New - House panels poring through reams of material from indicted Giuliani associate Lev Parnas to see whether there's anything they can use at trial. Dems say they are trying to assess the huge volume of material before trial begins. w/@jeremyherb cnn.com/2020/01/14/pol…
And House Dems just announced they are providing this information to House Judiciary as part of impeachment case. intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/… intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/…
In a handwritten note, Parnas wrote, “get Zalensky [sic] to Annonce [sic] that the Biden case will Be Investigated.” Also documents include efforts by Giuliani to get a private meeting with Zelensky and the highlight the effort to oust the ambassador Marie Yovanovitch
Newly unveiled letter from Giuliani to Zelensky says that he is reaching out to set up a meeting between the two of them with Trump’s “knowledge and consent.” cnn.com/2020/01/14/pol…
Giuliani on one hand says to Zelensky he’s working as a “private citizen” and also acknowledges he wants to meet with Zelensky with Trump’s “knowledge and consent.” In the meantime, Trump tells US diplomats to “talk to Rudy” about Ukraine, as Rudy pushes for a Biden probe
Trump said he “didn’t know about” Parnas and Fruman but docs show that Jay Sekulow informed attorney John Dowd that he had discussed with President Trump “the issue of representation” and that Trump “consents to allowing your representation of Mr. Parnas and Mr. Fruman.”
