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Quick recap of the latest Ukraine news:

Late yesterday, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman were arrested at Dulles airport with one-way tickets out of the country, just hours after lunching with Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuiani.

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wsj.com/articles/two-f…
They were charged with campaign finance violations--Funneling foreign money to American political campaigns. This is illegal.

A former Congressman, listed in the indictment as “Congressman-1” was identified today as being Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX).

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But wait, there's more.

Parnas and Fruman were also helping Giuliani dig up dirt on Biden as part of Trump’s extortion scheme to withhold U.S. military aid in exchange for Ukraine’s help in rigging the 2020 election.

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They not only worked with Giuliani, but they were also informal advisers to Trump. What information do they have about Trump’s role in the Ukraine extortion scheme?

Additional background info on Parnas and Fruman:

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1)Yesterday, the Southern District of New York indicted two associates of Mayor Rudy Giuliani
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