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Reup this must read from July: buzzfeednews.com/article/mikesa…
From the above BuzzFeed News story from JULY: Lev Parnas goes to Capitol Hill
And here's Lev Parnas and Trump at the White House, also from here buzzfeednews.com/article/mikesa…
"As for Trump, Parnas said he has met with the president multiple times, in Washington and at Mar-a-Lago, but refused to say what they discussed."
They also funneled money to a pro-Trump Super PAC buzzfeednews.com/article/mikesa…
And here is Fruman with Trump, via the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, which was writing about the two of them back in July occrp.org/en/investigati…
"The men appear to enjoy a measure of access to influential figures. They’ve dined with Trump, had a 'power breakfast' with his son Donald Jr., met with U.S. congressmen, and mixed with Republican elites." occrp.org/en/investigati…
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Garance Franke-Ruta
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THREAD: Every so often I volunteer with a bipartisan group that trains young women to run for office. The last time I did this there was one woman who asked how you run for office when there is something you don't want to talk about.
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1/ So @RudyGiuliani’s two Ukraine helpers were arrested this morning — for allegedly funneling Russian money into U.S. campaigns.

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