列夫·帕纳斯在周三的一次采访中称，共和党参议员林赛·格雷厄姆对挖掘乌克兰拜登夫妇丑闻的努力“心存疑虑”。
被起诉的鲁迪·朱利安尼的前同事告诉美国有线电视新闻网安德森·库珀360南卡罗来纳州共和党人“和其他人一样处于循环中”，并声称“有很多关于他交易的信息”
但帕纳斯也表示，他不知道格雷厄姆是否“深深卷入”，并澄清说，他没有与参议员直接接触。
佛罗里达商人的声明是在他的律师约瑟夫·邦迪告诉记者每日野兽朱利安尼给帕纳斯看了一封信，据称是给格雷厄姆的，信中敦促对乌克兰官员进行制裁——包括一名管理公司的官员，亨特·拜登是该公司的董事会成员。
2020年1月23日，唐纳德·特朗普总统的弹劾审判在美国国会大厦恢复之前，林赛·格雷厄姆在参议院地铁站与记者交谈。
帕纳斯周三抵达华盛顿，听取参议院正在进行的弹劾审判，该审判昨日进入问答阶段。
当被问及为什么他想在华盛顿参加弹劾审判时，帕纳斯说:“我认为真相大白并传唤证人是很重要的。我想，如果一些参议员看到我在那里，会给他们带来一点额外的压力，因为他们知道我是整件事的关键证人之一。”
他后来说，他在访问国会山期间没有碰到任何共和党参议员，但敦促他们“凭良心投票”
谈到参议员格雷厄姆，帕纳斯声称，由于他与朱利安尼的关系，“关于他的交易有很多信息”。
被起诉的商人说:“当时在那里看林赛·格雷厄姆是超现实的...他在外面谈论所有这些事情，说这是一个骗局，这应该会消失，当一天结束时，他和其他人一样处于循环中。”
帕纳斯补充道:“他知道发生了什么，至少可以追溯到2018年，甚至更早。”。
有线电视新闻网主持人库珀问道:“那么你是说林赛·格雷厄姆参议员知道你和朱利安尼先生在乌克兰的努力？”
“当然，就像我说的，”前共和党捐赠者说。“首先，格雷厄姆参议员在我和朱利安尼市长交往之前就已经介入了。所以他必须参与进来，他必须知道发生了什么。”
正如库珀所说，在进一步证实格雷厄姆是否知道在乌克兰“挖掘”拜登夫妇的努力后，帕纳斯回答说“百分之一百万”他补充说，朱利安尼“几次”告诉他，他已经和参议员“谈过局势”
但这位被起诉的商人承认，他不知道南卡罗来纳州共和党人是否“深深卷入”，也从未与格雷厄姆本人交谈过。
新闻周刊已联系帕纳斯的律师，要求进一步的评论和文件支持他的客户的指控。
格雷厄姆参议员的办公室也已被联系，就该声明发表评论，这篇文章将随着任何回应而更新。
南卡罗来纳州参议员称帕纳斯为“像蛇一样弯曲”在福克斯新闻采访中，这位前朱利安尼助手本月初开始披露进一步的弹劾证据。
邦迪上周发布了2018年4月与唐纳德·特朗普总统共进晚餐的录音，帕纳斯出席了晚宴，期间总司令呼吁罢免时任美国驻乌克兰大使玛丽·约瓦诺维奇(Marie Yovanovitch)。
帕纳斯还要求法院允许他交出更多录音众议院情报委员会领导了对特朗普的弹劾调查。
LINDSEY GRAHAM WAS 'IN THE LOOP' ABOUT EFFORTS TO GET INFORMATION ON BIDENS IN UKRAINE, LEV PARNAS CLAIMS
GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham was "in the loop" about efforts to dig up dirt on the Bidens in Ukraine, Lev Parnas claimed in an interview on Wednesday.
The indicted former associate of Rudy Giuliani told CNN's Anderson Cooper 360° that the South Carolina Republican was "in the loop just like everyone else," and claimed to have "a lot of information about his dealings."
But Parnas also said he did not know if Graham was "deeply involved" and clarified that he had not been in direct contact with the senator.
The Florida businessman's claims came after his lawyer Joseph Bondy told the Daily BeastGiuliani showed Parnas a letter, allegedly given to Sen. Graham, that urged for sanctions to be levied against Ukrainian officials—including an official who ran the company where Hunter Biden served as a board member.
Lindsey Graham speaks with reporters in the Senate subway before the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump resumes at the U.S. Capitol on January 23, 2020.
Parnas arrived in Washington on Wednesday to listen to the ongoing Senate impeachment trial, which entered its question-and-answer phase yesterday.
Asked why he wanted to be in Washington for the impeachment trial, Parnas said: "I think it's important that the truth gets out and witnesses get called. I thought it would put a little extra pressure on some of the senators if they see me there, knowing that I'm one of the crucial witnesses to this whole thing."
He later said he didn't bump into any Republican senators during his Capitol Hill visit, but urged them to "vote with their conscience."
Speaking about Sen. Graham, Parnas claimed to have "a lot of information about his dealings" due to his relationship with Giuliani.
The indicted businessman said: "It was surreal then to watch Lindsey Graham up there... he's out there talking about all this stuff, that this is a sham, this should go away, when at the end of the day, he was in the loop just like everyone else."
"He was aware of what was going on, going back to at least 2018, maybe even earlier," Parnas added.
CNN host Cooper asked: "So you're saying Sen. Lindsey Graham knew about you and Mr. Giuliani's efforts in Ukraine?"
"Absolutely, just like I said," the former GOP donor said. "First of all, Sen. Graham was involved before even I got involved with Mayor Giuliani. So he had to have been in the loop, and he had to have known what was going on."
After being pushed further to confirm whether he was claiming Graham knew of the efforts to "dig up dirt" on the Bidens in Ukraine, as Cooper put it, Parnas responded "one million percent." He added that Giuliani told him on "several occasions" that he had spoken with the senator "about the situation."
But the indicted businessman admitted he did not know if the South Carolina Republican was "deeply involved" and never spoke with Graham himself.
Newsweek has contacted Parnas' attorney for further comments and documentation supporting his client's allegation.
The office of Sen. Graham has also been contacted for comment on the claim, and this article will be updated with any response.
The South Carolina senator dubbed Parnas as "crooked as a snake" in an interview with Fox News after the ex-Giuliani associate began disclosing further impeachment evidence earlier this month.
Bondy released a recording last week of an April 2018 dinner with President Donald Trump that was attended by Parnas, during which the commander-in-chief called for then-U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch to be ousted.
Parnas also asked a court to allow him to hand over more recordings of the president to the House Intelligence Committee, which spearheaded the impeachment inquiry into Trump.
