A new collection of personal photos show Giuliani's 'fixer' Lev Parnas with Trump's inner circle, despite claims they don't know each other
Though Trump has said that he didn't believe he ever met Parnas, there are several photos of the two together.
An appreciation card signed by the president and first lady Melania thanks Parnas by name for his "friendship and dedication to our cause."
Parnas is also pictured with Trump's son, Donald Jr. several times, and is seen here with an unidentified man under a towering portrait of the president.
Parnas appeared to grab a selfie with Trump's eldest daughter and senior adviser Ivanka at an unspecified event.
Parnas posed for a photo with Donald Jr. and Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser at the January 2017 inauguration celebration.
In addition to the president's family, Parnas is also pictured with top Republican figures like former Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Another familiar face in several of the photos is Parnas' partner, Igor Fruman, who has also been identified as one of Giuliani's "fixers" in digging for dirt on Biden and is currently facing campaign finance charges.
Shortly after Parnas and Fruman were arrested in October on charges of infusing foreign money into US elections, Trump said he didn't know the men, and brushed off the possibility of photos as evidence of any relationship.
"It's possible I have a picture with them because I have a picture with everybody, I have a picture with everybody here," Trump said at the time.
However, Parnas has insisted that Trump, and top officials including Vice President Mike Pence and Attorney General William Barr, "knew exactly what was going on" in relation to pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and described himself and similar associates as a "cult," which could play a central part in lawmakers' investigations in the ongoing impeachment inquiry.
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