Former Giuliani associate says his arrest was timed to protect Trump during impeachment scandal
Source: The Independent
Ukrainian-born businessman denies campaign finance violations
Independent Staff
27 minutes ago
Lev Parnas, a Ukrainian-born former associate of Rudy Guiliani, has asked a federal judge to turn over documents that he says will show that his arrest was orchestrated to protect the president during the impeachment inquiry.
Mr Parnas' attorney Joseph Bondy argued in court documents that the arrest of his client fits into a pattern of litigation pushed by the Justice Department under the leadership of Attorney General William Barr, who left the post on December 23 after refusing to indulge Mr Trump's baseless election theft conspiracy theories.
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The motion filed by Mr Bondy argues that the campaign finance charges against Mr Parnas should be dismissed and that the Southern District of New York chose to investigate his client because of his "national origin and his support for President Trump".
It also says that after interference by Mr Barr, the indictment and arrest of Mr Parnas was timed to "thwart him from being able to provide evidence to Congress during the Impeachment Inquiry of President Donald J Trump".
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