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Text Messages Tie DeSantis Closely to Lev Parnas
May 22, 2023 at 11:02 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 76 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2023/05/22/text-messages-tie-desantis-closely-to-lev-parnas/
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Ukrainian-American businessman Lev Parnas and his business partner were arrested in 2019, accused by the U.S. government of funneling a Russian oligarchs money into American political campaigns, Reuters reports.
One recipient of Parnas donations Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has said he was barely an acquaintance.
But DeSantis and Parnas worked more closely together than the Republican governor has disclosed, according to a detailed account of their relationship Parnas provided to Reuters and 63 previously unreported text messages from DeSantis to Parnas between May and October 2018, as DeSantis campaigned for governor.
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MagickMuffin
(15,943 posts)Where have we heard this before?
Hmmmmmm!
Deep State Witch
(10,429 posts)It all loops back to Russia.
bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)in several statements.
Ron DeSantis has reversed his position on Ukraine, after facing widespread criticism for calling the Russian invasion a territorial dispute.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/23/ron-desantis-ukraine-war-russia-territorial-dispute
Ron DeSantis emboldens Vladimir Putin
Floridas governor has blundered by saying Ukraine is not a vital American interest.
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/03/16/ron-desantis-emboldens-vladimir-putin
Ron DeCeasefire: US presidential hopeful DeSantis calls for truce in Ukraine
Its in everybodys interest to try to get to a place where we can have a ceasefire, Florida governor says.
https://www.politico.eu/article/ron-deceasefire-u-s-presidential-hopeful-desantis-calls-for-truce-in-ukraine/
usaf-vet
(6,189 posts)It appears to me that the Russians are well on their way to disrupting our Democracy with the HELP of the GOP.
Warpy
(111,277 posts)I wondered who was pulling that little weasel's strings.
malaise
(269,054 posts)How DeSantis got his swamp drained by Igor, Lev, and Russian cash
https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/columns/2019/10/15/how-desantis-got-his-swamp-drained-by-igor-lev-and-russian-cash/2524833007/
DeSantis to return $50,000 he received from arrested Florida businessmen
https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2019/10/10/desantis-returns-50000-he-received-from-arrested-florida-businessmen/