TOPIC: Trump's true network coming to light as arrests and subpoenas flow

A Branch wrote:
No, I believe it's disinformation meant to further disparage Russia and Putin, and has no basis in fact.
Merely meeting with and having friends with Russian Jews is of no importance, it is to be expected.
What matters is Russian policies, and I see them as being largely positive with Putin at the helm.

Back to the topic of the day:

In a response to questions from McClatchy and the Miami Herald, Farley Weiss, president of the board of directors of the National Council of Young Israel, acknowledged his organization was “unaware of any potential issues” about Igor Fruman and Lev Parnas. They are Soviet-born emigrees living in South Florida who have since been thrust into the spotlight in the wake of stories about Rudy Giuliani’s efforts in Ukraine on behalf of President Donald Trump.

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Tommy Hicks Jr. speaking at the National Council of Young Israel Gala in New York, March 2019.

He’s Donald Trump Jr.’s hunting buddy. Over the past two decades, the two have trained their sights on duck, pheasant and white-tailed deer on multiple continents. (An email from another Trump Jr. pal characterized one of their joint duck-hunting trips to Mexico years ago as “muy aggresivo.”)

Tommy Hicks Jr., 41, isn’t a government official; he’s a wealthy private investor. And he has been a part of discussions related to China and technology with top officials from the Treasury Department, National Security Council, Commerce Department and others, according to emails and documents obtained by ProPublica. In one email, Hicks refers to a meeting at “Langley,” an apparent reference to the CIA’s headquarters....
www.propublica.org/article/trump-inc-podcast-tommy-hicks-jr-donald-trump-jr-hunting-buddy


This Facebook screen shot provided by The Campaign Legal Center, shows from left, Donald Trump, Jr., Tommy Hicks, Jr., Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, posted on May 21, 2018. (The Campaign Legal Center via AP)
www.760kfmb.com/article/news/nation-world/2-businessmen-tied-to-rudy-guiliani-arrested-on-campaign-finance-violations/507-5112ddb5-713b-41dd-9263-852d4c3c0804


Trump and Giuliani have nothing to do with "Ukrainians" or "Russians".

At a March 31 gala, an Orthodox Jewish group honored Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman.

That was before it became known that the two were mixed up in Rudy Giuliani's efforts to get Ukraine to ...
www.mcclatchydc.com/news/investigations/article235776342.html


The only real campaign/election interference is Israeli.

Impeachment: GOP donors Lev Parnas, Igor Fruman arrested
www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/10/10/impeachment-inquiry-lev-parnas-igor-fruman-witness-list/3866159002/

- Remember -

Putin Criticized for Remarks Insinuating Jews and Other Minority Groups Could Be Behind U.S. Election Interference
time.com/5194830/vladimir-putin-jews-tatars-ukrainians-u-s-election-interference/

All the real journalists and politicians with a brain know this.

They just CAN'T say so. Imagine the repurcussions. The fact that they can't report the truth -
but must report LIES - makes Americans fear and detest Russia, the country. That is dangerous.

It has made the U.S. drop out of arms treaties and impose sanctions against RUSSIA...

This is how insidious the seed of lies can get - all the way to WW3.
Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, who routed a large donation to a pro-Trump super PAC, are accused of taking part in a scheme to funnel foreign money to candidates for federal and state officehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/two-business-associates-of-trumps-personal-lawyer-giuliani-have-been-arrested-and-are-in-custody/2019/10/10/9f9c101a-eb63-11e9-9306-47cb0324fd44_story.html

An Orthodox Jewish Group Honored Rudy Giuliani's 'Florida Fixers,' Now Part Of Impeachment Probe

In March, National Council of Young Israel, an umbrella group for a network of Orthodox synagogues, awarded Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman the "Chovevei Zion Award" at a gala.

forward.com/fast-forward/432716/rudy-giuliani-trump-orthodox-jewish-group/

In a May 18 tweet that presaged what has unfolded, however, Giuliani tweeted about them as he attacked wealthy Ukrainian businessman Igor Kolomoisky, who has Israeli citizenship, headed the United Jewish Community of Ukraine and is a fierce critic of Vladimir Putin’s Russia, which nationalized his assets after the 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine.


“The notorious oligarch returned from a long exile and immediately threatened and defamed two Americans, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman,” read Giuliani’s tweet. “They are my clients and I have advised them to press charges.”
amp.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article235776342.html

Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman were carrying out President Trump’s scheme to pressure Ukraine to investigate his domestic rivals. This morning, the two men were arrested on campaign-finance charges as they attempted to leave the country.

The campaign-finance charges involve Parnas and Fruman allegedly violating federal law by funneling several million dollars to Pete Sessions, a former House Republican from Texas. Sessions was valuable to their operation because he publicly demanded the firing of Marie Yovanovitch, the U.S. ambassador (who was subsequently fired.) Lachlan Markay detailed the connection between Parnas, Fruman, and Sessions earlier this week.

But ultimately, the campaign-finance violations are a small part of their overall plot. Parnas and Fruman were the rough equivalent of the Watergate burglars. A July profile of the two, by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, creates the distinct impression that both men are goons. Not violent goons, but people who specialize in highly unethical or illegal activity that may involve organized crime.

Parnas and Fruman were working with Rudy Giuliani, who represents the two as their lawyer, to encourage various Ukrainians to investigate Trump’s opponents in Ukraine. (con't...)
nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/10/parnas-and-fruman-trumps-ukraine-fixers-just-got-arrested.html