The former New York mayor initially stood by Parnas and his onetime business partner Igor Fruman after their arrests. ADADInstead, Parnas said, he was shocked and delighted to find himself constantly at the side of the president’s personal lawyer. Parnas joined Giuliani in the dugout to meet the New York Yankees during a special overseas baseball game in London. Now Parnas believes that the president’s lawyer drew the two Soviet-born men close after he realized they had connections in Ukraine, a Giuliani obsession. He said that Firtash had cut all ties to Parnas after it started to become clear Parnas intended to assist the impeachment probe.

Source: Washington Post January 19, 2020 00:33 UTC