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UpInArms

(51,252 posts)
Mon Nov 25, 2019, 10:42 AM Nov 2019

Oligarch: Giuliani Offered to Help With Legal Problems, if I Helped Pressure Ukraine

Source: Daily Beast

Rudy Giuliani offered to help an indicted Ukrainian oligarch with his U.S. legal problems if he, in turn, helped with Giuliani’s pressure campaign on the Ukrainian government, according to the oligarch. Dmytro Firtash, an energy tycoon linked to the Kremlin who’s facing extradition to the U.S. on bribery and racketeering charges, spoke to The New York Times. Firtash claims that, in June, he met with Giuliani associates Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, who offered help with his Justice Department problems if he hired two lawyers close to President Trump—Joseph diGenova and Victoria Toensing—and helped with Giuliani’s dirt-digging mission on the Biden family’s activities in Ukraine. Parnas’ lawyer has confirmed his client met Firtash at Giuliani’s request, and encouraged the oligarch to help in the hunt for compromising information “as part of any potential resolution to his extradition matter.” Firtash said he had no information about the Bidens and hadn’t paid for the search for it. “Without my will and desire... I was sucked into this internal U.S. fight,” he said.

Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/dmytro-firtash-giuliani-offered-to-help-with-legal-problems-if-i-helped-pressure-ukraine



I want them all testifying in front of congress
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Oligarch: Giuliani Offered to Help With Legal Problems, if I Helped Pressure Ukraine (Original Post) UpInArms Nov 2019 OP
Joseph diGenova and Victoria Toensing Mike 03 Nov 2019 #1
firtash is under putins thumb....... getagrip_already Nov 2019 #2
Rudy should sue. ffr Nov 2019 #3
Rudy will go to prison duforsure Nov 2019 #4
Acting as the President's personal attorney... nt. BlueIdaho Nov 2019 #5
These Russian names keep popping up B Stieg Nov 2019 #6
I never had a very high opinion of Giuliani PatSeg Nov 2019 #7
It would be really something Hav Nov 2019 #8

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
1. Joseph diGenova and Victoria Toensing
Mon Nov 25, 2019, 11:03 AM
Nov 2019

So, is their relationship with William Barr? Or just Trump? How many other crooks have they 'helped'?

getagrip_already

(14,246 posts)
2. firtash is under putins thumb.......
Mon Nov 25, 2019, 11:03 AM
Nov 2019

He isn't saying anything putin hasn't approved. This only implicates rudy fwiw.

There is zero chance he will be extradited in any event.

ffr

(22,645 posts)
3. Rudy should sue.
Mon Nov 25, 2019, 11:12 AM
Nov 2019


Except the 11 character defense from the DB that will 'case closed' the lawsuit are "it's the truth."

duforsure

(11,882 posts)
4. Rudy will go to prison
Mon Nov 25, 2019, 11:39 AM
Nov 2019

Even if he talks , and others will spill the beans on him first,if they haven't already done it.

PatSeg

(46,794 posts)
7. I never had a very high opinion of Giuliani
Mon Nov 25, 2019, 01:27 PM
Nov 2019

but damn, he is far sleazier than I'd ever imagined. I wonder how much worse this is going to get.

Hav

(5,969 posts)
8. It would be really something
Mon Nov 25, 2019, 05:49 PM
Nov 2019

if members of the Justice Department were part of this scheme as that could only be done with the knowledge and under the direction of the Trump Admin. Really troubling to use that institution to bribe and extort those who are currently under investigation for political reasons.

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