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Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts) Mon Jan 20, 2020, 05:16 PM Jan 2020

Just in: Prosecutors have "refused to meet with Mr. Parnas and to receive his information"

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Just in: Parnas attorney @josephabondy has claimed in a new filing that prosecutors have “refused to meet with Mr. Parnas and to receive his information regarding” Trump, Giuliani, others. Could explain Parnas’ recent decision to go public. H/t @TomerElk
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4:08 PM - Jan 20, 2020

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Just in: Prosecutors have "refused to meet with Mr. Parnas and to receive his information" (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 OP

so this is the vaunted Southern District of NY... choie Jan 2020 #1

Yep, Barr is gotten to them too ... jus damn uponit7771 Jan 2020 #2

Why would prosecutors meet with Parnas? onenote Jan 2020 #3

the House and Federal prosecutors are not the same Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #4

but what information has Parnas withheld from Congress and why? onenote Jan 2020 #7

They want Barr to recuse himself? kentuck Jan 2020 #5

Matt Miller explained this last week DeminPennswoods Jan 2020 #6

+1 onenote Jan 2020 #8

Wow. I hope that when we're in, we put that criminal Barr in jail. SunSeeker Jan 2020 #9

Twitter reply: Rhiannon12866 Jan 2020 #10

Barr needs to recuse... NOW. Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #11

choie

(4,111 posts)

1. so this is the vaunted Southern District of NY...

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2020, 05:32 PM

Jan 2020

I attended a forum, hosted by Ari Melber, on the Southern District a couple of weeks ago. Guests included several past prosecutors from the district (no not Preet Bharaha) who underlined and emphasized its independence. Guess not so much.

uponit7771

(90,335 posts)

2. Yep, Barr is gotten to them too ... jus damn

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2020, 06:30 PM

Jan 2020

onenote

(42,685 posts)

3. Why would prosecutors meet with Parnas?

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2020, 06:38 PM

Jan 2020

He is under indictment in the SDNY. It appears that he wants to meet with them prosecutors to offer them information about Trump, Giuliani, Toensing, diGenova et al. in hopes of cutting a deal. But he's given up his info to the House and its been made public. So what's the incentive for SDNY prosecutors to meet with him?

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,320 posts)

4. the House and Federal prosecutors are not the same

Reply to onenote (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 20, 2020, 06:42 PM

Jan 2020

onenote

(42,685 posts)

7. but what information has Parnas withheld from Congress and why?

Reply to Hermit-The-Prog (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 20, 2020, 06:47 PM

Jan 2020

kentuck

(111,076 posts)

5. They want Barr to recuse himself?

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2020, 06:42 PM

Jan 2020

They would have a good case if Barr was not in charge of the DOJ.

DeminPennswoods

(15,276 posts)

6. Matt Miller explained this last week

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2020, 06:45 PM

Jan 2020

He said that SDNY would be looking for Parnas to give them information reletive to the crimes with which they have charged him. Parnas apparently doesn't want to give them that info; therefore the SDNY prosecutors aren't interested in anything he has to say at this point.

The same thing happened with Michael Cohen. SDNY wouldn't recommend a lower sentence because Cohen didn't admit to every crime he committed, something SDNY routinely requires of defendants seeking plea deals.