New York Post

The Ukraine affair — Rudy, Igor ... and Liza

Glam ex of Rudy’s ‘elelex-scam’ buddy

- By OLI COLEMAN and TAMAR LAPIN

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.

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 ??  ?? QUITE THE COUPLE: While “Liza” Naumova (left) lives it up in Miami, her estranged husband Igor Fruman (below) and fellow Rudy Giuliani pal Lev Parnas (above) face campaign finance raps.
QUITE THE COUPLE: While “Liza” Naumova (left) lives it up in Miami, her estranged husband Igor Fruman (below) and fellow Rudy Giuliani pal Lev Parnas (above) face campaign finance raps.
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 ??  ?? CAPITOL ‘HILL’: Former White House staffer Fiona Hill (right) arrives Monday to testify at closeddoor impeachmen­t hearings led by Rep. Adam Schiff.
CAPITOL ‘HILL’: Former White House staffer Fiona Hill (right) arrives Monday to testify at closeddoor impeachmen­t hearings led by Rep. Adam Schiff.

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