Lev Parnas Steps Back from Alleging Surveillance of U.S. Ambassador
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Late Tuesday, the House Intelligence Committee made public a new trove of documents provided by Lev Parnas, the Soviet-born businessman who played a key role in the campaign to pressure Ukraine to investigate political rivals of President Trump. Left-leaning articles report on Parnas’ break with Trump and Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, while right-leaning articles report on Parnas’ claim that Trump knew what was going on with Ukraine.
A left-leaning article by The New York Times highlights that in an interview with the publication, Mr. Parnas expressed regret for trusting Trump and Giuliani and is now eager to cooperate with federal prosecutors investigating Giuliani. The article notes that the records released by Parnas seem to expand the circle of people around Trump who were aware in real time of the campaign to pressure Ukraine.
A centrist article by NPR reports that the lawyer for former U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch is calling for an investigation after Parnas’ records suggested that Yovanovitch was under surveillance by individuals linked to Giuliani. Among the documents released is a note handwritten by Parnas on stationary from the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Vienna, where he appears to list tasks to carry out regarding Ukraine.
A right-leaning article by The New York Post reports that in an interview on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show,” Parnas claimed the president “knew exactly what was going on” in the Ukraine affair. However, the White House dismissed Parnas’ claims in a statement to NBC News on Thursday, stating that “these allegations are being made by a man who is currently out on bail for federal crimes and is desperate to reduce his exposure to prison.”
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Lev Parnas key player in Ukraine affair completes break with trump and Giuliani
New York Times