Donald Trump Jr. seems to end up in the strangest places, like for example, the time he and other Trump campaign officials were involved in a June 2016 meeting with a Kremlin-linked lawyer at his father’s hotel. And now, Junior is seen in a photograph with two men who aided efforts by Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Colludy, to investigate former Vice-President Joe Biden — and they were just arrested on campaign finance violation charges Wednesday.
Both Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, the foreign-born individuals who have been arrested, donated to numerous Republican candidates and in 2018 gave $325,000 to a pro-Trump super PAC, America First Action. What a shocker, huh? The indictment, according to NBC, describes an elaborate scheme to conceal the real source of the political donations through the use of secret agreements, limited liability corporations, and straw donors.
And we’re just wondering why Don Jr. is seen hanging out with the two shady men.
This Facebook screen shot provided by the Campaign Legal Center shows, from left, Donald Trump, Jr., Tommy Hicks, Jr., Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, posted on May 21, 2018. PHOTO: /P
Hey, Junior. Did you hear that two more of your buddies have been arrested?! pic.twitter.com/rIIMvug3J3
— David 🇺🇸🌊 (@mccoysmarketnyc) October 10, 2019
Someone must have warned them.
Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman were arrested at Dulles International airport last night as they attempted to leave the country, a DOJ official tells @PierreTABC. AG Barr was told last night they were being arrested.
— Katherine Faulders (@KFaulders) October 10, 2019
It gets worse.
Lev Parnas, arrested today while trying to flee the country, hosted fundraiser for Ron DeSantis with Donald Trump Jr.: https://t.co/tHfjCkN4ku
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) October 10, 2019
Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, two Ukrainians, set up meetings between Giuliani & Yuri Lutsenko to dig up dirt on the Bidens
They gave $500,000 to pro-Trump groups.
They dined at the White House w/Trump.
They also had breakfast w/ @DonaldJTrumpJr
It’s a sewer. pic.twitter.com/Z8OlwaKIMO— Pitt Griffin (@pittgriffin) October 10, 2019
Such nice guys.
Lev Parnas, 47, once ran an electronics business that was successfully sued for its role in a fraudulent penny stock promotion scheme (though he wasn’t personally charged). He also has a history of unpaid debts, including $500k owed to a Hollywood movie investor. /2
— Ilya Lozovsky (@ichbinilya) October 10, 2019
Since late 2018, Fruman and Parnas have introduced Giuliani to three current and former senior Ukrainian prosecutors to discuss allegedly damaging information about the Bidens. This is what Giuliani has been trumpeting since then. /4
— Ilya Lozovsky (@ichbinilya) October 10, 2019
Fruman and Parnas appear to enjoy a measure of access to other influential figures. They’ve dined with President Trump, had a “power breakfast” with his son Donald Jr., met with U.S. congressmen, and mixed with Republican elites. /6
— Ilya Lozovsky (@ichbinilya) October 10, 2019
Aaand…scene!
Months before their earliest known work with Giuliani, they also lobbied at least one congressman — former U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions — to call for the dismissal of the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch. (They also donated to his campaign). /7
— Ilya Lozovsky (@ichbinilya) October 10, 2019
Don Jr. first tried to dig up dirt on his father’s rival, Hillary Clinton, and now, he’s seen with two men who have been allegedly digging around to get dirt on his Dad’s newest opponent, Joe Biden. We’re sure it’s just a coincidence, though (wink wink).
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