Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, two Florida businessmen, have donated to Republican campaigns, according to the Wall Street JournalSign up for the US briefing and get a new perspective 3.04pm BST Rudy Giuliani minimized campaign-finance charges against Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman as recently as two weeks ago, a New York Times reporter noted.2 WEEKS AGO: Rudy Giuliani minimized the campaign finance issues facing his Ukrainian researchers LEV PARNAS & IGOR FRUMAN, telling me “I referred them to a campaign finance expert who pretty much resolved it.”YESTERDAY: Parnas & Fruman were arrested on campaign finance charges 2.56pm BST Parnas, one of the men arrested on campaign-finance charges, was scheduled to be deposed today by House Democrats leading the impeachment inquiry against Trump.USA Today has more: Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman helped Rudy Giuliani meet a key Ukrainian prosecutor as the president’s personal lawyer sought to discredit Trump’s political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden. …But in a legal dust-up that appears unrelated to the Ukraine scandal, the campaign contribution sparked a complaint to the Federal Election Commission – and at least two lawsuits – because of questions about the source of the money. Despite the generous political contributions, Parnas faces a $510,000 federal judgment in a case over a debt for a movie that never got made. Continue reading…
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