Both, according to various media accounts, helped introduce Giuliani into top Ukrainian political circles. The two men had been planning to fly to Vienna on Wednesday night, according to a source familiar with the matter. John Dowd, the lawyer for Parnas and Fruman, declined to comment on the charges. In May 2018, the indictment said, Parnas and Fruman contributed $325,000 to a pro-Trump political action committee called America First Action. Giuliani said last week he provided information to both Trump and the state department about Yovanovitch, who he suggested was biased against Trump.

Source: The Telegraph October 10, 2019 19:30 UTC