Lev Parnas, the Soviet-born businessman whose work in Ukraine with President Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, described two occasions on which he delivered messages to Ukrainians that amounted to quid pro quos, demanding the announcement of an investigation into Biden and his son Hunter Biden in exchange for benefits from the White House.
Watch more of Anderson Cooper's interview with Parnas on Anderson Cooper 360, 8 pm ET on CNN.
#AC360 #CNN #Ukraine
Lev Parnas describes multiple Ukraine quid pro quos
Hi.. thanks for checking out the video. Tune into AC360 January 16 for Anderson’s full interview with Lev Parnas
@Darth Quantum you sound just like trump in the hearing today. But hey if hes innocent he shouldn’t have nothing to worry about I dont know why your so concerned over him. You think he loves you? You think you cross his mind as an individual? He’ll have his chance in court so stop crying about it if hes innocent then you and him have nothing to worry about. Also when someone is trying to get a plea bargain to get out of trouble it usually means they can prove they were there during the crime or act as a witness with proof .seems like parnas has some evidence and was there during illegal activity but we’ll see rite? Good luck to you and trump ✌
@James Shoulders If it is proven illegal, they can and they will! That’s where the attorney/client privilege severs with Illegal activity!
De nada mija ya sabes
This guy Parnas is under threat and if he does not cooperate with the intelligence officials then he might commit suicide. So this interview is useless.
This is it, The walls are closing in for real this time. haha
“Don Jr? Never heard of him, fake news. And many people are saying this Guiliani character doesn’t even exist.”
– Donald J. Trump
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🐶😊
AWESOME RESPONSES GUYS!!!! M A G A – MUTANTS AGAINST GLOBAL AWARENESS- GO BLU!!!!!!
Amazing Black People 🤣🤣🤣
Soon he will say he don’t know Giuliani never met him🤣🤣
He knows the jig is up, and he’s trying to cut his losses and stay alive. Sure, he’s a criminal. But he’s against the wall now, and doesn’t have anything to lose by testifying.
Jay West Republicans don’t want him to testify.
Lisa Spikes …. Like Michael Cohen.
90% of Cohen’s last testimony proved to be true.
Jay West I believe he is getting all he knows on record in case he has an accident, not by his choice if you know what I mean
Lol like Russia right .lol
What a joke cnn is so fake and getting faker every day .
@Roman Max A few clicks away is your favorite pastime. Faux news, go there cuckboy.
I cannot wait until this movie comes out.
Or Netflix’s series adaptation!
Yes I was thinking the same thing!!
“Crazy times in Ukraine” is a good book title.
Lol
“The Fall of Donald Trump”…
Once upon a time in Ukraine
Insane in the Ukraine
I mean , I mean , I mean
Parnas should be careful he doesn’t get Epsteined.
@SoCalFreelance He’s a boy scout compared to the scumbag crooked politician, #BenedictDonald.
@herod911 You can’t possibly be telling me you still believe the low life, corrupt scumbag #CrookedDonald. God, I hope not.
@THE ORIGINAL PROFESSOR CHAOS Yelling stupid stuff makes you look as stupid as #TraitorTrumpski.
maria, This guy and his family are ready to anything right now. Life is too short!!!!:)
Travel Kingdoms – how is that funny?
Looks like Michael Cohen was right…”You will all see!”
Some of these moron Trump supporters will see, but not comprehend.
@Spearhand you know how Giuliani took down the mob? He got them to flip on each other. That is what is happening now. And yes, the testimony of criminals was all it was.
@Helena Hall He lied about lying
@AL- BOT Who is flipping?
@TheBestNameEverMade 😂😂😂😂😂😂 yes!!! Aaahhh haa tell that fool
And just in case Trump allies haven’t yet realized about Trump’s pattern: He befriends you, praises you, uses you, and then trashes you. This is his MO.
Oh yeah… The perjurer, Yovanovich who threatened Shokin. Great folks.
I also loved the fact that Adam Schiff began this impeachment with a phony transcript that he was forced to call a ‘parody’.🤦♂️😂😂😂
💯
Mike Eberhardt Billions of taxes brings laundered in Ukraine nothing to do with Trump. Stop being a sheep.
This is how many years Donald Trump deserves in prison
👇🏾
This is just the tip of the iceberg. Just the beginning of the discovery of the LARGEST EXECUTIVE BRANCH CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!
“They were all in the loop”
ALL OF THEM!
Now we know how Hitler did it…
You’re a genius.
tyra christopher and this is exactly why I hate this whole situation. If you support this man in any way your bigoted ,sexist ,racist etc. all these harsh adjectives to try to demean anyone that does not stand in line with the agenda. This the beauty of this country. We are free to believe what we want. And If you want live your life free and be mad at the “man”then god speed, stay mad and bitter. It’s your right. But I rather live my life trying to find the answer then be force fed lies fabricated no matter what channel I go to.
@Bito 23 Thanks for your comments. I disagree with much of what you say, but I am convinced people will have honest differences of opinion and I respect that.
Allow me to present my views at least concerning the Ukraine case, maybe there are things you were not aware of or had not paid much attention, and maybe you will come to agree with me. Or not.
The telephone conversation in which Trump demands “a favour” was preceded by months of Giuliani and his team (among which, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman) pressuring the Ukrainians – first outgoing president Poroshenko and later incoming Zelenski, under Trump´s orders. They were told in no uncertain terms that if they did not comply with Trump´s requests there would be no relations between the two governments. Not only they would not get any aid, the new government would be ignored. VP Pence was scheduled to attend Zelenski´s inauguration. Zelenski saw right away the reason the Trump had to demand an investigation on Biden Jr and he did not want to get dragged into US politics. When he failed to comply, Pence cancelled his trip. Now mind you, Ukraine is under attack by Russia and needs the US to show publicly and clearly their support. That no high ranking official attended the inauguration was a slap to their faces and weakened the new government. And Trump blocked the $400 million military aid loan that the congress had approved. This was done without notifying the Congress as is required. Everybody knew that this was wrong, in form (not advising congress) and in substance (because the aid was contingent to a personal political favour to Trump). The call was so clearly improper that it was filed in a secret server normally reserved for top security matters. Officials who heard the call knew right away that it was illegal, and at least one of them discussed it with the whistleblower, who brought it up with his Inspector General as required by law. Meanwhile, the Pentagon and other agencies were concerned that if the money was not sent soon it would miss the budget deadline. And they knew how vital the funds were for Ukraine. Several officials interceded with Trump, to no avail. Only when word came out that a report had been filed with the IG and everything would be in the open the money was released. The story goes on but it would take me too long, and by now I hope I have made the case on the extreme seriousness of the incident. The whistleblower was not appointed by Schiff as you believe. He was totally unrelated to Schiff, the only question being whether he talked to Schiff before going to the IG, which Schiff denies. The WB appears to have done things by the book and I see no reason to doubt it. You must understand that while the WB´s identity is protected by law, by following his conscience he (or she) has taken a considerably risk. Trump has done everything possible to out him. Among Trump followers there are some who would cause him bodily harm. Some names have circulated and it is known that at least one person is under federal protection.
Some other time we can discuss why you have such poor opinion of Schiff, whom I consider an honourable man, and most importantly why you do not believe Trump is in bed with Putin. Bye.
he has the calmness of someone that obviously speaks the truth
OldieBones the hold was LEGAL. he knows squat.
I agree with you.
@Pierre Poisson I think I trust the GAO more than you.
OldieBones so…
He could never be a GOP congressman!
Anyone else notice the “shame look” after leaving the CULT. Like I now know how stupid I was🤨 Michel Cohen had the same demeanor.
@dan Duenas Zelensky’s not an idiot. He knew rhe aid was being held up even if he wasn’t aware of Parnas’s involvement.
Sandra Dubeau Parnas is a liar. This is junk news. Go ahead and believe. CNN is the new National Inquirer. Parnas is a crook. Cooper is an idiot for having him talk about ethics.
You mean the look of a liar
Trying to get out of jail look how many times do we have to see this playbook from cnn and the dems all fake news that they planned from the beginning.
What happened to Russia ?
notice trumps scam he plays over and over. He “announced” a investigation into the FBI, it turned up nothing. he announced an investigation into Hillary and it turned up nothing, he says things that aren’t true for the effect like throwing a bone for a dog (the media) to chase. And so he knew just the announcement is all he needed to create another distraction and plant a though into Americans heads.
Problem is how few are capable of feeling shame especially when your colleagues aren’t.
I felt kinda sorry for him when he was talking about how he had tons of photos of Trump, idolized him. He seemed sad like he was rejected.
Jeremy Fultineer 🤣🤣😂 his wife I believed warned him lol
That’s everyone who relies on trump
time and again history has shown us that the president has no allegiance to anybody but himself, I guarantee he would throw his own children under the bus if it meant him not getting in trouble
Screw him.
For Lev & other Trump cult followers It’s a slow awakening.
It takes a toll on anyone to own up when you’ve fallen for a con-man.
🎶 “…and now, the end is near…” 🎶 YES!!! conDon is goin’ down!
George Eliot Hahahaha I laughed out loud. Thanks. I needed that.
This man is very relaxed. This is the truth!
So relaxed = the truth …. okaay….
@david arms yeah thats proof positive hes telling truth thats all we needed to know
This guy is not stupid. He refuses to be thrown under the bus. And most importantly, he has receipts.
@JesusMsgr lmao good one…he’s really telling the truth in that case😂
Lev’s eyebrow game is on point.
All the regrow in the world will never make my brows fill in like that again (thank you 1990’s lol)!
dodgy hair do on a dodgy geezer
judgegixxer they are!! Im that’s the first thing I saw too lol
@Michelle Taylor I like like your response!! LOL! Now, the heavy Joan Crawford brow is in!
he went for ‘the Scorsese’
“It was all about 2020 so he could get another 4 years”
When you see his mug shot and the late night hosts are basically calling him a block head, I’m surprised at how well spoken he is. “Never judge a book its cover” I guess.
have you seen his wife? This guy is no loser.
True. I thought he would have a thick Russian accent.
@Jason Davis You don’t even needs looks. All you need is 💰
Matt LeBlanc will play him in the Oliver Stone movie about this administration.
I had the same impression, he reminds me of Joey~!
This movie must be the longest ever. Do we talks about 36 hour +
How you doin’?
Mr. Parnas is determined that he isn’t going to go down alone. He’s making certain that the responsible individuals face justice alongside him.