Lev Parnas, the indicted associate of President Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, has been granted permission to attend the Senate impeachment trial on Wednesday -- but won't be able to attend due to something of a technical snag. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., had provided a ticket for Parnas, according to documents Parnas filed with the court. Democrats have said Parnas' explosive accusations against the president should play a larger role in the impeachment trial, and some have floated calling him as a witness. Fox News is told that congressional security officials were unaware of Parnas' plan when the judge's order was issued, and didn't know how to handle Parnas' monitoring device. For example, if the Democrats seek to call Bolton, Republicans might seek to question Hunter Biden or Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., over his panel's contacts with the whistleblower.

Source: Fox News January 29, 2020 03:20 UTC