Speaking of Parnas: "Exclusive: Texts tie Ron DeSantis closely to Trump insider Lev Parnas in 2018 race" (Reuters).N.E. Brigand wrote: ↑Sat May 20, 2023 8:09 pmIn a column titled "Rudy's Very Bad Week," Marcy Wheeler agrees, writing: "I’m sure many of the claims made in this suit are true, but packaged up as it is, it feels too convenient, just like the 'Hunter Biden' 'laptop.'" She thinks the filing indicates Dunphy is trying to interest the FBI in her testimony and/or trying to threaten Giuliani or his associates into arranging a quick settlement....Voronwë the Faithful wrote: ↑Tue May 16, 2023 12:36 am I would say that it *is* too "good" to be true, for a few reasons....
I am also reminded of Lev Parnas, who teased that he had a bunch of information about Giuliani, Trump, and the Ukraine scandal.
When Parnas and his associate Igor Fruman were arrested in 2019, DeSantis's office said that DeSantis barely knew Parnas, who "was just like any other donor, nothing more than that." However, Parnas has provided Reuters with "63 previously unreported text messages from DeSantis to Parnas between May and October 2018, as DeSantis campaigned for governor," and on more than 20 occasions, DeSantis "appealed to fellow Floridian Parnas for introductions, advice and other fundraising help during his hotly contested campaign"; Parnas also "served as an intermediary between DeSantis and former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, who at the time was the personal attorney of then-President Trump," and less than two weeks before the election, "DeSantis sent Parnas a text with suggested wording for a Giuliani tweet in support of his candidacy". They also met at least twice.