Old Trump-Crist bromance hangs over Florida Democratic primary for governor
Posted on AllSides April 1st, 2022
From The Left
Rebecca Blackwell / AP file
ANALYSIS
MIAMI — In the gilded halls of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, the former Ukrainian government official blended in with about 400 nattily dressed guests for a Charlie Crist fundraiser, posing for a photo with the candidate for governor.
But the picture of Crist and Volodymyr Shcherban quickly became a sign of unwelcome news because the pro-Russia politician had recently been charged with immigration violations for overstaying his visa — and he was facing a host of corruption and election fraud charges back home.
Crist promptly disavowed any knowledge of Shcherban and...
