A peripheral figure in the ongoing impeachment drama has rapidly become the focus of law enforcement on both sides of the Atlantic.
, FBI agents turned up at Hyde's home and office in Connecticut, where he is running for office. And in Kyiv, Ukrainian officials announced a criminal probe to see if local laws were violated. Authorities in both countries appear intent on determining whether Hyde presented a genuine threat to Yovanovitch, or whether he was, in his own words,"just playing."
Parnas, who is facing federal charges of campaign violations -- in part -- connected to the effort to oust Yovanovitch, downplayed Hyde's activity and credibilitywith MSNBC's Rachel Maddow. Parnas described Hyde as erratic and a heavy drinker. Eric Trump and Connecticut Congressional Candidate Robert Hyde in a picture posted to Hyde's Twitter account on Jan 6, 2020.At the same time, Hyde has had several brushes with law enforcement, including allegations of falsifying federal financial disclosures and offensive rhetoric toward women.
Roger and Nydia Stone with Connecticut Congressional Candidate Robert Hyde in a picture posted to Hyde's Twitter account on Dec 27, 2019. Law enforcement experts said Hyde's background might raise red flags for the U.S. Secret Service -- who typically run checks on people who have close access to the president.
The J. Edgar Hoover Building of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is seen, April 03, 2019, in Washington, DC.Brad Garrett, a former FBI special agent and ABC News law enforcement contributor, concluded that Hyde's background points less to a dangerous person and more likely reflects someone looking to raise their profile.
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