The first paragraph of the retainer agreement sets forth the services to be provided by diGenova & Toensing, LLP to their Ukrainian clients:
Yurii Lutsenko and Kostiantyn Kulyk ("Clients") hereby engage the firm of diGenova & Toensing, LLP ("Firm" or “Attorneys") to represent them in connection with recovery and return to the Ukraine government of funds illegally embezzeled from that country and providing assistance to meet and discuss with United States government officials the evidence of illegal conduct in Ukraine regarding the United States, for example, interference in the 2016 U.S. elections.
See Retainer Letter, diGenova & Toensing, LLP, Yuriy Lutsenko, and Kostiantyn Kulyk (Apr. 12, 2019).
The scope of representation-which includes representing Mr. Lutsenko and Mr. Kulyk in meetings with U.S. officials regarding Ukrainian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections-mirrors the allegations reported in The Hill, pursued by Mr. Giuliani on behalf of President Trump, and pushed by the President on his July 25 call with President Zelensky. According to the retainer agreement, Mr. Lutsenko was to pay diGenova & Toensing, LLP $25,000 per month, plus costs, for four months for this work. See Retainer Letter, diGenova & Toensing, LLP. Yuriy Lutsenko, and Kostiantyn Kulyk (Apr. 12, 2019).
On April 12, the same day Ms. Toensing signed the retainer agreement with Mr. Lutsenko, phone records show contacts between Ms. Toensing, Mr. Giuliani, and Mr. Parnas, as well as contacts between Mr. Parnas and Mr. Soloinon, and Mr. Parnas and Rep. Nunes. In addition, among these calls are contacts between Mr. Giuliani and a phone number associated with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), an unidentified number (“-1"), and a phone number associated with the White House:
| Date | Connecting Time (ET) | Duration of Call | Caller | Recipient | Source |
| 04/12/19 | 9:48:57 | 0:24 | Toensing, Victoria | Parnas, Lev | AT&T Document Production, Bates ATTHPSCI 20190930-00908 |
| 04/12/19 | Parnas, Lev | Toensing, Victoria | 10:40:19 | 3:25 | AT&T Document Production, Bates ATTHPSCI_20190930-00909 |
| 04/12/19 | 11:05:25 | 0:03 | OMB-Associated Phone Number | Giuliani, Rudy | AT&T Document Production,Bates ATTHPSCI_20190930-02134 |
| 04/12/19 | 11:05:39 | 12:10 | "-1" | Giuliani, Rudy | AT&T Document Production, Bates ATTHPSCI_20190930-02134 |
| 04/12/19 | 13:13:49 | 0:12 | Giuliani, Rudy | White House Phone Number | AT&T Document Production, Bates ATTHPSCI_20190930-02135 |
| 04/12/19 | 13:18:46 | 0:07 | Toensing, Victoria | Giuliani, Rudy | AT&T Document Production, Bates ATTHPSCI_20190930-02135 |
| 04/12/19 | 13:26:54 | 0:24 | Giuliani Partners | Parnas, Lev | AT&T Document Production, Bates ATTHPSCI 20190930-00911 |
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