Lev Parnas is in Washington to show support for President Trump’s impeachment trial. Here are five things to know about Parnas.

Lev Parnas, the indicted Boca Raton businessman at the center of the Ukraine scandal, is on Capitol Hill for Wednesday’s impeachment proceedings.

The Hill reported Tuesday that Parnas had been invited to attend the trial by Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-New York. But The Hill said Parnas’ attorney, Joseph Hill, said his client would not be able to enter the U.S. Senate chamber due to the house arrest ankle bracelet he wears.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, tweeted that Parnas was kicked out of the U.S. Senate gallery because he is wearing an ankle bracelet.

Scenes from the impeachment trial: Schumer invited Lev Parnas to be his personal guest today at the trial. Minutes ago, Parnas was ejected from the gallery...because he’s wearing an ankle bracelet mandated bc he’s a criminal defendant accused of serious felonies! #CantMakeItUp

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) January 29, 2020

Parnas has been speaking publicly on his role as a conduit in an effort led by Rudy Giuliani, the President Trump’s lawyer, to pressure the Ukrainian government last year to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden. His statements have fueled calls for Parnas to testify before the U.S. Senate.

It is not clear that there are enough votes — 51 are needed — to call any witnesses in the impeachment trial, only the third in America’s history.

Here are five things to know about Parnas:

— Soviet-born Parnas has a checkered history in Palm Beach County, involving business flops and lawsuits.

— Parnas has said he represented Giuliani and Trump, with Giuliani’s backing, in discussions with Ukraine officials in a bid to get them to publicly announce a probe into Biden, a leading Democratic contender for president, and his son, Hunter.

— Parnas has said that Trump’s interest was simply in getting Ukraine’s government to announce it was investigating the Bidens, not overall corruption.

— Parnas has said he worked to oust former U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch from her post because Yovanovitch would not go along with the campaign to force Kiev to investigate Biden.

— The president has flatly stated he did not know Parnas, but Parnas has produced photos and recordings of encounters with Trump.

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