Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas will be in attendance during today’s Q&A session in President Trump’s Senate impeachment trial after a federal judge altered conditions of his bail to allow Parnas to travel to Washington.
Judge Paul Oetken ordered Parnas, who was mobbed by reporters as he arrived on Capitol Hill, to wear an ankle monitor at all times during his visit to the nation’s capital. Parnas, 47, and another Giuliani associate, Igor Fruman, were indicted on charges of attempting to funnel foreign money into Republican coffers.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer provided Parnas with a ticket to attend what is likely to be a contentious day of debate between Republicans and Democrats in the Senate.
Parnas said Trump “knew exactly what was going on” after he and Fruman worked to strongarm Ukrainian businessmen and politicians. Trump called Parnas a “con man” and said he doesn’t know the Giuliani associate.
“It’s a surreal feeling,” Parnas told reporters. “It’s not something that I can explain. Right now, I think I’m just going on adrenaline, and I just pray. So far, God’s been great. The truth’s come out.”
WATCH: Lev Parnas arrives on Capitol Hill ahead of Q&A phase of Senate impeachment trial. pic.twitter.com/5ay7CeiBXs
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 29, 2020
Breaking: Lev Parnas making his way to the United States Senate pic.twitter.com/fRrwkaiyJr
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3. Media has found Lev Parnas at the United States Senate pic.twitter.com/bnrEbshYox
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) January 29, 2020
