From Russia with Lev

Directed by Billy Corben, this documentary project from MSNBC host Rachel Maddow provides a cogent, intentionally one-sided detailing of corruption on a massive scale, centered upon and incriminating Donald Trump and his associates, notably Rudy Giuliani. Obviously, MAGA cultists and collaborators including the folks at Fox News won't profess to believe any of it, but it becomes clear that good bad-guy Lev Parnas has the receipts and "in the room where it happened" credibility to tell an important story that is highly relevant now that Trump is competitive (if self-destructive) in the upcoming election attempting to regain the presidency.

Corben's approach overwhelms the viewer with facts, endless testimony from especially Lev and his wife, plus satirical jabs against Trump and his cronies that I found immersive: mainly persuasive but also at times over the top. Like Michael Moore, he is a truth seeker, truth teller and entertainer, but perhaps a more traditional docu format would carry more weight. Yet the finale of Lev meeting and coming to terms with one of his chicanery's victims, Hunter Biden, is powerful.

Finally a clear, concise, factual expose of the appalling corruption that infests the trump empire at every level.

This documentary is destined to be 21st. Century touchstone of investigative journalism and a worthy successor to Woodward and Bernstein's All the President's Men of last century.

Trump's appalling playbook of winning at any and all costs is laid bare in this outstanding film. So too are sycophants like Fox News and the Republicans who lied and lied and lied to keep him in power.

This documentary digs deep and names names of a wide spectrum of truly evil characters in the Trumpsphere and by doing so demonstrates a high level of bravery.

Highly recommended.

Brava to Rachel Maddow once again! I am so incredibly grateful for all the documentaries, books, articles and newscasts that have helped us all make sense of how Trump rose to power with the help of Putin and numberous criminal activities by Trump and his associates. All this craziness is tragic, criminal and putting us all at risk! We must all fight hard to get Harris/Walz elected! This election is truly a fight for right and for our democracy! Those of us who see the truth of who Trump really is and the threat he is to our country and to our world must help those that sadly been sucked down the rabbit hole into the cult of Trump!

This documentary and the information it contains will be a part of American History that will be written about for decades to come.

Trump and MAGA are totally exposed in this documentary as Putin's puppets. The great thing about this movie is that it has all the receipts to back it up.

Lev Parnas is the hero/anti-hero and he was a key figure behind the firing of America's ambassador to Ukraine. Parnas was doing Rudy Giuliani's dirty work within Ukraine pulling strings to get dirt on Hunter Biden.

This movie is very well made and it is something that every American ought to watch at least once.

Gripping from beginning to end. Does Lev Parnes have a checkered past. Absolutely. That's what gave him the credentials to be recruited by Giuliani on behalf of Trump. Is Parnes speaking the truth about Trump's motives and what went down. Absolutely. Everything he describes lines up perfectly with the Trump playbook we've come to know very well over the past 8 years. His wife's sincerity and intelligence and his dedication to his family are very convincing. Taking into account January 6th, the actions described in this documentary and many many other devious actions and statements by Trump and his co-conspirators, it boggles the mind that he's still seemingly supported by 40% of our population.