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comment by am_Unition

OK, so it's two days later, and Ukraine has announced an investigation into the possibility that Yovanovich was illegally surveilled. This is a United States diplomat, but we're yet to hear of any sort of action or even a public statement from the U.S. State Department.

I think that somehow, Parnas got a plea bargain with the SDNY that included giving him the OK to speak not just about the contents of the documents made public, but about other crucial things. Things like his claim tonight that Trump's lawyer's implored him to shield Trump from liability, and cooperate with the coverup via his silence, like Igor Fruman has done, may or may not have backing documents still held by the SDNY. Either instance is an incredibly fascinating case.

SDNY knew House Democrats could make any and all documents public. And I guarantee you, Bill Barr is fuckin' pissed, because he probably figured that between himself and Rudy Giuliani's ever-deteriorating legacy, they had SDNY de-fanged. They did not.

Did Trump not understand that it was only a matter of time before one of the henchmen he threw under the bus would have the gall to go after him? I doubt this is Lev Parnas lying. I'm open to the possibility that he is lying, and I'll always weigh that, but to me, this looks like Lev Parnas trying to make sure that he doesn't end up in a body bag the instant he was given the OK, and it might make the most sense to simply tell the truth. Ugh, but he has a terrible record of lying, literally for a living. UGH. I don't know, yo.

This all happens to coincide with the Senate trial because Nancy Pelosi knew that at least one Parnas bombshell was coming, as there were certainly abundant discussions between House dems and the SDNY, and calculated that it was well worth it to hold up submitting the articles for the Senate's trial. She was right. These are a lot of bombshells.

The GOP has already dumped Hyde, the guy caught messaging Parnas about Yovanovich's movements. He sounds psychologically unwell. Looks like juuuuust up until he got caught, his behavior among the GOP was considered acceptable.

So much happening, sorry. You gotta wonder if House dems want to even still be holding some cards to play after the Senate's likely acquittal. Cards that will show the GOP-led senate clearly made the wrong choice.

Good counterpoint to trusting Parnas.