“Ukrainian-American businessman Lev Parnas and his business partner were arrested in 2019, accused by the U.S. government of funneling a Russian oligarch’s money into American political campaigns,” Reuters reports. “One recipient of Parnas’ donations — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis — has said he was barely an acquaintance.”“But DeSantis and Parnas worked more closely together than the Republican governor has disclosed, according to a detailed account of their relationship Parnas provided to Reuters and 63 previously unreported text messages from DeSantis to Parnas between May and October 2018, as DeSantis campaigned for governor.”

Source: The Guardian May 23, 2023 03:09 UTC