And Winning....And Winning....And Winning LMFAO House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, who has played a leading role in investigating the Trump-Ukraine scandal, is facing questions about his own connection to a Soviet-born businessman who has raised money for his campaign and whose company has received lucrative defense contracts from Ukraine's government. That man is Igor Pasternak, the founder and CEO of Worldwide Aeros Corp., which makes blimps for military and commercial customers. His business has also been involved in weapons manufacturing, working with the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense to produce a modified version of the M4 and M16 rifles, according to reports. Neither Schiff nor Pasternak returned requests from Fox News for comment on Thursday. But in a February 2015 appearance on CNN, Schiff was asked by anchor Wolf Blitzer, "You want the United States right now to not only provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine, but also start providing serious weapons, right?" He replied: "I do. And I think it's overdue." In another appearance on CNN in February 2015, Schiff said, "I think that the United States should be very forward-leaning on Ukraine." According to his online biography, Pasternak was born in the former Soviet Union, started his first company in Ukraine, immigrated to the United States in 1993 and is now a U.S. citizen. Since that time, Pasternak's company has been awarded Ukraine defense contracts. An invitation for the July 18, 2013, fundraiser, posted online, invited guests to Pasternak's home on Capitol Hill. "Please join Igor Pasternak for a taste of Ukraine Reception honoring Congressman Adam Schiff," the invite said. To attend the fundraisers, sponsors were encouraged to contribute $2,500, and guests were asked to pay $1,000. The invite said checks were payable to "Adam Schiff for Congress."
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