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I'm not sure the magnitude of this has sunken in.

To be clear, Lev Parnas just implicated Rudy Giuliani, and possibly Trump, in a criminal conspiracy to solicit a bribe from Ukraine.

I spoke to legal experts who confirmed this. New piece: washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/…
One of Lev Parnas' most explosive claims is that Giuliani told him to convey the extortion demand to Ukraine, after discussing it with Trump.

Legal experts tell me Parnas actually accused Giuliani and Trump of a criminal conspiracy:

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/…
Now that Lev Parnas alleges Rudy spoke directly to him about using military aid to extort Ukraine after discussing it with Trump, GOP Senators have zero excuse for not hearing from Bolton and Mulvaney, who have direct knowledge of the freezing of the aid:

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/…
Here's video of the key exchange, in which Lev Parnas accuses Giuliani and Trump of a criminal conspiracy to solicit a bribe from Ukraine:

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It's fitting that only hours after John Roberts called for civility, Trump erupted in a supernova of lies and bad faith in Davos. Calls for equivalent norm-adherence are wildly out of sync with the imbalance between both parties' conduct on impeachment. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/…
John Roberts called on both sides to show "equal" civility. But what Dems were saying about the lies from Trump's lawyers and the abuses of power from Trump was correct and in good faith, while Trump's lawyers actually were lying and acting in bad faith:

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At his presser in Davos, Trump erupted in a truly spectacular display of lies, distortions, misdirection, and corruption.

Here's a rundown:

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/…
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Greg Sargent
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NPR ran a report on Trump's rally that sanitized away all the hate and depravity. If such media failure is widespread in 2020, it could have consequences, enabling Trump to supercharge Trump country under the radar, while minimizing backlash. New piece: washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/…
Trump's route to victory lies in supercharging his parts of the country with these rally performances. But he can't stir too much of a backlash among young and nonwhite voters and suburban whites.

Media sanitization of The Trump Show risks enabling that:

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In response to @NPRinskeep's objections to this piece, I added this update:
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Greg Sargent
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NEW:

House Dems are set to demand that the State Department account for Yovanovitch's safety during her stalking, in light of explosive Lev Parnas documents, aide tells me.

Pompeo's stonewalling suddenly looks much worse.

That and more in my new piece:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/…
More NEWS:

@RepEliotEngel, chair of House Foreign Affairs Committee, tells us Yovanovitch texts are "profoundly alarming."

"This unprecedented threat to our diplomats must be investigated and if warranted prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/…
@RepEliotEngel Crucial point here, from @RepEliotEngel:

Texts between Parnas and Hyde "occurred at the same time that the two men were also discussing Trump’s efforts, through Giuliani, to smear the ambassador’s reputation.”

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From @maxbergmann and me: Trump's team argues he did nothing wrong.

But House Judiciary and GAO make clear he broke multiple laws in the course of his Ukraine shakedown: (1) bribery; (2) honest services fraud; and (3) the Impoundment Control Act. /1 americanprogress.org/issues/democra…
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