Lev Parnas is a small-time Trumpomobster who worked with Igor Fruman & Giuliani to damage US relations with Urkaine, on behalf of Putin. He was caught on funneling Russian money to Trump & GOP, went to court & lost.
His Ballad is a cautionary tale
Ballad of Lev Parnas Thread 2/
Igor Fruman & Lev Parnas were caught at Atlanta airport after meeting Giuliani, on their way to Vienna, related to Ukraine in Oct 2019. Charged with 10 counts
Igor pleaded guilty to 1 count. Will be sentenced in January. Faces 3-5 years in prison
Ballad of Lev Parnas Thread 3/
Lev Parnas attempted to cut a plea bargain with Feds. They negotiated for 9 months. So Lev was serious about trying to flip. Had excellent evidence
The Feds lost interest in Flipper in May. So negotiated about Sept 2020 - May 2021. What happened?
Ballad of Lev Parnas Thread 4/
We know what happened in April 2021. Merrick Garland as new AG approved the raid by FBI of Giuliani office, that corrupt AG Bill Barr had blocked in 2020
Whatever powerful evidence Lev held, became worthless the moment FBI raided Rudy Colludy
Ballad of Lev Parnas Thread 5/
We know Lev was trying to negotiate a deal where he does not serve time inside (so out on probation on a suspended sentence). Feds were having none of that regardless of what evidence Lev held
And the Feds were wiretapping Buttdial McRudypants
Ballad of Lev Parnas Thread 6/
If Lev had taken the deal on the table, he would have gotten LESS than Igor Fruman, who gets 3-5 years. Lev would have gone inside, like Michael Cohen, and released early. Probably 2-3 years inside
Lev Parnas BADLY miscalculated in his gamble
Ballad of Lev Parnas Thread 7/
Parnas was found guilty by a jury in remarkably fast 5 hour deliberation, on all 6 counts. He faces 5 years on 5 of the counts, up to 20 years on the 6th. Theoretical maximum 45 years. Realistic final count 8-15 year sentence. Much more than Igor
Ballad of Lev Parnas Thread 8/
It gets WORSE for Lev Parnas. He has SECOND trial, where he now will be a criminal convict defendant. It has 4 more counts
It can add another decade of prison time - not to run concurrently. Lev likely receives 16-25 years: a BAD miscalculation
Ballad of Lev Parnas Thread 9/
But wait! There's more. These 10 counts were in 2019 charging document. They are NOT the full Giuliani crime spree in Ukraine. Rudy had CONSPIRATORS. When America's Vampire goes to trial, MORE crimes will emerge and Lev can be - WILL be - charged
Ballad of Lev Parnas Thread 10/
Lev's role in Ukraine Giuliani crimes will add a decade to his time, and it will not run concurrently. Total time of the Lev Parnas miscalculation leads to about 25-40 years, instead of under 3 years
The Ballad of Lev Parnas is a cautionary tale
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The Ballad of Lev Parnas is a cautionary tale for Trumpomobsters. Do not become Giulianisized, a marginalization of your witness value when someone else flips, or Feds find better evidence in their investigations:
Flip NOW and flip FAST
Ballad of Lev Parnas Thread 12/
The danger of being Levparnassed with the Giulianisation of your 'valuable' self-defense evidence files & recordings is ACUTE warning now to:
Tom Barrack
Weisselberg
Giuliani
Matt Gaetz
Roger Stone
Flip NOW and Flip FAST
Or Jared & Ivanka do it
Ballad of Lev Parnas Thread 13/
Every Trumpomobster is a devious conniving criminal. They had to PAY Trump a bribe to get their jobs. At least a million dollars. They ran scams to profit. They all prepared 'insurance file' thinking is as valuable as Lev Parnas thought
Flip FAST
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On Monday Judge Chutkan in DC (Jack Smith 2) case will hold a hearing about putting a gag order on Herr Hezbollah, the nation's Terrorist-In-Chief. Trump was under protective order. He breached it many times. So this is now his 'final warning'
Let's do a Thread
GAG ORDER THREAD/2
Don't look at me like that! This is JUSTICE. It is EXACTLY the same legal standard that would apply to you and me. Nothing more, nothing less. Trump is a FIRST TIME OFFENDER; has NEVER been convicted of any crime (yet). He was put on a 'protective order' FIRST
GAG ORDER THREAD/3
Then Trump repeatedly broke that protective order. We WITNESSED IT LIVE on TV and on social media, REPEATEDLY
But the Judge CANNOT do anything about it. Until she is FORMALLY told by the prosecution. She CANNOT do anything yet. It would be same for you and me
We certainly feel it was taking too long. In reality this is about par for the course, in some ways FASTER than normal, for such a large criminal conspiracy. Timing is similar to Watergate
FIRST of PLANNERS of Jan 6 go to trial, in Georgia in two weeks !!!
So January 6th, 2021 was two years and 9 months ago. Over 1,000 of the violent mob have been caught, over half prosecuted, and prison sentences for those running up to more than a decade in prison. That is justice
The ORGANIZERS of the Jan 6th plot are Trump, the Seditious Six..
The ORGANIZERS of Jan 6 are
Trump
Seditious Six (Giuliani, Flynn etc)
Evil Eleven of Congress (Gosar, Gym, Gaetz etc)
and a handful others (Roger Stone, Bannon etc)
They are ALL CAUGHT
Jack Smith STARTED to prosecute the organizers. Look who he has as WITNESSES to this crime
Trump calls Hezbollah "very smart" for their terrorist attack? Same Senile Man called Putin smart for invading Ukraine. And called murdering dictators MBS and Kim Jong Un smart
Meanwhile Trump has called HIS OWN CABINET and HIS OWN GENERALS idiots & stupid
General Mattis: Trump's not mature, a 5th grader
General McMaster: he's a dope, kindergartner idiot
Colonel Esper: irresponsible
General Milley: crazy
General Hytin: an idiot
General Kelly: Trump's crazy, an unhinged idiot
Next...
Then let's ask Trump White House staff, people Trump selected:
VP Pence: Trump is reckless
CoS 1 Priebus: he's an idiot
CoS 2 (Kelly, in above)
CoS 3 Mulvaney: terrible human being, a clown show
CoS 4 Meadows: Trump is worthless
SoS Tillerson: he's a fucking moron
Trump was massively embarrassed in New York, and that trial still continues. But this incident (Trump sitting in NY court for 3 days and then bailed) exposes insight into how incredibly stupid, and self-destructive Trump is
Let's do a Thread
New York New York Thread /2
So what happened? Trump sat in the civil trial - he is NOT required to be there (he must attend all criminal trials which start in March 2024). He feuded with the judge, got hit with a gag order, then stormed out of New York. Let's see how dumb it was
New York New York Thread /3
Donald the Duck McTrump's whole brand is based on the carefully constructed fake illusion, that he is somehow a 'billionaire'. WE know he is not. That Trump is a fake, a con-artist, living on other people's money. But his SUPPORTERS believe that lie
What happens next? The House cannot conduct any other business until it has selected a new House Speaker. The GOP is in civil war. It may be chaos for a while. Most likely they find a suitable Republican Speaker
DEMs do not have votes for DEM Speaker
BUT DEMs could make a deal
If a slice of Republicans (as few as 6) ally with DEMs, then that alliance could select (a Republican) speaker
Realistically the most logical such choice is an EX House Republican, like Liz Cheney
Because of GOP civil war, DEMs have leverage now
This is the deal I suggest:
DEMs make deal for ANY Republican who they can trust (like Liz Cheney, Kinzinger) where promise is 2 House Votes every week. One vote on legislation provided by GOP, the other vote legislation provided by DEMs. Both will get a floor vote each week
With Friday's bombshell news in court filing by Jack Smith of 3 more prosecution witnesses - now just about as big as they come - let's do a Thread about the flippers in Trump's life, the rats who all testify under oath, in criminal courts, against Trump
Flipper Thread/2
Trump committed an act of insurgency against America. That word is rarely used. The legal EFFECT is the same as 'treason'. Trump committed a crime which is essentially as bad as treason
So who does Jack Smith have as a witness? Trump's OWN Attorney General Barr
Flipper Thread/3
Bill Barr was not just the nation's top lawyer, as Attorney General, when this plot was first hatched - Barr learned of the idea - and TOLD TRUMP IT IS ILLEGAL. That is what Barr will testify under oath. That Trump KNEW this plot is illegal