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MelissaB

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Thu Jan 30, 2020, 06:53 PM Jan 2020

New: Paul Manafort and Rudy's Indicted Associate Igor Fruman Go Way, Way Back

New: Paul Manafort and Igor Fruman have been friendly for many years, and spent time together in London and Kyiv




Paul Manafort and Rudy's Indicted Associate Igor Fruman Go Way, Way Back

The relationship — stretching from New York to London to Kyiv — long predated Rudy Giuliani’s attempts to discredit the evidence that played a key role in Manafort's downfall.

The web of connections between Donald Trump’s convicted campaign manager and an indicted man who tried to dig up dirt on his political rival runs tighter and longer than previously understood.

Rudy Giuliani ally Igor Fruman and ex-Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort have been friendly for years, two sources familiar with their relationship tell The Daily Beast.

And that relationship — stretching from New York to London to Kyiv — long predated Rudy Giuliani’s wide-ranging attempts to discredit the evidence that played a key role in kicking off Manafort's political downfall and eventual incarceration.

Joseph Bondy, the lawyer for Fruman associate Lev Parnas, said Manafort and Fruman were friendly for years before their respective indictments.

A friend of Manafort’s, who spoke anonymously to discuss non-public matters, confirmed that Fruman and Manafort have known each other for years. He said Fruman invited Manafort to the opening party for Buddha-Bar in Kyiv many years ago, and that the two men have discussed business. Bondy said the pair also spent time together in London and New York.

More: https://www.thedailybeast.com/paul-manafort-and-rudys-indicted-associate-igor-fruman-go-way-way-back
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