‘A wild goose chase’: Giuliani associate urges House GOP to abandon Biden probe
Lev Parnas, a Ukrainian businessman who figured prominently in Rudy Giuliani’s effort to dig up dirt on Joe Biden ahead of the 2020 election, said Tuesday that a GOP-led House committee should end its probe into the Biden family.
In a 10-page letter obtained by NBC News, Parnas told House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., that there is “no evidence” that the president or his son Hunter interfered with Ukrainian politics, “and there never has been.”
“With all due respect, Chairman Comer, the narrative you are seeking for this investigation has been proven false many times over, by a wide array of respected sources,” Parnas wrote. “There is simply no merit to investigating this matter any further.”
Parnas offered to testify under oath or provide any information the committee needs, and he highlighted information that came to light during former President Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial in 2019, alleging that Giuliani and Trump orchestrated a campaign ahead of the presidential election to “dig up dirt on the Bidens.” [Continue reading…]