Lev Parnas tells his story, seeks redemption in new Maddow documentary, "From Russia with Lev" - The 11th Hour MSNBC

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On this special edition of The 11th Hour, Rachel Maddow joins host Ali Velshi to discuss her first documentary film, "From Russia with Lev," an examination of Lev Parnas' convoluted journey from small-time hustler to the center of Donald Trump's inner circle. - Aired on 09/20/2024.

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1. Wow. This was something everyone should see. TSF should never be allowed to even dream of another term.

We’re not going back is much more than a campaign slogan. We just cannot go back

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2. I agree! Wow! This was amazing, spelled it all out - can they show it in court???

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3. It is so well done that it deserves an award

An Oscar or Emmy. I was blown away. It is real and absurb to the point of being funny sometimes because it factual. Not boring. This is not fiction. There are receipts. You really see the Republicans as they really are. Watch it.

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5. I totally agree! It was completely amazing - and with the main participant, no actors!!!

This deserves many awards - and is an important part of our history come to life!

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4. I think the bottom line here might be that Parnas doesn't want

to be deported either to Ukraine or to Russia. He'd throw himself out of a window if that ever came to pass.

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6. Parnas is a US citizen; he can't be deported to anywhere.

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9. You sure about that?

https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-l-chapter-2

He ticks a couple of those boxes and had he not bared enough of his soul to put himself into jail and maybe put the Feds onto a few more just like him, he'd be out of here.

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7. Oh, absolutely! And, like many immigrants, he grew up here - besides having a wife and children

And I have to give him credit for waking up and deciding he had to give back - and that includes being determined to find and apologize to Hunter Biden!

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8. I'm more cynical than you are

You never get the whole truth from guys like him.

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10. My take on him is that he enjoys boasting about all he did - and he really enjoys the attention and being in the limelight

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11. I just finished watching it. Well done. I was impressed

By his wife all the way through, and by Hunter Biden’s incredible ability to forgive and embrace a man who tried to distroy him and his father.

However, every time they showed Kevin McCarthy, Bill Barr, Matt Gaetz, Steve Bannon, Sean Hannity, Rudy Giuliani, Trump, and so many others… When I think of them all walking around free and living the high life. And Hunter Biden is the one actually facing jail time? I think I might need to vomit.

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13. I agree with you completely, his wife was certainly awesome, but the corruption and skulduggery was overwhelming

And we know that what they did led to the first impeachment and if only TFG had been removed at that time - which he certainly should have been - how much additional criminality, which also has yet to be dealt with, could have been prevented. And I also find it horrifying that, after all this time, the perpetrators still walk free.

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12. Everyone needs to see this!

Incredibly powerful connecting of the dots on what Trump and his enablers were doing and what Bill Barr helped to allow with his meddling.

Another example of how Republicans know they can’t win unless they cheat, rig, and lie. What happened to Hunter Biden is disgusting. I am glad that Parnas is making amends by his dillegence and determination to expose it and all the corrupt players that made it happen.