#LevParnas exclusive interview with @maddow airing now.
@maddow Parnas, who is out on bond for felony campaign finance violations, says he was unaware the tranche of materials would be published yesterday. Parnas: "It was a godsend. We didn’t think we were going to make it. We stayed up until 2 a.m. transferring information to the House."
Bondy said they were under deadline to get the information to the Intel Cmte before the articles went to Senate. "With the articles, goes the record," @josephabondy says.
@josephabondy Parnas: "I want to get the truth out. I feel it's important for our country. I think it's important for the world to know what transpired and happened. I think there are a lot of things being said that are not accurate."
@josephabondy "Things happened that need to get out and the world needs to know," the indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani, Lev Parnas, says.
Maddow: What's the main lie?
Parnas: "That the President didn't know what was going on. President Trump knew exactly what was going on, he was aware of all of my movements, I wouldn't do anything without the consent of Giuliani or the President."
Parnas: "That the President didn't know what was going on. President Trump knew exactly what was going on, he was aware of all of my movements, I wouldn't do anything without the consent of Giuliani or the President."
Parnas says it was "always the main objective" to get Ukraine to announce the investigations into the Bidens.
Lev Parnas tells Maddow re: Robert Hyde - He was someone who would "hang around." Parnas says he didn't know Giuliani/POTUS but he knew R. Stone. "It was like a breeding ground at the Trump Hotel...you'd see the same people every day, the same congressmen... he was always drunk."
Says of texts appearing to target Amb. Yovanovitch, it disturbed Parnas, so he called Joe Ahearn at the super PAC America First. He asked Ahearn if Hyde was "loony." Ahearn told Parnas to stay away from him, he says. Parnas adds that he didn't think Hyde's threats were credible.
Reminder, none of my tweets this evening are my personal characterizations of any individuals. I am relaying what Parnas is telling Maddow, only.
Parnas says - and has said - he wants to testify before Congress.
By having the indicted-Parnas on air tonight, "This is as close as he can get to an investigating committee in the House," @Maddow says.
By having the indicted-Parnas on air tonight, "This is as close as he can get to an investigating committee in the House," @Maddow says.
I think he could get closer for what it is worth.
Good night!
Good night!
