Giuliani Pals Tied To Ukraine Scheme Arrested On Campaign Finance Charges

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Source: Talking Points Memo

By Josh Kovensky

October 10, 2019 9:47 am

Two associates of Trump personal attorney Rudy Giuliani who were tied to the Ukraine pressure campaign were reportedly arrested on Thursday on campaign finance charges.

The pair — Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman — reportedly traveled to Kyiv in 2019 as Giuliani and Trump pressed the Ukrainian government to fabricate dirt on Joe Biden and the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation.

Parnas faced separate scrutiny over a bizarre $325,000 contribution that flowed from a company he controlled to a pro-Trump Super PAC called America First Action.

The two are expected to appear in federal court in Virginia on Thursday.


Read more: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/giuliani-pals-tied-to-ukraine-scheme-arrested-on-campaign-finance-charges

[demmiblue]

1. K&R

Two Key Players In The Ukraine Controversy Spent Lavishly As They Dug For Dirt on Biden

Bank records reveal a whirlwind of spending at high-end restaurants, an infamous strip club, and five-star hotels by the two little-known operatives who waged a back-channel campaign with Rudy Giuliani.



https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/mikesallah/ukraine-spending-trump-parnas-fruman

[nycbos]

2. It is too early for popcorn?

[still_one]

9. I think it is. If the DOJ is involved in this arrest for campaign finance reform, I cynically is to

take them out of the picture in testifying before Congress

[blaze]

13. They were arrested at Dulles!! Hahahahah

I feel a little better knowing that they were trying to get out of town.

But, because..... well just because... I'm still skeptical.

[still_one]

14. Someone just posted they were expected to be deposed on Capitol Hill today and

tomorrow

Too much a coincidence?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=2379373

[blaze]

16. Yup. Parnas today and Fruman tomorrow.

I also read that they weren't gonna show... but I can't find that source right now.

If Barr had a hand in the arrest, then I think they're just snagging them to slow things down until they can figure out how they want to spin it.

[still_one]

17. This is getting interesting

[demmiblue]

3. ...

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2 WEEKS AGO: Rudy Giuliani minimized the campaign finance issues facing his Ukrainian researchers LEV PARNAS & IGOR FRUMAN, telling me “I referred them to a campaign finance expert who pretty much resolved it.”

YESTERDAY: Parnas & Fruman were arrested on campaign finance charges

Link to tweet

[Jirel]

11. Well, of course!

It was a referral from Giuliani. What would you expect? Competence?

[Silver1]

4. Here we go.

This should be very interesting ...

[Botany]

5. Rudy, Trump, and Pence sure have a lot of "Ukrainian Friends"

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212562166

[BumRushDaShow]

6. This is breaking news all over the place now

Swamp creatures.

[Gothmog]

7. Boom

Link to tweet

[Scarsdale]

8. I wonder if Guiliani and these goons

were using US government credit cards during their high spending sprees? I wonder what Donald Jr. did during this meeting?

[Scarsdale]

10. How do these corrupt people

manage to obtain visas to get into the US? Their visas should be revoked, and they should be banished from the country, after their jail time is over. The gop certainly attracts the scum, don't they? They should change the name from gop to "Traitors 'R Us"

[pecosbob]

12. Okay we definitely need the recent photo with these two clowns, Trump and Pence

They released a photoshopped version of it the other day with Pence removed as if he didn't want to be seen with them or something...

[smirkymonkey]

15. Look at that shit-eating grin on Trump's face!

The only time he smiles like that is when he's around corrupt Russians.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

18. On [Wednesday], they had lunch with the president's lawyer, bought one way tickets out of town and..

David Fahrenthold Retweeted

So on Thursday, they had lunch with the president's lawyer, bought one way tickets out of town and were arrested at the airport, per WSJ.

Link to tweet

Wednesday

Link to tweet

Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman had lunch with Rudy Giuliani at the Trump hotel in Washington YESTERDAY, a source who saw them tells @nataliewsj. They were arrested later that night at Dulles, where they were awaiting an international flight.

Link to tweet

[mahatmakanejeeves]

19. Credit to @lachlan for catching this story literally the day before Parnas and Furman get charged.

David Fahrenthold Retweeted

Hot damn, credit to @lachlan for catching this story literally the day before Parnas and Furman get charged.

Link to tweet

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20. Oh, nice!

[FakeNoose]

21. Are these guys Russian, or Ukrainian?

I'm seeing both and I don't know which is correct.

[wishstar]

22. Russian born but have lived in Ukraine

[SmartVoter22]

23. Rudy now a Travel Agency?

Have lunch with Rudy, launder some money through shady GOP PAC's and get free flights anywhere outside the US. Lunch was the in-flight meal.