Biden Impeachment: House Dems Invite Former Giuliani Associate
House Democrats are inviting Lev Parnas, a former associate of Rudy Giuliani’s, to testify during Wednesday’s impeachment inquiry hearing to Pres. Joe Biden. Parnas claims he worked with Giuliani in the lead-up to the 2020 election.
Facts
- House Democrats are inviting Lev Parnas, a former associate of Rudy Giuliani’s, to testify during Wednesday’s impeachment inquiry hearing to Pres. Joe Biden. Parnas claims he worked with Giuliani in the lead-up to the 2020 election.1
- Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, said that Parnas was invited because he was the "right-hand man" on Giuliani’s "original mission to smear Joe Biden" by claiming that he and his son sold favors to foreign businesses and governments.2
- Democrats hope that Parnas will serve as a counter to claims that Pres. Biden and his son Hunter engaged in inappropriate business activities in Ukraine, as he reportedly worked with Trump and his allies to "dig up dirt" on Biden and his family’s business dealings.3
- Parnas was sentenced to 20 months in prison for charges related to soliciting foreign money for US elections, wire fraud, and making false statements. House Republicans have said it was "telling" that Democrats didn't invite any of the Bidens' associates.4
- The GOP invited two former business associates of Hunter Biden, Tony Bobulinski and Jason Galanis, to testify against the Bidens. However, Hunter and his ex-business partner Devon Archer declined the committee’s invitation to speak at the second impeachment inquiry hearing.5
- Parnas in July wrote a letter to Congressional Republicans, criticizing their inquiry and echoing sentiments of Democrats who claim that there is no evidence of the Bidens using their power to secure favorable business deals in Ukraine or any other foreign country.5
Sources: 1CNN, 2Axios, 3NewsNation, 4FOX News and 5New York Post.
Narratives
- Democratic narrative, as provided by Huffington Post. The GOP's sham impeachment of Pres. Biden continues to flounder, yet House Republicans insist on wasting time and money on their political charade. Republicans keep trotting out the same two witnesses who repeat the same, unverifiable claims about Hunter Biden’s business dealings, but we are no closer to finding a shred of evidence against the president or his family. Hopefully, Wednesday’s hearing will allow Lev Parnas to discuss Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani’s nefarious efforts to spread lies about the Bidens using foreign intelligence.
- Republican narrative, as provided by PJ Media. While the corporate media acts as the de facto state media of the Biden administration, the truth remains that the House’s impeachment inquiry is heating up, and multiple criminal referrals are on the horizon. The Biden family has been selling out America for decades in criminal activity, and there is direct evidence that Hunter Biden used his father's position to leverage millions of dollars from Ukrainian businesses. Biden and his allies may try to obstruct a legitimate investigation, but they can only obstruct justice for so long.
