Fate of the Henchman
There\u2019s been a lack of thumb-headed henchmen news on the show for a bit\u2026 so this week, Ken and Josh check in on one. Igor Fruman, a sometime associate of Rudy Giuliani, has pleaded guilty to one count of soliciting foreign campaign contributions. In his indictment, it was alleged that Fruman, along with Lev Parnas and others, illegally funnelled millions of dollars from Russia to U.S. political candidates in an attempt to obtain licenses to operate marijuana businesses. What\u2019s Fruman facing with this guilty plea, and what\u2019s ahead for Lev Parnas, whose trial is set to begin in a few weeks? Yep, it\u2019s time to talk about the company \u201cFraud Guarantee\u201d again.
\n\nPopular January 6 lawyer John Pierce is back after mysteriously disappearing for a week, and he won\u2019t tell anybody where he went. He\u2019s representing nearly 20 Capitol riot defendants, even though he\u2019s never tried a criminal case before. Josh and Ken answer a question from a listener about whether there\u2019s an ineffective assistance of counsel claim to worry about here.
\n\nPlus: you can pay Rudy to make a Cameo that goes against his clients, apparently, and the telecomm/social media companies appear to be listening to Congress...so far.