I have listened to many episodes from Kara Swisher’s On podcasts. She mostly focuses on the world of technology. However, she does venture into other areas including politics. A recent episode featured political pundit Rachael Maddow and reviewed her documentary “From Russia with Lev”. The documentary tells the story of Ukranian conman Lev Parnass and his collaboration with the Trump administration to get Ukrainian officials to find dirt or at least announce an investigation of Hunter Biden. This effort resulted in the first Trump impeachment. I have watched the documentary and heartily recommend it. Parnass spend time in prison for his involvement, but was not called as part of the impeachment hearings. The documentary remedies that purposeful oversight.
The Swisher episode is an interview with Parnass and not the documentary, but the backstory is both funny and enlightening. Funny may seem an unlikely description of such a serious and damaging situation, but Parnass is a character and the naivete of his involvement is amusing. Lest you think there is little substance or new information in this documentary I can assure anyone willing to invest the time they will be rewarded. Parnass had a colleague who for unknown reasons (perhaps self protection) recorded many of the meetings and events. The video of meetings with the politicians and the related documents in the possession of Parnass and associates makes clear the criminal acts that were ignored by the decision reached in impeachment process.