Lev Parnas's view of what he thinks about Trump Hotels. 'Wretched Hive Of Scum And Villainy': Trump Hotel Trends After Bonkers Interview #TrumpHotel trended online – but it wasn't exactly positive publicity. By Ed Mazza, HuffPost US Donald Trump’s hotel properties were getting plenty of attention on Twitter in the early hours of Thursday morning – but not exactly the kind that makes for good marketing. Lev Parnas, an associate of Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani who is now under criminal investigation, said on MSNBC that many of his meetings took place at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC. He said many lawmakers, insiders and others just hoping to get the attention of Trump’s inner circle hung around the hotel. “It was like a breeding ground at the Trump hotel,” Parnas told Rachel Maddow. “Every event would be there, so everybody would hang out there afterwards.” Indeed, Washington-based accountability watchdog Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics tweeted that at least 217 members of Congress have turned up at the hotel. The interview and the implications of Republican lawmakers and Trump insiders mingling with shady figures at the hotel caused #TrumpHotel to trend on Twitter, especially after MSNBC analyst David Corn compared it to the cantina at Mos Eisley from the first Star Wars movie: David Corn is dissecting the Maddow/Parnas interview with @Lawrence and pretty aptly compares the Trump Hotel bar to the Mos Eisley cantina from Star Wars - in the words of Obi-Wan Kenobi "You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy" pic.twitter.com/gynf8qUxl5 — tblue (@tbluegator) January 16, 2020 OLD ABOUT MOS EISLEY: "You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy" NEW ABOUT TRUMP HOTEL: "You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy" — Jesse Ferguson (@JesseFFerguson) January 16, 2020 On @TheLastWord, @DavidCornDC analogizes the Trump Hotel bar to this: pic.twitter.com/dhWNpqLXhc — David Gura (@davidgura) January 16, 2020 A Coen Brothers cast of motley dudes assembled at the Star Wars Bar of the Trump Hotel Marc Caputo on Twitter — Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) January 16, 2020 The Trump Hotel bar is pretty much the cantina where Obi-wan had to chop homies hand off. #LevSpeakspic.twitter.com/qdjlrD96X7 — Cali Verb (@Cali_Verb) January 16, 2020 Ops everywhere. Live look at Trump Hotel bar... #LevParnas#Maddowpic.twitter.com/UE0jPKchnk — Alvin aqua Blanco (@Aqua174) January 16, 2020 I guess if you want to drain the swamp you have to start with the bar at the Trump Hotel DC. @maddow#Parnas#Nunes#PenceKnew — Sandra Restrepo (@restcon) January 16, 2020 So, Devin Nunes, Robert Hyde, Bill Barr, Rudy Giuliani and Lev Parnas walk into a bar at Trump hotel ... This whole thing used to read like a bad Russian spy novel; it's grown into an American mob story.#LevRemembers#LevSpeaks#PresidentPelosi#Maddow — Good Grief! (@natespuewell) January 16, 2020 Trump Hotel... "You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy." Would be laughable almost if these people weren't literally running our country... Matthew Miller on Twitter — Rey ✨ (@1Jedi_Rey) January 16, 2020 We check in with the only wine served at the Trump Hotel. pic.twitter.com/EaALx6TI7B — Shawn Milrad (@shawnmilrad) January 16, 2020 “It was like a breeding ground at the Trump hotel.” - Parnas explaining how guys like him would rub elbows with GOP congressmen and people like Robert Hyde. — Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) January 16, 2020 Watching @maddow#parnasinterview and: the bar at the DC Trump hotel would make a GREAT @nbcsnl sketch — Sarah Brown (@SBRogue) January 16, 2020 After the Lev Parnas interview, it’s becoming clear why Donald Trump is suddenly trying to sell that Trump Hotel. That place is a roadmap for exposing every one of his criminal scandals. — Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) January 16, 2020
