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2 years, 3 months ago

How Bill Barr blocked investigations to protect Trump in Ukraine probe: new book

The new book written by former U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman, of the Southern District of New York, makes a number of accusations that former Attorney General Bill Barr went to great lengths to protect Donald Trump and any of his allies. IN OTHER NEWS: Armed man wearing rainbow wig said he'd restore Trump as 'president king' and 'kill Democrats': police …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Giuliani Associate Sentenced To One Year In Prison In Foreign Donor Case

Huff Post

NEW YORK — A Florida man who helped Rudy Giuliani seek damaging information against Joe Biden in Ukraine was sentenced to a year and a day in prison and fined $10,000 Friday in an unrelated campaign finance case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Hagan Scotten had urged a sentence of at least three years behind bars, saying the crime had caused “incalculable …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Giuliani associate convicted of campaign finance crimes

Associated Press

NEW YORK — A Florida businessman who helped Rudy Giuliani’s effort to dig up dirt on Joe Biden in Ukraine was convicted Friday of campaign finance crimes, including funneling a Russian entrepreneur’s money to U.S. politicians. “Campaign finance laws are designed to protect the integrity of our free and fair elections – unencumbered by foreign interests or influence – and …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Rudy Giuliani henchman Lev Parnas found guilty on all counts

Raw Story

Lev Parnas, a former henchman to Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, was found guilty on all six criminal counts leveled against him on Friday. In a quickly rendered verdict, a jury found Parnas guilty of the most serious charge leveled against him, conspiracy to make foreign contributions to political campaigns. Parnas was arrested along with fellow Giuliani henchman Igor Fruman back …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Federal Investigators Search Rudy Giuliani's Apartment Over Ukraine Ties

NPR

Federal Investigators Search Rudy Giuliani's Apartment Over Ukraine Ties Enlarge this image toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP Carolyn Kaster/AP Federal investigators in Manhattan executed a search warrant Wednesday at Rudy Giuliani's apartment as part of a probe into the former New York City mayor's activities involving Ukraine, his attorney told NPR. He said the search warrants are connected to an investigation …

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4 years, 2 months ago

Defendant pleads guilty in Rudy Giuliani associates’ case

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Prosecutors secured a guilty plea Thursday from a Florida businessman who hired one of President Donald Trump’s lawyers, Rudy Giuliani, to lend credibility to a supposedly fraud-busting company authorities say was a fraud itself. The charge directly related to Fraud Guarantee was added last month to a broader criminal case against two men, Lev Parnas and Igor …

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4 years, 7 months ago

In recording Trump asks how long Ukraine can resist Russians

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump inquired how long Ukraine would be able to resist Russian aggression without U.S. assistance during a 2018 meeting with donors that included the indicted associates of his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani. On the recording, a voice that appears to be Parnas’ can be heard saying, “The biggest problem there, I think where we need to …

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4 years, 11 months ago

Transcript: NPR's Full Interview With Trump Lawyer Rudy Giuliani

NPR

Transcript: NPR's Full Interview With Trump Lawyer Rudy Giuliani Enlarge this image toggle caption Saul Martinez/Getty Images Saul Martinez/Getty Images In a wide-ranging interview Tuesday in New York with Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep and NPR Justice Correspondent Ryan Lucas, President Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, talks about investigating Joe Biden, his work in Ukraine and whether Trump's actions regarding Ukraine were …

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5 years ago

Indicted Giuliani associate Lev Parnas asks judge to share documents with impeachment investigators

Salon

Lev Parnas, an indicted former associate of Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani, asked a judge to turn over the contents of an iPhone and other documents seized after his arrest, his lawyer said. The Department of Justice will turn over documents seized from Parnas’ home and an iPhone seized during his October arrest on Tuesday, according to a letter Parnas’ attorney …

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5 years, 1 month ago

Giuliani’s deceitful Ukraine business web

Salon

I am not making this up, so fasten your seatbelts belts. Its co-owners, Ukrainian and U.S. nationals, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, have held many meetings at the Washington, D.C. Trump Hotel with Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York city and the real-life version of Alice in Wonderland’s Mad Hatter. Then, as if he has watched too many …

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5 years, 1 month ago

Rudy Giuliani pursued business interests in Ukraine while pushing for inquiries on Donald Trump's behalf

Firstpost

As Rudy Giuliani waged a public campaign this year to unearth damaging information in Ukraine about President Donald Trump’s political rivals, he privately pursued hundreds of thousands of dollars in business from Ukrainian government officials, documents reviewed by The New York Times show As Rudy Giuliani waged a public campaign this year to unearth damaging information in Ukraine about President …

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5 years, 1 month ago

New documents show contacts between Giuliani and Pompeo

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Newly released documents show Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani was in contact with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the months before the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine was abruptly recalled. Austin Evers, executive director of American Oversight, said the documents reveal “a clear paper trail from Rudy Giuliani to the Oval Office to Secretary Pompeo to facilitate …

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5 years, 1 month ago

New documents show contacts between Giuliani and Pompeo

The Hindu

Documents released late Friday show Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani was in contact with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the months before the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine was abruptly recalled. Austin Evers, executive director of American Oversight, said the documents reveal “a clear paper trail from Rudy Giuliani to the Oval Office to Secretary Pompeo to facilitate Mr. …

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5 years, 1 month ago

Ukrainian gas executive cooperating in US probe of Giuliani

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors are planning to interview an executive with Ukraine’s state-owned gas company as part of an ongoing probe into the business dealings of Rudy Giuliani and two of his Soviet-born business associates. Federal prosecutors in New York are investigating the business dealings of Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, including whether he failed to register as a …

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5 years, 2 months ago

Who is Rudy Giuliani's friend "Charles"? An accidental text may have outed his identity

Salon

This article has been corrected since its original publication. The new hire — 20-year-old Liberty University Online communications major Christianné Allen—is currently the most solid connection between the work the President's private attorney was doing in Ukraine, an ongoing federal investigation into two of his clients, and a Long Island personal injury lawyer who for reasons still unclear reportedly paid …

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5 years, 2 months ago

Giuliani Associates Plead Not Guilty To Charges Of Making Illegal Campaign Donations

NPR

Giuliani Associates Plead Not Guilty To Charges Of Making Illegal Campaign Donations Enlarge this image toggle caption Stephanie Keith/Getty Images Stephanie Keith/Getty Images Two of Rudy Giuliani's associates appeared in federal court Wednesday in Manhattan, where they pleaded not guilty to charges of illegally funneling foreign donations to U.S. political candidates. Sponsor Message Prosecutors say that last year, Parnas and …

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5 years, 2 months ago

Man accused in probe of Giuliani associates is freed on bail

Associated Press

NEW YORK — A Florida man accused of conspiring with associates of Rudy Giuliani to make illegal campaign contributions made an initial court appearance Wednesday after flying to Kennedy Airport in New York City to turn himself in. Correia is among four men charged with using straw donors to make illegal contributions to politicians who they thought could help their …

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5 years, 2 months ago

Arrest of Giuliani associates ensnares ‘Congressman 1'

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Businessmen with ties to Rudy Giuliani lobbied a U.S. congressman in 2018 for help ousting the American ambassador to Ukraine around the same time they committed to raising money for the lawmaker. !” Later that same day, Sessions sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo seeking Yovanovitch’s dismissal because he had “notice of concrete evidence” …

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5 years, 3 months ago

New York Daily News Gives Ex-Mayor Rudy Giuliani A Slapstick Makeover On Cover

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING The New York Daily News gave Rudy Giuliani, personal attorney to President Donald Trump, a mocking makeover on its Friday front page. The tabloid newspaper depicted the former New York City mayor and two of his associates, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, as the slapstick comedy trio “The Three Stooges.” The New Three Stooges: Larry, Moe and. …

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5 years, 3 months ago

Rudy Giuliani associates tied to Donald Trump's Ukraine scandal arrested on campaign finance charges

ABC

Two foreign-born Florida businessmen who helped President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani investigate political rival Joe Biden have been arrested in a scheme to illegally funnel Russian money to a pro-Trump election committee and other US political candidates, prosecutors said. Key points: Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman were central to Rudy Giuliani's efforts to convince Ukraine officials to investigate …

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5 years, 3 months ago

2 Giuliani Associates Arrested On Campaign Finance Violations

NPR

2 Giuliani Associates Arrested On Campaign Finance Violations Enlarge this image toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP Carolyn Kaster/AP Updated at 7:15 p.m. ET Two Florida-based businessmen who helped President Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani in his efforts to dig up dirt on former Vice President Joe Biden in Ukraine have been arrested and charged with campaign finance violations in a separate …

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5 years, 3 months ago

2 men tied to Trump lawyer Giuliani arrested on campaign charges

Al Jazeera

Lev Parnas, Igor Fruman are accused of conspiring to ‘funnel foreign money to candidates for federal and state office’. Washington, DC – Two business associates of US President Donald Trump‘s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani have been arrested over violations of campaign finance laws, US prosecutors in New York said on Thursday. Parnas and Fruman have been charged with making illegal …

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5 years, 3 months ago

For Ukraine help, Giuliani turned to unlikely Florida fixers

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — When President Donald Trump wanted Ukrainian authorities to investigate his Democratic rival Joe Biden, Rudy Giuliani turned to an unlikely pair of fixers: two Soviet-born business partners from Florida. Campaign finance watchdogs first raised concerns about the source of the $325,000 donation to America First Action, a political action committee supporting Trump’s re-election, shortly after it was first …

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How Bill Barr blocked investigations to protect Trump in Ukraine probe: new book

Giuliani Associate Sentenced To One Year In Prison In Foreign Donor Case

Giuliani associate convicted of campaign finance crimes

Rudy Giuliani henchman Lev Parnas found guilty on all counts

Federal Investigators Search Rudy Giuliani's Apartment Over Ukraine Ties

Defendant pleads guilty in Rudy Giuliani associates’ case

In recording Trump asks how long Ukraine can resist Russians

Transcript: NPR's Full Interview With Trump Lawyer Rudy Giuliani

Indicted Giuliani associate Lev Parnas asks judge to share documents with impeachment investigators

Giuliani’s deceitful Ukraine business web

Rudy Giuliani pursued business interests in Ukraine while pushing for inquiries on Donald Trump's behalf

New documents show contacts between Giuliani and Pompeo

New documents show contacts between Giuliani and Pompeo

Ukrainian gas executive cooperating in US probe of Giuliani

Who is Rudy Giuliani's friend "Charles"? An accidental text may have outed his identity

Giuliani Associates Plead Not Guilty To Charges Of Making Illegal Campaign Donations

Man accused in probe of Giuliani associates is freed on bail

Arrest of Giuliani associates ensnares ‘Congressman 1'

New York Daily News Gives Ex-Mayor Rudy Giuliani A Slapstick Makeover On Cover

Rudy Giuliani associates tied to Donald Trump's Ukraine scandal arrested on campaign finance charges

2 Giuliani Associates Arrested On Campaign Finance Violations

2 men tied to Trump lawyer Giuliani arrested on campaign charges

For Ukraine help, Giuliani turned to unlikely Florida fixers