“They sought political influence not only to advance their own financial interests, but to advance the political interests of at least one foreign official — a Ukrainian government official who sought the dismissal of the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine,” Geoffrey Berman, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, said at a news conference.
“Atty. Gen. William Barr was briefed about this investigation in February and was informed Wednesday night that Parnas and Fruman were about to be arrested, according to a Justice Department official. Barr visited with prosecutors in the Manhattan office on Thursday, part of what aides said was a routine check-in visit.”
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-10-10/donors-arrested-giuliani-ukraine-campaign-finance
They sought political influence not only to advance their own financial interests, but to advance the political interests of at least one foreign official — a Ukrainian government official who sought the dismissal of the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine,”
And so what? Doesn’t that pretty much apply to everyone who does work with the government.
Is Barr throwing Giuliani under the bus? I know Parnas and Fruman have been on the left wing radar for a year. Plenty of stories going back to at least May. This story is from July and matches up with the indictment: https://www.thedailybeast.com/meet-the-eastern-european-mystery-donors-behind-the-trump-allied-super-pac
So again what is going on here?