Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards and Features Editor Hunter Biden was in the audience at a Saturday night screening and Q&A of “From Russia With Lev,” which was followed by a Q&A with executive producer Rachel Maddow, director Billy Corben and subjects Lev and Svetlana Parnas.
The MSNBC documentary, airing on Sept. 20, features a surprising scene in which Biden and Parnas come face-to-face after Parnas admitted to creating false and damaging allegations against Biden on behalf of then-President Donald Trump.
Though Biden did not speak publicly, he listened intently to the Q&A discussion and spoke privately with the participants after.
The screening, which took place at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, was sponsored by American Cinematheque. The Ukrainian-American businessman pinpointed Biden because his father, Joe Biden, was perceived by Trump as his biggest threat to re-election in 2020.
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