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New: Paul Manafort and Igor Fruman have been friendly for many years, and spent time together in London and Kyiv
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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 Giulianis attempts to discredit the evidence that played a key role in Manafort's downfall.
The web of connections between Donald Trumps 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 Giulianis 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 Manaforts, 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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New: Paul Manafort and Rudy's Indicted Associate Igor Fruman Go Way, Way Back (Original Post)
MelissaB
Jan 2020
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MelissaB
(16,420 posts)1. Mob
Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)2. Where is Fruman now?
Parnas was out on monitored release, but you don't hear anything about Fruman.
malaise
(267,795 posts)3. They are all scumbags
Mobsters