Lev Parnas: “President Trump knew exactly what was going on.”
Kyle Griffin(@ kylegriffin1)
Lev Parnas to
@ maddow
: “President Trump knew exactly what was going on. He was aware of all my movements. I wouldn’t do anything without the consent of Rudy Giuliani, or the President . ”https://t.co/8J1UBFeIbsJanuary 17,
Parnas, the Rudy Giuliani associate who has been implicated in an alleged scheme to pressure the Ukrainian government to dig up dirt on Joe Biden and his son, sat down with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow for an interview.
In a preview of the interview, which will air at 9pm Eastern time, Parnas said that Trump “was aware of all my movements. I wouldn’t do anything without the consent of Rudy Giuliani, or the president. ”
Pages of text messages, notes and other documents that House investigators released yesterday show that Parnas and his associates may have been carrying out surveillance of the US ambassador
to Ukraine. One of the released documents was a letter that Giuliani wrote, requesting a Volodymyr Zelenskiy, then the president-elect of Ukraine, with Trump’s “knowledge and consent”.
Updatedat 8. 17 PM EST
The Senate is prepared to enforce strict measures that would limit journalists ’access during the impeachment trial.
According to (Roll Call) **************:
************************************
The Standing committees, press gallery staff, Capitol Police, sergeant-at-arms and Senate Rules Committee have been in negotiations for months about enhanced security for an eventual Senate trial.
In recent weeks, Capitol Police personnel have come to the Senate Daily Press Gallery with tape measures in preparation for the installation of magnetometers and possibly removing reporter workspaces to make room for lines of reporters waiting to enter the chamber one by one, long before a final decision was made …
The planned restriction on the press will surpass those in place for the Clinton impeachment trial and even the highly charged confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, when hundreds of protesters led to daily media crackdowns – even though none of the protesters were credentialed media.
But the move has drawn criticism from both Democrats and Republicans in the Senate.
“The press will play a critical role in making sure the American public are able to witness the Senate fulfill its Constitutional obligation,”said
Senator Bob Casey, a Democrat representing Pennsylvania. “Let them do their jobs as they do every day with the same level of access to lawmakers.”
“U.S. senators are grown, women and grown men. If they don’t want to make a comment, they know how to say ‘no comment,’ ”John Kennedy, a Republican Senator from Louisiana told Politico
Updated (at 7.) ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** (pm EST)
(Donald Trump) ************************************************ ‘s supporters have taken issue with (Nancy Pelosi) ********************************************** ‘s choice to use commemorative pens to sign the resolution to transfer articles of impeachment to the Senate, saying it undercuts her insistence that impeachment is a solemn undertaking.
House Republicans(@ HouseGOP)
No surprise … Speaker Pelosi just held a celebratory signing ceremony handing out souvenir impeachment pens.
The truth comes out.
This isn’t “somber” or “serious” for@ HouseDemocrats
But it’s worth noting that Trump is himself a fan of commemorative pens. He handed out his own souvenir pens after signing the China trade deal today.
Hunter Walker(@ hunterw)
Donald Trump, like many presidents before him, gives out souvenir pens in the Oval Office when he signs things.
https://t.co/FDGkGi6S1p
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McConnell: The trial will commence Tuesday
Senate leader (Mitch McConnell) Announced that the Senate will exhibit the articles tomorrow at noon, to read the articles on the Senate floor. At 2 pm, chief justice John Roberts will arrive in the Senate and be sworn in.
But the trial will begin in earnest on Tuesday, McConnell, announced.
In his message, McConnell asked his fellow senators to rise above partisanship. “This is a difficult time for our country — but this is precisely the kind of time for which the framers created the Senate. I’m confident this body can rise above short-termism and factional fever, and serve the long-term best interests of our nation, ”he said.
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Why does Pelosi have so many pens?
Lauren Gambino(@ laurenegambino)
It’s a laborious process because she’s using multiple pens.
“It makes for a funny signature,” she jokes. (https://t.co/szLoKhgyg8) ************** (January) ,
The House speaker signed the resolution using not just one pen, but trays full of them. They’re commemorative pens, emblazoned with her signature. After painstakingly signing the document using each of the pens, Pelosi handed them to her impeachment managers and key committee members as souvenirs.
Though critics are questioning Pelosi’s choice to use souvenir pens, they’re not entirely unexpected. Souvenir pens were used during Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial as well. Back then, Senators who signed an oath book kept their pens even though they were printed with a misspelling: “Untied States Senator”.
Updated (at 5.) ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** (pm EST)
Nancy Pelosi signs resolution to transfer the impeachment articles to the Senate
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Kyle Griffin(@ kylegriffin1)
Lev Parnas to
@ maddow
: “President Trump knew exactly what was going on. He was aware of all my movements. I wouldn’t do anything without the consent of Rudy Giuliani, or the President . ”https://t.co/8J1UBFeIbsJanuary 17,
Parnas, the Rudy Giuliani associate who has been implicated in an alleged scheme to pressure the Ukrainian government to dig up dirt on Joe Biden and his son, sat down with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow for an interview.
In a preview of the interview, which will air at 9pm Eastern time, Parnas said that Trump “was aware of all my movements. I wouldn’t do anything without the consent of Rudy Giuliani, or the president. ”
Pages of text messages, notes and other documents that House investigators released yesterday show that Parnas and his associates may have been carrying out surveillance of the US ambassador
to Ukraine. One of the released documents was a letter that Giuliani wrote, requesting a Volodymyr Zelenskiy, then the president-elect of Ukraine, with Trump’s “knowledge and consent”.
Updatedat 8. 17 PM EST
The Senate is prepared to enforce strict measures that would limit journalists ’access during the impeachment trial.
According to (Roll Call) **************:
************************************
The Standing committees, press gallery staff, Capitol Police, sergeant-at-arms and Senate Rules Committee have been in negotiations for months about enhanced security for an eventual Senate trial.
In recent weeks, Capitol Police personnel have come to the Senate Daily Press Gallery with tape measures in preparation for the installation of magnetometers and possibly removing reporter workspaces to make room for lines of reporters waiting to enter the chamber one by one, long before a final decision was made …
The planned restriction on the press will surpass those in place for the Clinton impeachment trial and even the highly charged confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, when hundreds of protesters led to daily media crackdowns – even though none of the protesters were credentialed media.
But the move has drawn criticism from both Democrats and Republicans in the Senate.
“The press will play a critical role in making sure the American public are able to witness the Senate fulfill its Constitutional obligation,”said
Senator Bob Casey, a Democrat representing Pennsylvania. “Let them do their jobs as they do every day with the same level of access to lawmakers.”
“U.S. senators are grown, women and grown men. If they don’t want to make a comment, they know how to say ‘no comment,’ ”John Kennedy, a Republican Senator from Louisiana told Politico
Updated (at 7.) ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** (pm EST)
(Donald Trump) ************************************************ ‘s supporters have taken issue with (Nancy Pelosi) ********************************************** ‘s choice to use commemorative pens to sign the resolution to transfer articles of impeachment to the Senate, saying it undercuts her insistence that impeachment is a solemn undertaking.
House Republicans(@ HouseGOP)
No surprise … Speaker Pelosi just held a celebratory signing ceremony handing out souvenir impeachment pens.
The truth comes out.
This isn’t “somber” or “serious” for@ HouseDemocrats
But it’s worth noting that Trump is himself a fan of commemorative pens. He handed out his own souvenir pens after signing the China trade deal today.
Hunter Walker(@ hunterw)
Donald Trump, like many presidents before him, gives out souvenir pens in the Oval Office when he signs things.
https://t.co/FDGkGi6S1p
************ (January) ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************, ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
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Updated (at 6.) ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ (EST EST) *************:
McConnell: The trial will commence Tuesday
Senate leader (Mitch McConnell) Announced that the Senate will exhibit the articles tomorrow at noon, to read the articles on the Senate floor. At 2 pm, chief justice John Roberts will arrive in the Senate and be sworn in.
But the trial will begin in earnest on Tuesday, McConnell, announced.
In his message, McConnell asked his fellow senators to rise above partisanship. “This is a difficult time for our country — but this is precisely the kind of time for which the framers created the Senate. I’m confident this body can rise above short-termism and factional fever, and serve the long-term best interests of our nation, ”he said.
Updated (at 6.) ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** (EST EST) *************(****************************************************************** (5) ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** (PMEST****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************:
Why does Pelosi have so many pens?
Lauren Gambino(@ laurenegambino)
It’s a laborious process because she’s using multiple pens.
“It makes for a funny signature,” she jokes. (https://t.co/szLoKhgyg8) ************** (January) ,
The House speaker signed the resolution using not just one pen, but trays full of them. They’re commemorative pens, emblazoned with her signature. After painstakingly signing the document using each of the pens, Pelosi handed them to her impeachment managers and key committee members as souvenirs.
Though critics are questioning Pelosi’s choice to use souvenir pens, they’re not entirely unexpected. Souvenir pens were used during Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial as well. Back then, Senators who signed an oath book kept their pens even though they were printed with a misspelling: “Untied States Senator”.
Updated (at 5.) ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** (pm EST)
Nancy Pelosi signs resolution to transfer the impeachment articles to the Senate
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@ maddow
: “President Trump knew exactly what was going on. He was aware of all my movements. I wouldn’t do anything without the consent of Rudy Giuliani, or the President . ”https://t.co/8J1UBFeIbsJanuary 17,
Parnas, the Rudy Giuliani associate who has been implicated in an alleged scheme to pressure the Ukrainian government to dig up dirt on Joe Biden and his son, sat down with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow for an interview.
In a preview of the interview, which will air at 9pm Eastern time, Parnas said that Trump “was aware of all my movements. I wouldn’t do anything without the consent of Rudy Giuliani, or the president. ”
Pages of text messages, notes and other documents that House investigators released yesterday show that Parnas and his associates may have been carrying out surveillance of the US ambassador
to Ukraine. One of the released documents was a letter that Giuliani wrote, requesting a Volodymyr Zelenskiy, then the president-elect of Ukraine, with Trump’s “knowledge and consent”.
Updatedat 8. 17 PM EST
The Senate is prepared to enforce strict measures that would limit journalists ’access during the impeachment trial.
According to (Roll Call) **************:
The Standing committees, press gallery staff, Capitol Police, sergeant-at-arms and Senate Rules Committee have been in negotiations for months about enhanced security for an eventual Senate trial.
In recent weeks, Capitol Police personnel have come to the Senate Daily Press Gallery with tape measures in preparation for the installation of magnetometers and possibly removing reporter workspaces to make room for lines of reporters waiting to enter the chamber one by one, long before a final decision was made …
The planned restriction on the press will surpass those in place for the Clinton impeachment trial and even the highly charged confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, when hundreds of protesters led to daily media crackdowns – even though none of the protesters were credentialed media.
But the move has drawn criticism from both Democrats and Republicans in the Senate.
“The press will play a critical role in making sure the American public are able to witness the Senate fulfill its Constitutional obligation,”said
Senator Bob Casey, a Democrat representing Pennsylvania. “Let them do their jobs as they do every day with the same level of access to lawmakers.”“U.S. senators are grown, women and grown men. If they don’t want to make a comment, they know how to say ‘no comment,’ ”John Kennedy, a Republican Senator from Louisiana told Politico
Updated (at 7.) ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** (pm EST)
(Donald Trump) ************************************************ ‘s supporters have taken issue with (Nancy Pelosi) ********************************************** ‘s choice to use commemorative pens to sign the resolution to transfer articles of impeachment to the Senate, saying it undercuts her insistence that impeachment is a solemn undertaking.
House Republicans(@ HouseGOP)
No surprise … Speaker Pelosi just held a celebratory signing ceremony handing out souvenir impeachment pens.
The truth comes out.
This isn’t “somber” or “serious” for@ HouseDemocrats
But it’s worth noting that Trump is himself a fan of commemorative pens. He handed out his own souvenir pens after signing the China trade deal today.
Hunter Walker(@ hunterw)
Donald Trump, like many presidents before him, gives out souvenir pens in the Oval Office when he signs things.
https://t.co/FDGkGi6S1p
************ (January) ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************, ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
(6.) pmEST****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************: ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
Updated (at 6.) ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ (EST EST) *************:
McConnell: The trial will commence Tuesday
Senate leader (Mitch McConnell) Announced that the Senate will exhibit the articles tomorrow at noon, to read the articles on the Senate floor. At 2 pm, chief justice John Roberts will arrive in the Senate and be sworn in.
But the trial will begin in earnest on Tuesday, McConnell, announced.
In his message, McConnell asked his fellow senators to rise above partisanship. “This is a difficult time for our country — but this is precisely the kind of time for which the framers created the Senate. I’m confident this body can rise above short-termism and factional fever, and serve the long-term best interests of our nation, ”he said.
Updated (at 6.) ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** (EST EST) *************(****************************************************************** (5) ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** (PMEST****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************:
Why does Pelosi have so many pens?
Lauren Gambino(@ laurenegambino)
It’s a laborious process because she’s using multiple pens.
“It makes for a funny signature,” she jokes. (https://t.co/szLoKhgyg8) ************** (January) ,
The House speaker signed the resolution using not just one pen, but trays full of them. They’re commemorative pens, emblazoned with her signature. After painstakingly signing the document using each of the pens, Pelosi handed them to her impeachment managers and key committee members as souvenirs.
Though critics are questioning Pelosi’s choice to use souvenir pens, they’re not entirely unexpected. Souvenir pens were used during Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial as well. Back then, Senators who signed an oath book kept their pens even though they were printed with a misspelling: “Untied States Senator”.
Updated (at 5.) ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** (pm EST)
Nancy Pelosi signs resolution to transfer the impeachment articles to the Senate
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No surprise … Speaker Pelosi just held a celebratory signing ceremony handing out souvenir impeachment pens.
The truth comes out.
This isn’t “somber” or “serious” for@ HouseDemocrats
But it’s worth noting that Trump is himself a fan of commemorative pens. He handed out his own souvenir pens after signing the China trade deal today.
Donald Trump, like many presidents before him, gives out souvenir pens in the Oval Office when he signs things.
************ (January) ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************, ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
Updated (at 6.) ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ (EST EST) *************:
McConnell: The trial will commence Tuesday
Senate leader (Mitch McConnell) Announced that the Senate will exhibit the articles tomorrow at noon, to read the articles on the Senate floor. At 2 pm, chief justice John Roberts will arrive in the Senate and be sworn in.
But the trial will begin in earnest on Tuesday, McConnell, announced.
In his message, McConnell asked his fellow senators to rise above partisanship. “This is a difficult time for our country — but this is precisely the kind of time for which the framers created the Senate. I’m confident this body can rise above short-termism and factional fever, and serve the long-term best interests of our nation, ”he said.
Updated (at 6.) ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** (EST EST) *************(****************************************************************** (5) ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** (PMEST****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************:
Why does Pelosi have so many pens?
Lauren Gambino(@ laurenegambino)
It’s a laborious process because she’s using multiple pens.
“It makes for a funny signature,” she jokes. (https://t.co/szLoKhgyg8) ************** (January) ,
The House speaker signed the resolution using not just one pen, but trays full of them. They’re commemorative pens, emblazoned with her signature. After painstakingly signing the document using each of the pens, Pelosi handed them to her impeachment managers and key committee members as souvenirs.
Though critics are questioning Pelosi’s choice to use souvenir pens, they’re not entirely unexpected. Souvenir pens were used during Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial as well. Back then, Senators who signed an oath book kept their pens even though they were printed with a misspelling: “Untied States Senator”.
Updated (at 5.) ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** (pm EST)
Nancy Pelosi signs resolution to transfer the impeachment articles to the Senate
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Lauren Gambino(@ laurenegambino)
It’s a laborious process because she’s using multiple pens.
“It makes for a funny signature,” she jokes. (https://t.co/szLoKhgyg8) ************** (January) ,
The House speaker signed the resolution using not just one pen, but trays full of them. They’re commemorative pens, emblazoned with her signature. After painstakingly signing the document using each of the pens, Pelosi handed them to her impeachment managers and key committee members as souvenirs.
Though critics are questioning Pelosi’s choice to use souvenir pens, they’re not entirely unexpected. Souvenir pens were used during Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial as well. Back then, Senators who signed an oath book kept their pens even though they were printed with a misspelling: “Untied States Senator”.
Updated (at 5.) ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** (pm EST)
Nancy Pelosi signs resolution to transfer the impeachment articles to the Senate
(******************************************************************************(********************************************************************************(*************************************************************************************(**************************************************************************************** (******************************************************************************************** (******************************************************************************************** (********************************************************************************************** (********************************************************************************** (********************************************************************************** (************************************************************************************************(********************************************************************************************** (************************************************************************************************ (************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** (************************************************************************************************** (*************************************************************************************(**************************************************************************************** (******************************************************************************************** (******************************************************************************************** (********************************************************************************************** (************************************************************************************************ (************************************************************************************************** (************************************************************************************************** (************************************************************************************************** (************************************************************************************************ (********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
It’s a laborious process because she’s using multiple pens.
“It makes for a funny signature,” she jokes. (https://t.co/szLoKhgyg8) ************** (January) ,
The House speaker signed the resolution using not just one pen, but trays full of them. They’re commemorative pens, emblazoned with her signature. After painstakingly signing the document using each of the pens, Pelosi handed them to her impeachment managers and key committee members as souvenirs.
Though critics are questioning Pelosi’s choice to use souvenir pens, they’re not entirely unexpected. Souvenir pens were used during Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial as well. Back then, Senators who signed an oath book kept their pens even though they were printed with a misspelling: “Untied States Senator”.
Updated (at 5.) ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** (pm EST)
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