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 Giulianis pressure campaign on the Ukrainian government, according to the oligarch. Dmytro Firtash, an energy tycoon linked to the Kremlin whos 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 TrumpJoseph diGenova and Victoria Toensingand helped with Giulianis dirt-digging mission on the Biden familys activities in Ukraine. Parnas lawyer has confirmed his client met Firtash at Giulianis 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 hadnt 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
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)So, is their relationship with William Barr? Or just Trump? How many other crooks have they 'helped'?
getagrip_already
(14,246 posts)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)Except the 11 character defense from the DB that will 'case closed' the lawsuit are "it's the truth."
duforsure
(11,882 posts)Even if he talks , and others will spill the beans on him first,if they haven't already done it.
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)B Stieg
(2,410 posts)widening the scope of their unhealthy alliances with tRump.
PatSeg
(46,794 posts)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)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.