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Starting now @SDNYLIVE: arraignment of Giuliani's associates Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman before #SDNY Judge Oetken. Here was co-defendant Correia's and Kukushkin's last week: innercitypress.com/sdny2correiapa… Inner City Press will live tweet this one: thread

@sdnylive @MatthewLeeICP @FUNCA_info @MaddowBlog @scottadamsshow @TomArnold Judge Oetken's deputy tells the lawyers, The room is cavernous, please speak up. Now Judge Oekten says, we're hear for arraignment on a four count indictment. Asks for time of arrest and about presentment

@sdnylive @MatthewLeeICP @FUNCA_info @MaddowBlog @scottadamsshow @TomArnold AUSA: Parnas will be released on a $1 million bond. Pre-trial supervision out of Southern District of Florida. Home detention with GPS monitoring; DC for legal visits. Surrender passport, no contact with co-defendants outside presence of counsel (Correia disputes)

@sdnylive @MatthewLeeICP @FUNCA_info @MaddowBlog @scottadamsshow @TomArnold AUSA: Igor Fruman putting up a condo. Judge Oetken approves the bail conditions; now proceeding to the arraignment, Parnas first. He waives public reading of the indictment. Pleads Not Guilty.

@sdnylive @MatthewLeeICP @FUNCA_info @MaddowBlog @scottadamsshow @TomArnold Now Fruman pleads not guilt. Judge Oetken asks AUSA to describe the discover in the case.
AUSA: multiple search warrants, 50 bank accounts, "the investigation is ongoing."

@sdnylive @MatthewLeeICP @FUNCA_info @MaddowBlog @scottadamsshow @TomArnold AUSA: By the Dec 2, 2 pm pre-trial conference US will know more.
Judge Oetken: Given the volume of discovery, not setting a trial date yet. Might set it on Dec 2. Parnas' lawyer will be out of the country on that day, he says.

@sdnylive @MatthewLeeICP @FUNCA_info @MaddowBlog @scottadamsshow @TomArnold Parnas' lawyer says there should be DOJ taint team, says that some executive privilege issues may exist. Says Parnas used as his attorney Rudy Giuliani, also lawyer to the president. "These are issues we need to be very sensitive" with, he says.

@sdnylive @MatthewLeeICP @FUNCA_info @MaddowBlog @scottadamsshow @TomArnold Judge Oetken: When you say executive privilege, you're not suggesting your client worked for the President, are you?
Parnas' lawyer: No, my client worked with Mr. Giuliani.

@sdnylive @MatthewLeeICP @FUNCA_info @MaddowBlog @scottadamsshow @TomArnold Parnas' lawyer: If information gets out then we determine it is all privileged, we've got a problem.
AUSA: This is the first that we've heard of this... With respect with executive privilege, we're happy to have a conversation.
Happy.

@sdnylive @MatthewLeeICP @FUNCA_info @MaddowBlog @scottadamsshow @TomArnold Judge Oetken to Parnas' lawyer: if there's a particular application that you want to make, I'm all ears. Are you going to reach a protective order?
AUSA: We are working on it.
Judge Oetken: Anything else?
Only exclusion of time under the Speed Trial Act. To Dec 2

@sdnylive @MatthewLeeICP @FUNCA_info @MaddowBlog @scottadamsshow @TomArnold Judge Oetken: Okay, I'll see you all on December 2 at 2 pm.
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