The Ukraine affair — Rudy, Igor ... and Liza
Glam ex of Rudy’s ‘elelex-scam’ buddy
WhWhile Igor Fruman was allegedlegedly scheming to funnel illicitlicit money into US elections, his estranged wife was leadining the glamorous life in MMiami — running a highend boutique and rubbing shoulders with the stars. Fruman — the Rudy GGiuliani pal arrested last wweek at Dulles Internatitional Airport with a onewaway ticket to Vienna — weddedded Yelyzaveta “Liza” Naumovamova in Miami in 2005, records showshow. The brunette bombshell — whwho has three kids with her 53-yyear-old hubby — filed for divodivorce in 2017. ThThat same year, the Odessabornborn beauty launched her MiaMiami Design District boutiquetique, Odds, at a blow-out Art Basel party in 2017. “What’s crazy is that her store’s in the Design District — it’s all super legit,” one insider told The Post. “Meanwhile, her baby-daddy is funneling money from Russia.” Prosecutors say Fruman and his associate, Lev Parnas gave $325,000 to a pro-President Trump political action committee and falsely reported that the donation came from a US gas company. Naumova was in London last month for Fashion Week, attending her pal Natasha Zinko’s show, her Instagram shows. A day earlier, she posted a photo to her 17,700 followers striking a sultry pose next to former Victoria’s Secret model Adriana Lima with the caption: “Playdate of Miami Mama’s:).”
Not one of her 2,100 posts seemed to feature Fruman.
Many of Naumova’s acquaintances likely haven’t yet made the connection between her and Fruman, sources said.
“Because they have different last names, I guarantee there are a ton of people who know her or follow her on Instagram . . . and they have no idea she’s connected to [this scandal],” the insider said.
The split’s been messy, according to a court docket, with Fruman having sought several orders to get his wife randomly drug tested — while she got his finances subpoenaed from American Express and JP Morgan Chase Bank. They also battled over a Miami Beach condo.
Giuliani has said Furman — who’s set to appear in Manhattan federal court Thursday — and Parnas helped him gather evidence in Ukraine against former Vice President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter.
Naumova didn’t respond to requests for comment.
A former National Security Council expert on Russia testified to Congress behind closed doors Monday, the latest ex-administration official subpoenaed in the House impeachment inquiry into President Trump.
Fiona Hill, 54, wouldn't comment as she arrived on Capitol Hill, but her attorney said the British-born Harvard grad had received a congressional subpoena and would "comply and answer questions" from lawmakers.
Hill was expected to tell lawmakers that the president’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, and the US ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, avoided the National Security Council process and ran their own policy on Ukraine, CBS News and other outlets reported.
Hill was also reportedly going to say that she objected to Trump’s recall of former ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, but that her advice was ignored.
Hill resigned from the White House National Security Council over the summer.
She was the first White House official to appear as part of the impeachment inquiry, and her appearance came despite a White House vow to halt any and all cooperation with what it termed the “illegitimate” impeachment probe.
Republicans called on Rep. Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House intelligence committee, to release transcripts of the depositions to the public.
“The tragedy here and the crime here is that the American people don't get to see what’s going on in these sessions,” Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said.
Schiff said they needed to remain private so future witnesses don’t tailor their testimony to agree with others.
Later this week, Sondland, an Oregon hotel magnate and Trump’s chosen ambassador to the EU, is slated to appear for a deposition over White House objections, after being subpoenaed.
He’s expected to tell Congress that his text message reassuring another envoy that there was no quid pro quo in their interactions with Ukraine was based solely on what Trump told him to say, according to a person familiar with his coming testimony.
The impeachment probe was sparked by a whistleblower’s complaint about a phone call between Trump and the president of Ukraine, in which Trump asked his counterpart to investigate presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter.
Lawmakers, concerned about protecting the whistleblower’s identity, say he may not testify.
“NO!” the president tweeted in response Monday. “We must determine the Whistleblower's identity to determine WHY this was done to the USA.”
Monday’s House meeting with Hill also had a circus-like moment when GOP Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz tried to crash the proceedings — but got the boot because he’s not a member of any of investigating committees.