Rachel Maddow gets the Scoop of the Decade

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Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020 Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020 at 5:27:13pm PST

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 23: Lev Parnas reads a brief statement to the press as he exits federal court following an arraignment hearing on October 23, 2019 in New York City. Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, along with Andrey Kukushkin and David Correia, are associates of Rudy Giuliani who have been arrested for allegedly conspiring to circumvent federal campaign finance laws in schemes to funnel foreign money to U.S. candidates running for office at the federal and state levels. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) — Lev Parnas: “I want to get the truth out, it’s important for our country.”

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This is kind of “breaking news” — Maddow has gotten an exclusive interview with Lev Parnas.

And it’s a bombshell, if all of Lev’s corroborating evidence is to be believed.

Here is a sampling ...

Giuliani associate Parnas says Trump 'knew exactly what was going on'

The indicted associate of President Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani said in an interview that Trump “knew exactly what was going on.”

By Phil Helsel, MSNBC — Jan 15, 2020

Lev Parnas, the indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani who has been implicated in an alleged attempt to pressure the Ukrainian government to dig up dirt on former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, says, “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. I have no intent, I have no reason to speak to any of these officials,” Parnas, who faces campaign finance charges, told MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow in an interview set to air Wednesday night.

Watch “The Rachel Maddow Show” at 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT to see her full interview with Parnas

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Asked whether Trump specifically was aware that he and Giuliani were working on this effort in Ukraine, specifically to hurt Joe Biden, Parnas said yes. Joe Biden is among several candidates seeking the Democratic presidential nomination.

"Yeah, it was all about Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, and also Rudy had a personal thing with the Manafort stuff. The black ledger," Parnas said, according to a transcript.

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