{"id":2339285,"date":"2024-09-10T15:57:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T19:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rachel-maddow-says-documentary-shows-come-to-jesus-moment-for-giuliani-associate-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-10T16:00:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T20:00:44","slug":"rachel-maddow-says-documentary-shows-come-to-jesus-moment-for-giuliani-associate-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rachel-maddow-says-documentary-shows-come-to-jesus-moment-for-giuliani-associate-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachel Maddow says documentary shows \u2018come to Jesus\u2019 moment for Giuliani associate &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frachel-maddow-says-documentary-shows-come-to-jesus-moment-for-giuliani-associate-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2339285&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rachel Maddow recently previewed her new documentary,\u2062 *From\u200b Russia with Lev*, which focuses\u2064 on Lev Parnas, a businessman and former\u2064 associate of Rudy Giuliani. In the documentary,\u200d Parnas expresses\u200d remorse for \u200dhis \u2064role in investigating the Biden family&#8217;s connections to Ukraine, highlighting a \u200dsignificant\u2062 change in his perspective. Maddow emphasized that the\u200b documentary reveals critical insights into corruption in\u2063 politics and\u2063 the impact of such actions on voters, particularly those considering a Trump vote. Parnas, who faced\u2063 legal troubles for campaign finance violations, appears to have had a &#8220;come to Jesus&#8221; moment, reflecting \u2064on his past and offering an apology, including one \u200dto\u200d Hunter Biden featured in the film. The documentary is set to release on September 20 and comes in the context of ongoing political scrutiny surrounding President Joe \u200dBiden and\u200b his family&#8217;s business dealings.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Rachel Maddow says documentary shows &lsquo;come to Jesus&rsquo; moment for Giuliani associate<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1746049\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/msnbc?source=%2Fmsnbc-embarrasses-itself-inside-san-bernardino-attackers-apartment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>MSNBC<\/a> host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rachel-maddow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Rachel Maddow<\/a> previewed a new documentary she produced on businessman Lev Parnas, in which he said he was &ldquo;sorry&rdquo; for investigating the Biden family&rsquo;s connection to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Maddow argued the release of her documentary on Parnas, <em>From Russia with Lev<\/em>, tells &ldquo;a really important story&rdquo; about &ldquo;what happens when crooks take over the White House&rdquo; and claimed voters &ldquo;considering&rdquo; voting for former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> needed to know it. Parnas, a former associate of Rudy Giuliani,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-sdny\/pr\/lev-parnas-and-igor-fruman-charged-conspiring-violate-straw-and-foreign-donor-bans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> was one of four people charged in October 2019<\/a> in a four-count indictment that stated they conspired to violate the ban on foreign donations and contributions in connection to U.S. elections, with Parnas later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/giuliani-associate-lev-parnas-found-guilty-on-campaign-finance-charges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>sentenced to prison<\/a> for fraud and campaign finance crimes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And to have somebody in the inside of that who was a crook and a con man and a hustler who was absolutely like the muscle in the middle of this, who had a come to Jesus moment, and decided he would tell all and unburden himself,&rdquo; Maddow said on ABC&rsquo;S <em>The View<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2587084&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=c40defbe5bbab30b531e16df52559d21\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Maddow also stated that Parnas &ldquo;got really sorry&rdquo; while conducting interviews for the documentary, and previewed the apology he made to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hunter-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hunter Biden<\/a> featured in the film.<\/p>\n<p>The release of the documentary, scheduled for Sept. 20, will come about a month after House Republicans released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3125455\/biden-family-and-associates-made-27m-from-foreign-business-after-boosts-from-joe-biden-impeachment-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>a 291-page impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden<\/a>, which stated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s family and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-investigation-oversight-committee-releases-new-hunter-bank-memo-showing-payments-from-foreign-oligarchs\/\" title=\"Biden investigation: Oversight Committee releases new Hunter bank memo showing payments from foreign oligarchs\">business associates received<\/a> over $27 million through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-hunter-biden-still-owns-stake-in-chinese-equity-firm\/\" title=\"Report: Hunter Biden still owns stake in Chinese equity firm\">foreign business deals<\/a>. The House Oversight, Ways and Means, and Judiciary committees claimed the president committed impeachable offenses, including abuse of power, by mingling with Hunter Biden&rsquo;s and James Biden&rsquo;s, his brother, foreign business partners during his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-the-bidens-got-rich-while-americans-got-robbed\/\" title=\"Donald Trump: &#039;The Bidens Got Rich While Americans Got Robbed&#039;\">vice presidency<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Parnas wrote to Rep. James Comer (R-KY), House Oversight Committee chairman, to encourage him to drop his investigation into the president&rsquo;s son, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2210101\/giuliani-associate-lev-parnas-says-house-gop-biden-ukraine-investigation-has-no-merit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>claiming there was &ldquo;simply no merit&rdquo; to it<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During her appearance on <em>The View<\/em>, Maddow was asked about the recent endorsements former Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3146284\/dick-cheney-vote-kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Dick Cheney<\/a> and his daughter, former Wyoming Republican Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/liz-cheney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Liz Cheney<\/a>, made to Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>. Maddow contended that endorsements can be &ldquo;oversold&rdquo; in what they can achieve, though thought it was &ldquo;a powerful message&rdquo; that Harris achieved these endorsements at all.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2587032&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=6b82888b099194cf05afe2b0a7c4a5b3\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Maddow also reflected on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3064997\/joe-biden-bows-out-of-2024-presidential-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Biden&rsquo;s decision to drop out of the 2024 race<\/a>, claiming she was &ldquo;as surprised as anybody&rdquo; when he withdrew his reelection bid. She argued the first presidential debate was the most consequential debate in the country&rsquo;s history.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1746049\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1746049\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rachel Maddow discusses a documentary that she produced about businessman Lev Parnas, in which he expresses regret for looking into the Biden family&#8217;s ties to Ukraine. She believes that the documentary, titled *From Russia with Lev*, conveys an important narrative about the consequences of corruption in the White House and is crucial for voters considering former President Donald Trump. Parnas, who was once associated with Rudy Giuliani, faced charges in October 2019 for conspiring to breach foreign donation laws related to U.S. elections and was later imprisoned for fraud and campaign finance violations. On ABC&#8217;s *The View*, Maddow described Parnas as someone who had a significant change of heart and decided to reveal everything after being deeply involved in corrupt activities. She noted that during interviews for the documentary, Parnas expressed genuine remorse, including an apology directed at Hunter Biden featured in the film.<\/p>\n<p>The documentary is set to be released on September 20, shortly after House Republicans published a lengthy impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden regarding allegations of his family&#8217;s involvement in foreign business dealings totaling over $27 million. The inquiry claims that Biden committed impeachable offenses by engaging with his son Hunter&#8217;s and brother James&#8217; foreign business associates while serving as vice president. Last year, Parnas urged Rep. James Comer (R-KY), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, to cease investigations into Hunter Biden due to a lack of evidence.<\/p>\n<p>During her appearance on *The View*, Maddow also commented on endorsements from former Vice President Dick Cheney and his daughter Liz Cheney towards Vice President Kamala Harris, suggesting such endorsements can sometimes be overstated but acknowledged their significance nonetheless. Additionally, she shared her surprise at President Biden&#8217;s decision not to run for reelection in 2024 and emphasized that she believed the first presidential debate would be one of the most pivotal debates in U.S. history<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2339286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Maddow-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40574,5844,4598,40573,32076],"class_list":["post-2339285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-come-to-jesus-moment","tag-documentary","tag-giuliani","tag-rachel-maddow","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Maddow-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2339285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339285\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2339286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2339285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2339285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2339285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}