Lev Parnas argues timing of his arrest was orchestrated to protect Trump
Lev Parnas argues timing of his arrest was orchestrated to protect Trump Shayna Jacobs NEW YORK —Lev Parnas, the indicted Ukrainian-born businessman whose affiliation with Rudolph W. Giuliani became a focal point during President Trump's impeachment, has asked a federal judge to order the administration to turn over records he hopes will show his arrest was part of an elaborate plot to protect the president. Attorney Joseph Bondy argued in court papers unsealed Tuesday that the timing of Parnas’s arrest in October 2019 was consistent with a pattern of behavior exhibit...