Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, Guiliani's buddies, got arrested last night on campaign finance violation charges. /1
wsj.com/articles/two-f…
wsj.com/articles/two-f…
WSJ says, "The exact nature of the charges couldn’t immediately be determined" but they're scheduled to appear in court today. /2
My speculation on the charges ...
- They acted as couriers for Giuliani in getting dirt on Joe Biden.
- They've funneled a ton of money into pro-Trump super-PACs.
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- They acted as couriers for Giuliani in getting dirt on Joe Biden.
- They've funneled a ton of money into pro-Trump super-PACs.
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The fact that they were arrested, and not Giuliani or anyone else associated with Ukrainegate, makes me think it might have more to do with the pacs/money.
They're Soviet-born Ukrainian Americans. Possibly they've been acting as straw donors. /4
They're Soviet-born Ukrainian Americans. Possibly they've been acting as straw donors. /4
From the Journal:
"Messrs. Parnas and Fruman had a dinner with the president in early May 2018, according to since-deleted Facebook posts captured in a report published by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project." /5
"Messrs. Parnas and Fruman had a dinner with the president in early May 2018, according to since-deleted Facebook posts captured in a report published by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project." /5
Also: "They also met with the president’s son, Donald Trump Jr. , later that month at a fundraising breakfast in Beverly Hills, Calif., along with Tommy Hicks Jr. , a close friend of the younger Mr. Trump who at the time was heading America First Action." /6
If they were piping illegal foreign cash into the PACs, there's a reasonably good chance Jr knows all about it. /7
