While it was known that Fruman and Parnas had attended an event at Mar-a-Lago, the focus of the event, the timing and who else was in attendance had not been made public. ADDuring that dinner, Parnas told the president that the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine was agitating against him, prompting Trump to abruptly call for her firing. “This is nothing more than that.”ADHe declined to answer additional questions regarding the event, including about the guests in attendance. In an interview, Parnas said the back-to-back events he attended with Trump shows the proximity they had to the president. — who has been subpoenaed as part of the ongoing criminal investigation involving Parnas and Fruman — and Brian Ballard, a Florida lobbyist who is close with Trump.

Source: Washington Post January 30, 2020 19:11 UTC