , which reported on Parnas ’ appearance , there are additional documents that have not yet been released that House prosecutors plan to present during the impeachment trial .
Parnas got very specific in his interview .
He said that he was instructed by Giuliani to inform Ukraine officials that unless an investigation into the Bidens was announced , Mike Pence would not attend Zelensky ’ s inauguration .
Parnas further alleges that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ himself to advise that Pence would be canceling his trip .
This means Pence was in on the extortion scheme , though we already expected that to be the case .
Parnas claims that Trump ’ s decision to withhold military aid and cut off all relations came up after Ukrainian officials declined to investigate the Bidens .
Speaking of withholding military aid , the Guardian also reported that the Government Accountability Office investigated and concluded that Trump violated the law by freezing those funds .
The GOA report specifically stated : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ permit the president to substitute his own policy priorities for those that Congress has enacted into law.
” Not surprisingly , the Office of Budget Management “ disagrees ” with the report .
Rachel Semmel , OMB spokesperson , claims that “ OMB uses its apportionment authority to ensure taxpayer dollars are properly spent consistent with the President ’ s priorities and with the law.
” The problem is that with this “ president , ” those two things rarely , if ever , coincide .
Given everything that ’ s already going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it should be no surprise that Ukraine has launched an investigation into the threats against Marie Yovanovitch , and it ’ s a criminal investigation .
According to the Ukraine Ministry of Internal Affairs , their policy is to stay out of domestic affairs ; however , they believe that international laws may have been broken .
Specifically , he posted that “ the published records contain the fact of possible violation of the legislation of Ukraine and the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations , which protects the rights of a diplomat in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , while Robert Hyde how claims he was “ just kidding , ” Ukraine is taking his threats very seriously , as they should .
It doesn ’ t take a criminal law scholar to recognize a threat when it is seen in writing .
How can “ they will let me know when she moves ” be a joke ?
Either Hyde was surveilling Yovanovitch as he initially claimed , or he was pulling the proverbial wool over Giuliani and Parnas ’ eyes .
Parnas is clear , however , that they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so that “ president ” Trump and his henchmen could do their dirty work .
It ’ s going to be interesting to see how all this turns out .
Let the impeachment trial begin .

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Releasing documents damaging to “president” Donald Trump and his henchman Rudy Giuliani apparently wasn’t enough for Lev Parnas. He’s now talking. Parnas sat down with Rachel Maddow to discuss the Ukraine debacle. According to Parnas, “president” Trump “knew exactly what was going on” in Ukraine. Parnas, who was joined by his counsel, said that he was their “on the ground person” in manufacturing dirt on Joe and Hunter Biden. In addition to exposing Trump’s involvement in this criminal scheme, Parnas said that AG Bill Barr “was basically on the team” and that John Bolton was also aware. According to the Guardian, which reported on Parnas’ appearance, there are additional documents that have not yet been released that House prosecutors plan to present during the impeachment trial.
Parnas got very specific in his interview. He said that he was instructed by Giuliani to inform Ukraine officials that unless an investigation into the Bidens was announced, Mike Pence would not attend Zelensky’s inauguration. Parnas further alleges that the next day, Trump called Ukraine himself to advise that Pence would be canceling his trip. This means Pence was in on the extortion scheme, though we already expected that to be the case. Parnas claims that Trump’s decision to withhold military aid and cut off all relations came up after Ukrainian officials declined to investigate the Bidens.
Speaking of withholding military aid, the Guardian also reported that the Government Accountability Office investigated and concluded that Trump violated the law by freezing those funds. The GOA report specifically stated: “Faithful execution of the law does not permit the president to substitute his own policy priorities for those that Congress has enacted into law.” Not surprisingly, the Office of Budget Management “disagrees” with the report. Rachel Semmel, OMB spokesperson, claims that “OMB uses its apportionment authority to ensure taxpayer dollars are properly spent consistent with the President’s priorities and with the law.” The problem is that with this “president,” those two things rarely, if ever, coincide.
Given everything that’s already going on with Trump’s messes, it should be no surprise that Ukraine has launched an investigation into the threats against Marie Yovanovitch, and it’s a criminal investigation. According to the Ukraine Ministry of Internal Affairs, their policy is to stay out of domestic affairs; however, they believe that international laws may have been broken. Specifically, he posted that “the published records contain the fact of possible violation of the legislation of Ukraine and the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which protects the rights of a diplomat in the territory of another country.”
So, while Robert Hyde how claims he was “just kidding,” Ukraine is taking his threats very seriously, as they should. It doesn’t take a criminal law scholar to recognize a threat when it is seen in writing. How can “they will let me know when she moves” be a joke? Either Hyde was surveilling Yovanovitch as he initially claimed, or he was pulling the proverbial wool over Giuliani and Parnas’ eyes. Parnas is clear, however, that they were indeed trying to get Yovanovitch removed so that “president” Trump and his henchmen could do their dirty work. It’s going to be interesting to see how all this turns out. Let the impeachment trial begin.
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palmerreport--2020-01-17--Wait, what’s going on with Michael Flynn?

The saga of Michael Flynn just keeps getting stranger – and worse for him .
He had a cooperating plea deal that was going to give him no prison time .
Then he went off the deep end and screwed that up , and found himself looking at six months in prison .
Now he ’ s seeking to withdraw his guilty plea entirely , which would likely result in him doing years in prison .
Now the judge has thrown a new curveball into the mix .
Yesterday , Michael Flynn formally asked Judge Emmet Sullivan for approval to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the judge delayed sentencing until late February , giving Flynn ’ s attorneys time to make their case .
So what ’ s really going on here ?
The judge has known this request from Flynn was coming for some time .
We suspect that if the judge were going to grant Flynn ’ s request , he ’ d have done so today .
We further suspect that the judge is only giving Flynn this window of time so that he can look reasonable when he eventually denies Flynn ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be entirely wrong , and Flynn could end up successfully withdrawing his plea and ending up on trial .
If that happens , Michael Flynn ’ s worst nightmare is going to come true .
During his trial , prosecutors will bring out all the evidence against Flynn that didn ’ t see the light of day due to his plea deal .
They ’ ll also likely bring a superseding indictment against Flynn , adding the criminal charges that he avoided when he cut the deal .
Keep in mind that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ least serious crime , which is why he was only going to get zero to six months .
Michael Flynn could now end up going to prison for a very long time .
If he ’ s doing this because he thinks he ’ s magically going to get pardoned by Donald Trump , he should consider that Trump has pardoned precisely zero of his co-conspirators , and has let them all rot behind bars .
That ’ s probably because Trump isn ’ t willing to run the risk of triggering a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to pardon himself on his way out the door .
Flynn is trying to throw his life away based on a false promise .
Flynn will be very lucky if the judge rejects his request and sentences him to just the six months in prison .

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The saga of Michael Flynn just keeps getting stranger – and worse for him. He had a cooperating plea deal that was going to give him no prison time. Then he went off the deep end and screwed that up, and found himself looking at six months in prison. Now he’s seeking to withdraw his guilty plea entirely, which would likely result in him doing years in prison. Now the judge has thrown a new curveball into the mix.
Yesterday, Michael Flynn formally asked Judge Emmet Sullivan for approval to withdraw his guilty plea. In response, the judge delayed sentencing until late February, giving Flynn’s attorneys time to make their case. So what’s really going on here?
The judge has known this request from Flynn was coming for some time. We suspect that if the judge were going to grant Flynn’s request, he’d have done so today. We further suspect that the judge is only giving Flynn this window of time so that he can look reasonable when he eventually denies Flynn’s request. That said, we could be entirely wrong, and Flynn could end up successfully withdrawing his plea and ending up on trial.
If that happens, Michael Flynn’s worst nightmare is going to come true. During his trial, prosecutors will bring out all the evidence against Flynn that didn’t see the light of day due to his plea deal. They’ll also likely bring a superseding indictment against Flynn, adding the criminal charges that he avoided when he cut the deal. Keep in mind that he only had to plead guilty to his least serious crime, which is why he was only going to get zero to six months.
Michael Flynn could now end up going to prison for a very long time. If he’s doing this because he thinks he’s magically going to get pardoned by Donald Trump, he should consider that Trump has pardoned precisely zero of his co-conspirators, and has let them all rot behind bars. That’s probably because Trump isn’t willing to run the risk of triggering a court battle and screwing up his ability to pardon himself on his way out the door. Flynn is trying to throw his life away based on a false promise. Flynn will be very lucky if the judge rejects his request and sentences him to just the six months in prison.
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palmerreport--2020-01-17--Donald Trump just threw Rudy Giuliani under the bus

“ I don ’ t know anything about the letter.
” That ’ s all that Donald Trump could come up with during his press conference today , after yesterday ’ s bombshell revelation that his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani wrote a letter to the President of Ukraine , seeking corrupt help in rigging the 2020 U.S. presidential election .
That ’ s about as weak as you can get , but it still means Trump is throwing Rudy under the bus .
So now we ’ re supposed to believe that Rudy Giuliani sent this letter , in which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump ’ s knowledge and consent , and Rudy was just… lying about this ?
We wouldn ’ t put anything past Rudy at this point , as he lies every time he opens his mouth .
But the idea that Rudy would make up something this oddly specific is hilarious .
If Rudy were lying , he would have gotten caught the next time the President of Ukraine spoke with Trump .
Trump ’ s standard MO is that once his henchmen get caught , he claims they were just the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s never even met them .
And whenever one of Trump ’ s henchmen gets caught committing a specific crime , Trump always claims he knew nothing about it .
While we don ’ t have physical proof that Trump knew about Rudy ’ s letter ( beyond the fact that we all intuitively know he did ) , Rudy surely does have such proof .
That means Donald Trump is playing a dangerous game by throwing Rudy Giuliani under the bus .
We just saw Lev Parnas bring the receipts in terms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under the instruction of Trump and Rudy .
Now Trump risks pushing Rudy into doing the same by alienating him .
Rudy ’ s arrest is coming sooner or later .
We ’ ll see what he does once he feels the handcuffs .

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“I don’t know anything about the letter.” That’s all that Donald Trump could come up with during his press conference today, after yesterday’s bombshell revelation that his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani wrote a letter to the President of Ukraine, seeking corrupt help in rigging the 2020 U.S. presidential election. That’s about as weak as you can get, but it still means Trump is throwing Rudy under the bus.
So now we’re supposed to believe that Rudy Giuliani sent this letter, in which he specified that he was acting with Donald Trump’s knowledge and consent, and Rudy was just… lying about this? We wouldn’t put anything past Rudy at this point, as he lies every time he opens his mouth. But the idea that Rudy would make up something this oddly specific is hilarious. If Rudy were lying, he would have gotten caught the next time the President of Ukraine spoke with Trump.
Trump’s standard MO is that once his henchmen get caught, he claims they were just the coffee boy, or that he’s never even met them. And whenever one of Trump’s henchmen gets caught committing a specific crime, Trump always claims he knew nothing about it. While we don’t have physical proof that Trump knew about Rudy’s letter (beyond the fact that we all intuitively know he did), Rudy surely does have such proof.
That means Donald Trump is playing a dangerous game by throwing Rudy Giuliani under the bus. We just saw Lev Parnas bring the receipts in terms of how he was carrying out crimes under the instruction of Trump and Rudy. Now Trump risks pushing Rudy into doing the same by alienating him. Rudy’s arrest is coming sooner or later. We’ll see what he does once he feels the handcuffs.
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palmerreport--2020-01-17--Here comes Donald Trump’s big distraction

We ’ ve all seen this before .
With dizzying legal legerdemain , defense lawyer Johnny Cochran transformed the 1995 trial of OJ Simpson into the trial of Detective Mark Fuhrman .
It was the jurisprudential equivalent of David Copperfield making the Statue of Liberty disappear – with the added attraction of making the Eiffel Tower appear in its place .
It was a bold trick that wouldn ’ t have worked anywhere else .
That little masterpiece of distraction that gave Simpson his get-away-with-murder-free card was made possible by Cochran ’ s tactic together with a silly , star-struck @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and a jury chock-a-block with morons , all compliments of the same species of infuriating bad luck and dirty dealings that made Donald Trump president of the United States .
With Cochranesque impertinence , Senator Rand Paul vows to recreate such a miracle , by forcing a vote on the Senate floor calling Hunter Biden as a witness in the trial of Donald Trump .
To be sure , Paul says he will only do this if senators agree to call any witnesses at all .
Think of it as a kind of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tit for tat .
No one yet knows for sure if witnesses will be called , but if they are , look for Hunter Biden to be among them .
Given the partisan nature of this process so far , it ’ s difficult to imagine it being otherwise .
And don ’ t be surprised if some other Republican senator sees Rand Paul ’ s Hunter Biden bid and raises him an Adam Schiff , or a whistleblower , or a Joe Biden , or any of another half dozen cockamamie “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it all may turn out to be a nihilistic gesture .
Paul ’ s trick may not be as clever as he thinks , not by half .
No one knows what kind of harm such witnesses could do to the Republican cause , let alone the Democrat cause , if any .
After all , it ’ s the first rule of any trial lawyer to never ask a question he or she doesn ’ t already know the answer to , and never call a witness if he or she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the witnesses will be a help or a hindrance .
Such tactics could be dangerous .
Such tactics could backfire spectacularly .
The witnesses may very well make the Republicans look like fools .
There is much material for them to do so .
Whatever the case , an important takeaway from all this is that judicial proceedings , no matter how lofty or well-intentioned ( or corrupt and misbegotten , for that matter ) do not confer innocence .
Again , think of the OJ Simpson trial .
The best that can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come from it , but all that is ever promised is a chance for justice .
Now that we know , thanks to Lev Parnas ’ statements to Rachael Maddow , that Donald Trump knew everything about the details of the Ukraine extortion , the likelihood is greater than ever that Republicans will want confusing and irrelevant witnesses in order to render the process confused and irrelevant as best they can .
Assuming , that is , any witnesses are called at all .
Of course Trump is guilty .
Trump is as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of power and obstruction of Congress as OJ Simpson is guilty of two murders .
Whether or not the chance for justice will be fulfilled in the actualization of justice remains to be seen .

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We’ve all seen this before. With dizzying legal legerdemain, defense lawyer Johnny Cochran transformed the 1995 trial of OJ Simpson into the trial of Detective Mark Fuhrman. It was the jurisprudential equivalent of David Copperfield making the Statue of Liberty disappear – with the added attraction of making the Eiffel Tower appear in its place. It was a bold trick that wouldn’t have worked anywhere else. That little masterpiece of distraction that gave Simpson his get-away-with-murder-free card was made possible by Cochran’s tactic together with a silly, star-struck judge, a staggeringly incompetent prosecution team and a jury chock-a-block with morons, all compliments of the same species of infuriating bad luck and dirty dealings that made Donald Trump president of the United States.
With Cochranesque impertinence, Senator Rand Paul vows to recreate such a miracle, by forcing a vote on the Senate floor calling Hunter Biden as a witness in the trial of Donald Trump. To be sure, Paul says he will only do this if senators agree to call any witnesses at all. Think of it as a kind of revenge, a little man’s tit for tat. No one yet knows for sure if witnesses will be called, but if they are, look for Hunter Biden to be among them. Given the partisan nature of this process so far, it’s difficult to imagine it being otherwise.
And don’t be surprised if some other Republican senator sees Rand Paul’s Hunter Biden bid and raises him an Adam Schiff, or a whistleblower, or a Joe Biden, or any of another half dozen cockamamie “witnesses” called. In any case, it all may turn out to be a nihilistic gesture. Paul’s trick may not be as clever as he thinks, not by half. No one knows what kind of harm such witnesses could do to the Republican cause, let alone the Democratic cause, if any. After all, it’s the first rule of any trial lawyer to never ask a question he or she doesn’t already know the answer to, and never call a witness if he or she doesn’t know in advance if the witnesses will be a help or a hindrance. Such tactics could be dangerous. Such tactics could backfire spectacularly. The witnesses may very well make the Republicans look like fools. There is much material for them to do so.
Whatever the case, an important takeaway from all this is that judicial proceedings, no matter how lofty or well-intentioned (or corrupt and misbegotten, for that matter) do not confer innocence. Again, think of the OJ Simpson trial. The best that can be hoped for is that justice will come from it, but all that is ever promised is a chance for justice.
Now that we know, thanks to Lev Parnas’ statements to Rachael Maddow, that Donald Trump knew everything about the details of the Ukraine extortion, the likelihood is greater than ever that Republicans will want confusing and irrelevant witnesses in order to render the process confused and irrelevant as best they can. Assuming, that is, any witnesses are called at all. Of course Trump is guilty. Trump is as guilty of the twin crimes of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress as OJ Simpson is guilty of two murders. Whether or not the chance for justice will be fulfilled in the actualization of justice remains to be seen.
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palmerreport--2020-01-17--Bill Barr goes off the rails after Lev Parnas incriminates him

Last night , Lev Parnas went on the Rachel Maddow show and directly incriminated Attorney General Bill Barr in a criminal plot to get Kremlin oligarch Dmitry Firtash to smear Robert Mueller .
It ’ s not clear the extent to which Lev can substantiate this , but it is clear from Barr ’ s reaction that he ’ s afraid of where this is heading .
Bill Barr ’ s Department of Justice just leaked to the New York Times this afternoon that it ’ s running some kind of investigation into supposed leaks on the part of former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ write a book about all the objectionable things that Comey has done .
But the Trump regime has been “ investigating ” his supposed anti-Trump leaks for years and has found nothing , which means Comey didn ’ t leak anything .
Given the timing , this can ’ t possibly be a coincidence .
Lev Parnas has incriminated Bill Barr in the kind of crime that – if substantiated – guarantees Barr will be indicted and arrested the minute Trump is gone , meaning Barr desperately needs Trump to pardon him on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ half a day later , Barr is leaking something to the NY Times that makes it look like he ’ s going to magically take down Trump ’ s nemesis James Comey .
It ’ s pretty clear that Barr is openly pandering for that pardon .
Of course by announcing another phony criminal investigation into an innocent person , Bill Barr is committing yet another felony .
But at this point Barr ’ s life is over unless he gets that magic pardon from Trump , so perhaps Barr feels that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his crime spree .
To be clear , nothing is going to happen to Comey .
We ’ ve seen Barr leak these kinds of fake criminal probes into Trump ’ s enemies before , and they never go anywhere .

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Last night, Lev Parnas went on the Rachel Maddow show and directly incriminated Attorney General Bill Barr in a criminal plot to get Kremlin oligarch Dmitry Firtash to smear Robert Mueller. It’s not clear the extent to which Lev can substantiate this, but it is clear from Barr’s reaction that he’s afraid of where this is heading.
Bill Barr’s Department of Justice just leaked to the New York Times this afternoon that it’s running some kind of investigation into supposed leaks on the part of former FBI Director James Comey. We could write a book about all the objectionable things that Comey has done. But the Trump regime has been “investigating” his supposed anti-Trump leaks for years and has found nothing, which means Comey didn’t leak anything.
Given the timing, this can’t possibly be a coincidence. Lev Parnas has incriminated Bill Barr in the kind of crime that – if substantiated – guarantees Barr will be indicted and arrested the minute Trump is gone, meaning Barr desperately needs Trump to pardon him on his way out the door. Now half a day later, Barr is leaking something to the NY Times that makes it look like he’s going to magically take down Trump’s nemesis James Comey. It’s pretty clear that Barr is openly pandering for that pardon.
Of course by announcing another phony criminal investigation into an innocent person, Bill Barr is committing yet another felony. But at this point Barr’s life is over unless he gets that magic pardon from Trump, so perhaps Barr feels that he has nothing left to lose by escalating his crime spree. To be clear, nothing is going to happen to Comey. We’ve seen Barr leak these kinds of fake criminal probes into Trump’s enemies before, and they never go anywhere.
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palmerreport--2020-01-17--Lev Parnas accuses Donald Trump’s lawyers of conspiring to harm him

This evening Rachel Maddow aired the second part of her pre-recorded interview with Ukraine scandal figure Lev Parnas .
This time around Lev went into detail about how Donald Trump ’ s own attorneys agreed to represent him , but then turned against him while he was in jail .
John Dowd and Kevin Downing are longtime Trump lawyers who also represented Lev Parnas .
Parnas is alleging that Dowd and Downing made no effort to try to get him out on bail , and that when they came to visit him in jail , they began barking orders at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump .
At this point Lev fired them on the spot and told them to get out of the room , prompting them to call the guards .
Let ’ s be clear here .
Lev Parnas is accusing his own former attorneys of having conspired to prevent him from getting out on bail .
Considering that Lev would have rotted in jail for perhaps a year until his trial was complete , he ’ s accusing these two attorneys of having conspired to severely harm him .
This raises the question of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ d be trying to keep Lev behind bars so he couldn ’ t talk to the media , as he ’ s doing now .
At worst , were they trying to keep Lev behind bars so that physical harm could come to him ?
These are serious accusations of criminal impropriety .
Remarkably , Lev Parnas has produced a document in which Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow confirmed that Donald Trump gave permission for Trump lawyer John Dowd to represent Parnas .
This comes even as Sekulow is set to serve as one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his Senate impeachment trial , whose proceedings formally got underway today .
This is all exploding in real time .

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This evening Rachel Maddow aired the second part of her pre-recorded interview with Ukraine scandal figure Lev Parnas. This time around Lev went into detail about how Donald Trump’s own attorneys agreed to represent him, but then turned against him while he was in jail.
John Dowd and Kevin Downing are longtime Trump lawyers who also represented Lev Parnas. Parnas is alleging that Dowd and Downing made no effort to try to get him out on bail, and that when they came to visit him in jail, they began barking orders at him about how he needed to protect Trump. At this point Lev fired them on the spot and told them to get out of the room, prompting them to call the guards.
Let’s be clear here. Lev Parnas is accusing his own former attorneys of having conspired to prevent him from getting out on bail. Considering that Lev would have rotted in jail for perhaps a year until his trial was complete, he’s accusing these two attorneys of having conspired to severely harm him. This raises the question of why. At best, they’d be trying to keep Lev behind bars so he couldn’t talk to the media, as he’s doing now. At worst, were they trying to keep Lev behind bars so that physical harm could come to him?
These are serious accusations of criminal impropriety. Remarkably, Lev Parnas has produced a document in which Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow confirmed that Donald Trump gave permission for Trump lawyer John Dowd to represent Parnas. This comes even as Sekulow is set to serve as one of Trump’s defense attorneys in his Senate impeachment trial, whose proceedings formally got underway today. This is all exploding in real time.
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palmerreport--2020-01-17--Lev Parnas just went on CNN and dished out even more dirt on Donald Trump

Donald Trump ’ s bad day just keeps getting worse for him .
On the day Senate impeachment trial proceedings formally got underway , he ’ s still dealing with the fallout from Lev Parnas ’ bombshell interview on MSNBC last night .
Now Lev has appeared on CNN tonight and shared new details of his interactions with Trump – in particular with regard to Trump ’ s corrupt firing of U.S .
Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch .
Lev Parnas appeared on CNN with Anderson Cooper tonight , and revealed that he personally told Donald Trump information he didn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told the President that our opinion that ( Ambassador Yovanovitch ) is badmouthing him – and that she said that he ’ s gon na get impeached – something like that .
I don ’ t know if that ’ s word for word.
” Trump then turned to his underling John DeStefano and said “ Fire her .
Get rid of her.
” This doesn ’ t appear to be the moment in which Yovanovitch actually ended up getting fired .
This suggests that Trump ’ s handlers knew that firing Yovanovitch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the lid off Trump ’ s Ukraine scandal , and that they initially declined to carry out Trump ’ s order to fire her , as a way of trying to protect Trump from himself .
Interestingly , John DeStefano resigned from the Trump administration on May 24th of 2019 – four days after Ambassador Yovanovitch was ultimately fired .
It ’ s not clear if his departure was related to Yovanovitch ’ s firing .
But it is clear that DeStefano needs to be called as a witness in the impeachment trial @

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Donald Trump’s bad day just keeps getting worse for him. On the day Senate impeachment trial proceedings formally got underway, he’s still dealing with the fallout from Lev Parnas’ bombshell interview on MSNBC last night. Now Lev has appeared on CNN tonight and shared new details of his interactions with Trump – in particular with regard to Trump’s corrupt firing of U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch.
Lev Parnas appeared on CNN with Anderson Cooper tonight, and revealed that he personally told Donald Trump information he didn’t like about Ambassador Yovanovitch: “I told the President that our opinion that (Ambassador Yovanovitch) is badmouthing him – and that she said that he’s gonna get impeached – something like that. I don’t know if that’s word for word.” Trump then turned to his underling John DeStefano and said “Fire her. Get rid of her.”
This doesn’t appear to be the moment in which Yovanovitch actually ended up getting fired. This suggests that Trump’s handlers knew that firing Yovanovitch was a corrupt act that could blow the lid off Trump’s Ukraine scandal, and that they initially declined to carry out Trump’s order to fire her, as a way of trying to protect Trump from himself.
Interestingly, John DeStefano resigned from the Trump administration on May 24th of 2019 – four days after Ambassador Yovanovitch was ultimately fired. It’s not clear if his departure was related to Yovanovitch’s firing. But it is clear that DeStefano needs to be called as a witness in the impeachment trial.
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palmerreport--2020-01-17--Something has gone very wrong with Donald Trump’s face, tongue, and mouth as his health implodes

Ever since Donald Trump was abruptly taken to Walter Reed Medical Center for unknown reasons that his White House went to great lengths to cover up , questions have abounded about his physical and cognitive health .
He struggles to get through brief prepared speeches .
He ’ s increasingly having trouble speaking basic words .
His tongue weirdly pops out of his mouth while he ’ s speaking .
Today , the whole thing got even worse .
Trump held a brief press conference in the Oval Office today to brag about one of his phony accomplishments .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ numerous observers have pointed out , Trump ’ s handlers gave him a map of the USA to use as a prop during the event , but he left the map untouched on his desk the entire time .
When the event was over , Trump tried to say “ thank you ” – and let ’ s just say that his mouth ended up doing this : Check this out .
No effects ; all real time .
@ realDonaldTrump gets tongue tied saying “ thank you ” – LITERALLY .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ angry victim tirades .
Very strange… # ThursdayMotivation to get # Trump medical record .
What really happened at @ WalterReedArmy ?
pic.twitter.com/DvfCHVa5eP To be clear , that video is not altered .
That ’ s not slow motion .
That ’ s Donald Trump , in real time , trying to get the words “ thank you ” out of his mouth .
Plenty of people get tongue tied on occasion , but for Trump , this kind of thing keeps happening with increasing frequency and severity .
We ’ re not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tell you precisely what ’ s wrong with him .
But something is very wrong with Trump ’ s face , tongue and mouth – and the public deserves to know what he and his handlers are hiding from us about his health .

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Ever since Donald Trump was abruptly taken to Walter Reed Medical Center for unknown reasons that his White House went to great lengths to cover up, questions have abounded about his physical and cognitive health. He struggles to get through brief prepared speeches. He’s increasingly having trouble speaking basic words. His tongue weirdly pops out of his mouth while he’s speaking. Today, the whole thing got even worse.
Trump held a brief press conference in the Oval Office today to brag about one of his phony accomplishments. It didn’t go well. As numerous observers have pointed out, Trump’s handlers gave him a map of the USA to use as a prop during the event, but he left the map untouched on his desk the entire time. When the event was over, Trump tried to say “thank you” – and let’s just say that his mouth ended up doing this:
To be clear, that video is not altered. That’s not slow motion. That’s Donald Trump, in real time, trying to get the words “thank you” out of his mouth. Plenty of people get tongue tied on occasion, but for Trump, this kind of thing keeps happening with increasing frequency and severity. We’re not doctors, so we can’t tell you precisely what’s wrong with him. But something is very wrong with Trump’s face, tongue and mouth – and the public deserves to know what he and his handlers are hiding from us about his health.
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palmerreport--2020-01-17--Exposed: Lev Parnas has been working for Donald Trump going back THIRTY YEARS

Last night , Lev Parnas went on the Rachel Maddow show and spilled the beans about Donald Trump ’ s Ukraine extortion scandal .
During a press event today , Trump said this about Parnas : “ I don ’ t know him at all.
” That ’ s cute , but it ’ s very false .
In fact it ’ s been false for decades , because Parnas has been working for Trump for thirty years .
Political pundit Cheri Jacobus and various Twitter sleuths have dug up a pair of old articles which demonstrate just how long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump .
An old article from the New Yorker reveals that Lev first started selling Trump Organization real estate when he was sixteen years old .
Lev is now forty-seven , meaning this all started circa 1989 .
An old Washington Post article also confirms that Lev has been working for the Trump Organization dating back to when Donald ’ s father Fred was still running the show .
So much for Donald Trump ’ s claim that he doesn ’ t even know the guy .
Lev Parnas ’ attorney has tweeted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clear that Trump and Lev have frequently associated with each other since Trump took office .
But these unearthed articles make clear that this isn ’ t some recent dalliance .
For that matter , Donald Trump can ’ t claim that he ’ s only been associating with Lev Parnas because Lev is Rudy Giuliani ’ s guy .
Lev has been working for Donald Trump since long before Trump and Rudy had any kind of political relationship .
This just keeps getting uglier for Trump .

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Last night, Lev Parnas went on the Rachel Maddow show and spilled the beans about Donald Trump’s Ukraine extortion scandal. During a press event today, Trump said this about Parnas: “I don’t know him at all.” That’s cute, but it’s very false. In fact it’s been false for decades, because Parnas has been working for Trump for thirty years.
Political pundit Cheri Jacobus and various Twitter sleuths have dug up a pair of old articles which demonstrate just how long Lev Parnas has been working for Donald Trump. An old article from the New Yorker reveals that Lev first started selling Trump Organization real estate when he was sixteen years old. Lev is now forty-seven, meaning this all started circa 1989. An old Washington Post article also confirms that Lev has been working for the Trump Organization dating back to when Donald’s father Fred was still running the show.
So much for Donald Trump’s claim that he doesn’t even know the guy. Lev Parnas’ attorney has tweeted various photographs and video clips which make clear that Trump and Lev have frequently associated with each other since Trump took office. But these unearthed articles make clear that this isn’t some recent dalliance.
For that matter, Donald Trump can’t claim that he’s only been associating with Lev Parnas because Lev is Rudy Giuliani’s guy. Lev has been working for Donald Trump since long before Trump and Rudy had any kind of political relationship. This just keeps getting uglier for Trump.
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palmerreport--2020-01-17--Everyone piles on after Donald Trump has deranged “I JUST GOT IMPEACHED” meltdown

Donald Trump apparently just now realized he ’ s been impeached .
The guy clearly has no idea how impeachment actually works , or the fact that he was impeached nearly a month ago , because he screamed this on Twitter today as the Senate impeachment trial was getting underway : “ I JUST GOT IMPEACHED FOR MAKING A PERFECT PHONE CALL !
” Let ’ s just say that the responses to Donald Trump ’ s boneheaded all-caps tweet weren ’ t exactly kind .
For instance Andy Ostroy fired back with some capital letters of his own : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ FOR BEING A CORRUPT TRAITOR WHO PUT HIMSELF BEFORE COUNTRY.
” Bishop Talbert Swan spelled it out succinctly : “ You got impeached because you ’ re a CRIMINAL.
” Various other people responded with newspaper headlines from mid-December , stating that Donald Trump was in fact impeached back then .
It ’ s not clear why Trump thinks that his impeachment wasn ’ t official until the House physically walked the articles of impeachment over to the Senate , but it is clear that he has no idea how any of this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be under the impression , until just now , that his Senate impeachment trial was somehow magically not going to happen .
Sure , Mitch McConnell and other Republican Senators publicly floated nonsense about having a dismissal instead of a trial .
But those were just fantasies being spoken aloud , for the sake of posturing .
Trump didn ’ t really believe any of that stuff , did he ?
Looks like maybe he did .

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Donald Trump apparently just now realized he’s been impeached. The guy clearly has no idea how impeachment actually works, or the fact that he was impeached nearly a month ago, because he screamed this on Twitter today as the Senate impeachment trial was getting underway: “I JUST GOT IMPEACHED FOR MAKING A PERFECT PHONE CALL!”
Let’s just say that the responses to Donald Trump’s boneheaded all-caps tweet weren’t exactly kind. For instance Andy Ostroy fired back with some capital letters of his own: “NO. YOU JUST GOT IMPEACHED FOR BEING A CORRUPT TRAITOR WHO PUT HIMSELF BEFORE COUNTRY.” Bishop Talbert Swan spelled it out succinctly: “You got impeached because you’re a CRIMINAL.”
Various other people responded with newspaper headlines from mid-December, stating that Donald Trump was in fact impeached back then. It’s not clear why Trump thinks that his impeachment wasn’t official until the House physically walked the articles of impeachment over to the Senate, but it is clear that he has no idea how any of this works.
Donald Trump also appears to be under the impression, until just now, that his Senate impeachment trial was somehow magically not going to happen. Sure, Mitch McConnell and other Republican Senators publicly floated nonsense about having a dismissal instead of a trial. But those were just fantasies being spoken aloud, for the sake of posturing. Trump didn’t really believe any of that stuff, did he? Looks like maybe he did.
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palmerreport--2020-01-16--FBI goes after Donald Trump’s latest goon Robert Hyde

Yesterday the House released text messages from Lev Parnas which appeared to show that Donald Trump ’ s associate Robert Hyde was trying to hire local goons in Ukraine to target U.S Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch .
Hyde is acknowledging on his Twitter account that the messages really were from him , but he ’ s insisting that it wasn ’ t a serious discussion .
However , it looks like the FBI sees it differently .
The FBI visited the home and business of Robert Hyde on Thursday , according to CNN , which says that “ FBI and Manhattan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ played regarding Yovanovitch.
” This does not necessarily mean that Hyde is going to be arrested or charged with anything , but it does mean that the FBI is taking the whole thing seriously .
What stands out is that the Feds have had Lev Parnas ’ phone , and therefore the text messages in question , since the day of his arrest .
Lev was only able to release these messages this week because he finally got his phone back from prosecutors .
It ’ s not clear if the Feds have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re now accelerating their timetable with him , or if they ’ re just now starting to investigate him because the messages went public .
Either way , this isn ’ t a good development for Robert Hyde , or for that matter Donald Trump .
Hyde is running for Congress , but the Connecticut Republican Party just formally called for him to drop out .
Hyde responded on Twitter by attacking the Chair of the Connecticut Republican Party .

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Yesterday the House released text messages from Lev Parnas which appeared to show that Donald Trump’s associate Robert Hyde was trying to hire local goons in Ukraine to target U.S Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch. Hyde is acknowledging on his Twitter account that the messages really were from him, but he’s insisting that it wasn’t a serious discussion. However, it looks like the FBI sees it differently.
The FBI visited the home and business of Robert Hyde on Thursday, according to CNN, which says that “FBI and Manhattan federal prosecutors are examining the role Hyde played regarding Yovanovitch.” This does not necessarily mean that Hyde is going to be arrested or charged with anything, but it does mean that the FBI is taking the whole thing seriously.
What stands out is that the Feds have had Lev Parnas’ phone, and therefore the text messages in question, since the day of his arrest. Lev was only able to release these messages this week because he finally got his phone back from prosecutors. It’s not clear if the Feds have been investigating Hyde all along and they’re now accelerating their timetable with him, or if they’re just now starting to investigate him because the messages went public.
Either way, this isn’t a good development for Robert Hyde, or for that matter Donald Trump. Hyde is running for Congress, but the Connecticut Republican Party just formally called for him to drop out. Hyde responded on Twitter by attacking the Chair of the Connecticut Republican Party.
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palmerreport--2020-01-16--Kellyanne Conway goes completely bonkers as it all goes wrong for her

Last night , Rachel Maddow walked us through the first of two hours presenting her extraordinary interview with Lev Parnas , a man at the center of the scandal that got Donald Trump “ impeached for life , ” as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently needed to emphasize .
Parnas offered a detailed and informed account of his involvement in Ukraine , handily throwing Trump , Rudy Giuliani , Mike Pence , Mike Pompeo , Bill Barr , and others under the bus .
At the same time , Kellyanne Conway appeared on CNN insisting to Chris Cuomo and anyone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on TV is not exactly what happens on our planet .
When Cuomo asked Conway about the growing impeachment evidence , including Parnas ’ new statements , the best Conway could come up with was , “ So , that was said on a TV show ?
That ’ s not said on Earth.
” At another point , Cuomo tried again : “ How can you look at what Lev Parnas says and what the documents show and what the President asks for in the summary and not say that he did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before Cuomo could finish , Conway claimed , “ I don ’ t know Lev Parnas.
” It should go without saying that the idea that you must personally know someone in order to be eligible to comment about that person ’ s actions is ridiculous .
Nevertheless , Conway appears to have met her own inane test .
Within hours of her remark , Parnas ’ attorney Joseph Bondy tweeted : “ Enjoyed watching @ KellyannePolls on @ CNN , arguing with @ ChrisCuomo about @ realDonaldTrump and repeatedly claiming she does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s tweet included a selfie of Parnas and Conway sporting big smiles and standing just about as close as two people can without kissing .
In just one hour , we saw a Senior Counselor to the President of the United States go off the rails with a wildly incoherent defense of Trump on one TV show while we watched the co-founder of Fraud Guarantee blow up Trump ’ s presidency in spectacular fashion on another .
Although Conway may insist otherwise , what we witnessed on TV last night happened on Earth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump has every reason to worry that his removal or resignation could be hitting the airwaves soon .
Stay tuned .

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Last night, Rachel Maddow walked us through the first of two hours presenting her extraordinary interview with Lev Parnas, a man at the center of the scandal that got Donald Trump “impeached for life,” as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently needed to emphasize. Parnas offered a detailed and informed account of his involvement in Ukraine, handily throwing Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Pence, Mike Pompeo, Bill Barr, and others under the bus. At the same time, Kellyanne Conway appeared on CNN insisting to Chris Cuomo and anyone who would listen that what we see on TV is not exactly what happens on our planet.
When Cuomo asked Conway about the growing impeachment evidence, including Parnas’ new statements, the best Conway could come up with was, “So, that was said on a TV show? That’s not said on Earth.” At another point, Cuomo tried again: “How can you look at what Lev Parnas says and what the documents show and what the President asks for in the summary and not say that he did this the wrong way?” Even before Cuomo could finish, Conway claimed, “I don’t know Lev Parnas.”
It should go without saying that the idea that you must personally know someone in order to be eligible to comment about that person’s actions is ridiculous. Nevertheless, Conway appears to have met her own inane test. Within hours of her remark, Parnas’ attorney Joseph Bondy tweeted: “Enjoyed watching @KellyannePolls on @CNN, arguing with @ChrisCuomo about @realDonaldTrump and repeatedly claiming she does not know Lev Parnas.” Bondy’s tweet included a selfie of Parnas and Conway sporting big smiles and standing just about as close as two people can without kissing.
In just one hour, we saw a Senior Counselor to the President of the United States go off the rails with a wildly incoherent defense of Trump on one TV show while we watched the co-founder of Fraud Guarantee blow up Trump’s presidency in spectacular fashion on another. Although Conway may insist otherwise, what we witnessed on TV last night happened on Earth. The way things are going, Trump has every reason to worry that his removal or resignation could be hitting the airwaves soon. Stay tuned.
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palmerreport--2020-01-16--Lev Parnas is just getting started: he’ll be on two different TV channels tonight

Last night Lev Parnas shocked the political world by going on the Rachel Maddow show and spilling the beans about Donald Trump ’ s Ukraine extortion scandal .
Even as the shockwaves from the interview continue to reverberate today , it turns out Lev is just getting started .
Tonight he ’ ll appear on two different cable news channels .
At the end of Rachel Maddow ’ s show on Wednesday night , she announced that she ’ ll be airing additional footage from her Lev Parnas interview during her Thursday night show .
Lev has already implicated Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and Bill Barr .
Maddow said that tonight she ’ ll air the portions where Parnas discusses the likes of Rick Perry .
But it turns out MSNBC won ’ t be the only channel where you ’ ll hear from Lev tonight .
Lev Parnas ’ attorney Joseph Bondy just announced on Twitter that Lev will also be appearing on Anderson Cooper ’ s CNN show tonight .
It ’ s not clear if new ground will be covered that Lev didn ’ t already discuss with Rachel Maddow ; that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cooper decides to focus on .
But the reality is that Lev Parnas will be on CNN tonight at 8pm eastern time , and then he ’ ll be on MSNBC tonight at 9pm eastern time – meaning he ’ s quickly becoming the central media figure in Donald Trump ’ s impeachment trial .
This places even more pressure on Republican Senators to consider calling witnesses like Lev , for fear that voters will punish them if they give Trump a sham trial .

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Last night Lev Parnas shocked the political world by going on the Rachel Maddow show and spilling the beans about Donald Trump’s Ukraine extortion scandal. Even as the shockwaves from the interview continue to reverberate today, it turns out Lev is just getting started. Tonight he’ll appear on two different cable news channels.
At the end of Rachel Maddow’s show on Wednesday night, she announced that she’ll be airing additional footage from her Lev Parnas interview during her Thursday night show. Lev has already implicated Donald Trump, Mike Pence, Rudy Giuliani, and Bill Barr. Maddow said that tonight she’ll air the portions where Parnas discusses the likes of Rick Perry. But it turns out MSNBC won’t be the only channel where you’ll hear from Lev tonight.
Lev Parnas’ attorney Joseph Bondy just announced on Twitter that Lev will also be appearing on Anderson Cooper’s CNN show tonight. It’s not clear if new ground will be covered that Lev didn’t already discuss with Rachel Maddow; that could come down to which specific topics Cooper decides to focus on.
But the reality is that Lev Parnas will be on CNN tonight at 8pm eastern time, and then he’ll be on MSNBC tonight at 9pm eastern time – meaning he’s quickly becoming the central media figure in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. This places even more pressure on Republican Senators to consider calling witnesses like Lev, for fear that voters will punish them if they give Trump a sham trial.
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palmerreport--2020-01-16--Donald Trump has completely incoherent all caps meltdown as it sinks in that he’s been impeached

After spending all day dishonestly bragging about his latest terrible international trade snafu , Donald Trump finally got down to business this afternoon and addressed the start of his impeachment trial .
Two things stand out .
First , Trump is ranting about impeachment in all capital letters , a sign of just how rattled he is .
Second , Trump just made clear that he has no idea how impeachment works .
Here ’ s what Donald Trump tweeted this afternoon : “ I JUST GOT IMPEACHED FOR MAKING A PERFECT PHONE CALL !
” We double checked the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t just travel through a time machine , and sure enough , today is January 16th , 2020 .
That ’ s fascinating , because Trump was impeached on December 18th , 2019 .
Yet he ’ s saying he just got impeached .
It appears that all along , Trump believed he hadn ’ t actually been impeached , simply because the articles of impeachment hadn ’ t been delivered to the Senate yet .
This has been a popular right-wing propaganda talking point , but no one spewing this nonsense really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump did .
Now he thinks he just got impeached today , which might explain the recent reports that he and his legal team spent the past month not preparing for the Senate impeachment trial .
Donald Trump must have spent the past month truly believing that he hadn ’ t been impeached by the House , and that his Senate impeachment trial somehow magically wasn ’ t going to happen .
In the moments since his “ I JUST GOT IMPEACHED ” tweet , Trump has moved on to tweeting fake poll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Trump truly is running on nothing but delusion at this point .

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After spending all day dishonestly bragging about his latest terrible international trade snafu, Donald Trump finally got down to business this afternoon and addressed the start of his impeachment trial. Two things stand out. First, Trump is ranting about impeachment in all capital letters, a sign of just how rattled he is. Second, Trump just made clear that he has no idea how impeachment works.
Here’s what Donald Trump tweeted this afternoon: “I JUST GOT IMPEACHED FOR MAKING A PERFECT PHONE CALL!” We double checked the calendar to make sure we didn’t just travel through a time machine, and sure enough, today is January 16th, 2020. That’s fascinating, because Trump was impeached on December 18th, 2019. Yet he’s saying he just got impeached.
It appears that all along, Trump believed he hadn’t actually been impeached, simply because the articles of impeachment hadn’t been delivered to the Senate yet. This has been a popular right-wing propaganda talking point, but no one spewing this nonsense really believed it, did they? Apparently Trump did. Now he thinks he just got impeached today, which might explain the recent reports that he and his legal team spent the past month not preparing for the Senate impeachment trial.
Donald Trump must have spent the past month truly believing that he hadn’t been impeached by the House, and that his Senate impeachment trial somehow magically wasn’t going to happen. In the moments since his “I JUST GOT IMPEACHED” tweet, Trump has moved on to tweeting fake poll numbers, which drives home the notion that Trump truly is running on nothing but delusion at this point.
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palmerreport--2020-01-16--Ukraine springs into action after Lev Parnas blows the lid off plot against U.S. Ambassador

If you come away from watching the news these days with a nagging feeling that everything has been turned upside down , you ’ re probably not the only one .
In a new twist , the Ukrainian government announced on Thursday that it has opened an investigation into allegations that former U.S .
Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch was under illegal surveillance while she was stationed in Kyiv .
This , according to the Ukrainian interior ministry , would constitute “ a possible violation of the law of Ukraine and the Vienna convention on diplomatic relations , which protects @ @ @ @ @ @ @ territory of the foreign country ” .
Ukrainian authorities have initiated criminal proceedings and have asked American authorities for their cooperation .
However , neither the State Department nor the Department of Justice has responded to this request yet and it does not seem like a good idea for anyone to hold their breath until they do .
Even before the Ukrainians ’ announcement , there had been mounting pressure on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to shine a light on the shady circumstances under which Ambassador Yovanovitch was ousted from her post @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long-serving career diplomat with a sterling reputation .
But so far , there has been no indication that Mike Pompeo is willing to step up and do his duty .
Likewise , Bill Barr ’ s DoJ has made no move to uncover the nefarious activities of the rogue players who were running a separate foreign policy scheme that had nothing to do with the best interests of the United States and everything to do with securing a second presidential term for Donald Trump .
In their public announcement of the investigation , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that it is not their intention to interfere in U.S. domestic affairs .
It is quite understandable that the Ukrainians are very careful about how they frame their political and legal actions because the country is still in a very vulnerable position and highly dependent on aid and support from the United States and other nations .
On the other hand , it is also very interesting to note that the statement contains an explicit reference to the issue of one nation interfering in the domestic affairs of another .
Ukraine is very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is quite possible that those who opposed Donald Trump ’ s demand for opening an investigation involving American citizens in the past are savoring the irony inherent in the fact that Ukraine is now indeed publicly announcing an investigation – but it is not the one that Team Trump had been pushing for .
It is a good thing that roles are not reversed and that the U.S. does not depend on military aid from Ukraine or any other country because it is not altogether clear that the United States government in its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and that the country would qualify as a recipient of aid and international trust right now .

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If you come away from watching the news these days with a nagging feeling that everything has been turned upside down, you’re probably not the only one.
In a new twist, the Ukrainian government announced on Thursday that it has opened an investigation into allegations that former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch was under illegal surveillance while she was stationed in Kyiv. This, according to the Ukrainian interior ministry, would constitute “a possible violation of the law of Ukraine and the Vienna convention on diplomatic relations, which protects the rights of a diplomat on the territory of the foreign country”. Ukrainian authorities have initiated criminal proceedings and have asked American authorities for their cooperation. However, neither the State Department nor the Department of Justice has responded to this request yet and it does not seem like a good idea for anyone to hold their breath until they do.
Even before the Ukrainians’ announcement, there had been mounting pressure on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to shine a light on the shady circumstances under which Ambassador Yovanovitch was ousted from her post in Ukraine, and to protect a long-serving career diplomat with a sterling reputation. But so far, there has been no indication that Mike Pompeo is willing to step up and do his duty. Likewise, Bill Barr’s DoJ has made no move to uncover the nefarious activities of the rogue players who were running a separate foreign policy scheme that had nothing to do with the best interests of the United States and everything to do with securing a second presidential term for Donald Trump.
In their public announcement of the investigation, Ukrainian authorities make a point of stating that it is not their intention to interfere in U.S. domestic affairs. It is quite understandable that the Ukrainians are very careful about how they frame their political and legal actions because the country is still in a very vulnerable position and highly dependent on aid and support from the United States and other nations. On the other hand, it is also very interesting to note that the statement contains an explicit reference to the issue of one nation interfering in the domestic affairs of another. Ukraine is very subtly twisting the knife here and it is quite possible that those who opposed Donald Trump’s demand for opening an investigation involving American citizens in the past are savoring the irony inherent in the fact that Ukraine is now indeed publicly announcing an investigation – but it is not the one that Team Trump had been pushing for.
It is a good thing that roles are not reversed and that the U.S. does not depend on military aid from Ukraine or any other country because it is not altogether clear that the United States government in its current iteration would pass the smell test and that the country would qualify as a recipient of aid and international trust right now.
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palmerreport--2020-01-16--GOP Senator Martha McSally cracks under impeachment pressure, has meltdown in front of the TV camera

GOP Senator Martha McSally cracks under impeachment pressure, has meltdown in front of the TV cameras

Republican Senators were already in disarray about whether they needed to call witnesses against Donald Trump during his impeachment trial , because failing to do so could harm their own personal chances at reelection .
Last night ’ s Lev Parnas interview with Rachel Maddow upset the apple cart even further .
If you ’ re looking for evidence of just how rattled the GOP Senate is about the trial , just ask Republican Senator Martha McSally .
Better yet , you can watch respected CNN reporter Manu Raju ask Martha McSally about whether the Senate should consider the new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down , saying “ You ’ re a liberal hack I ’ m not talking to you … You ’ re a liberal hack.
” Watch the video below : Q : Senator McSally , should the Senate consider new evidence as part of the impeachment trial ?
McSally : You ’ re a liberal hack I ’ m not talking to you Manu- You ’ re not going to comment about this ?
McSally : You 're a liberal hack .
pic.twitter.com/IW5pCfZ6Oa Martha McSally lost when she ran for Senate in 2018 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ late John McCain ’ s Senate seat , to finish out the term which ends in 2020 .
She ’ s now up for reelection already , and her Democratic challenger is respected Navy veteran and former astronaut Mark Kelly .
There ’ s a very good chance McSally is about to lose her Senate seat after just two years , after having never earned it to begin with .
Trump ’ s impeachment trial could hurt her odds even more .
No wonder she ’ s melting down .

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Republican Senators were already in disarray about whether they needed to call witnesses against Donald Trump during his impeachment trial, because failing to do so could harm their own personal chances at reelection. Last night’s Lev Parnas interview with Rachel Maddow upset the apple cart even further. If you’re looking for evidence of just how rattled the GOP Senate is about the trial, just ask Republican Senator Martha McSally.
Better yet, you can watch respected CNN reporter Manu Raju ask Martha McSally about whether the Senate should consider the new evidence from Parnas. McSally promptly melted down, saying “You’re a liberal hack I’m not talking to you … You’re a liberal hack.” Watch the video below:
Q: Senator McSally, should the Senate consider new evidence as part of the impeachment trial? McSally: You’re a liberal hack I’m not talking to you Manu- You’re not going to comment about this?
McSally: You're a liberal hack. pic.twitter.com/IW5pCfZ6Oa — Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 16, 2020
Martha McSally lost when she ran for Senate in 2018. She was then appointed to the late John McCain’s Senate seat, to finish out the term which ends in 2020. She’s now up for reelection already, and her Democratic challenger is respected Navy veteran and former astronaut Mark Kelly. There’s a very good chance McSally is about to lose her Senate seat after just two years, after having never earned it to begin with. Trump’s impeachment trial could hurt her odds even more. No wonder she’s melting down.
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