Impeachment January 15, 2020

MSNBC: “President Trump Knew Exactly What Was Going On” – Lev Parnas

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 23: Lev Parnas (L) and his wife Svetlana Parnas depart 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, the onetime associate of Rudy Giuliani and longtime supporter of Donald Trump, is suddenly singing a different tune.

In his first interview, Parnas spoke with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow and said President Trump knew exactly what was going on in relation to Ukraine.

“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.”

There it is.

“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."

Parnas isn’t going to get leniency from the court if he lies—truth telling now is what’ll help him. pic.twitter.com/oVpApVevCL
— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) January 16, 2020

.@maddow: "And so did anybody in the U.S. government or Mr. Giuliani actually convey to officials in Ukraine that you were there as a representative of President Trump?"

Lev Parnas: "Yes. Absolutely. Absolutely. Everyone."
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 16, 2020

"He lied," Parnas says of President Trump's denial that he knows him. "He knew exactly who we were. He knew exactly who I was especially because I interacted with him at a lot of events… I was with Rudy when he would speak to the president — plenty of times." pic.twitter.com/Y3D51xtSTi
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 16, 2020

Parnas was arrested in October and is under felony indictment for trying to buy influence in the United States by funneling foreign money to political candidates.

This is a breaking story and will be updated.