Ukrainian-sized bus rolls over Rudy Giuliani as State Department denies they sent him on 'mission'

[kpete]

When reached for comment, a State Department spokesperson said, "Mr. Giuliani is a private citizen and acts in a personal capacity as a lawyer for President Trump. He does not speak on behalf of the U.S. Government."


https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/462761-giuliani-says-state-department-asked-him-to-take-call-from-ukrainian-official

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/9/24/1887619/-State-Department-threw-Rudy-Giuliani-under-a-bus-the-size-of-Ukraine-in-statement-on-Ukraine-meeting?utm_campaign=recent

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. That's a perfect place for him and I hope he stays there.

[Leghorn21]

2. Oh holy hell!! And McConnell didn't know NUTTIN about any phone calls to Ukraine!!

Y’all fixin to run out of buses!!! NOT KIDDING

[yellowcanine]

4. McConnell is going to need sphincter replacement surgery after this is all over.

[yellowcanine]

3. In other words, "You are on your own, Rudy!"

[ProudMNDemocrat]

5. But what did Rudy say on Hannity's show then?

The other night when he said that he went to Ukraine at the behest of the State Department. Who signed off on this? Where was Pompeo? His reputation is now o the line.

[Mike 03]

6. I don't believe it, though. This is Pompeo trying to save his ass. They'll all turn

on each other. It will be a pool of piranhas.

[TheRealNorth]

9. That is likely

But who knows for sure - they are all fucking liars. My guess is they are all scrambling to try to get their story/alibi straight.

[vlyons]

7. Isn't there a federal law against private citizens engaging in foreign diplomacy?

just curious

[RussellCattle]

10. Don't know which one applies to Rudy, but the Hatch Act....

...prohibits government employees or those paid with government funds from this activity and a federal law
( https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/953 ) prohibits private citizens from the same.

[Marcuse]

11. "Hatch Act? I fart in your general direction!"

The House Committee on Oversight and Reform voted 25-16, largely along party lines, to issue a subpoena for Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway after she failed to appear for a hearing Wednesday on charges she violated the Hatch Act dozens of times.

[link:https://www.newsweek.com/kellyanne-conway-subpoena-hatch-act-1446085|

[Vinca]

8. There's a whole lot of ass covering going on.

[Wounded Bear]

12. Thump, thump!

[Gothmog]

13. the State Department issues a formal statement that Giuliani does not speak on behalf of the US govt

Link to tweet

?s=20

[tulipsandroses]

14. I see another Trump attorney heading to prison

I think when this is all said and done, Giuliani will be left holding the bag. I just saw a clip of him on Faux news saying he has messages on his phone that the State Dept asked him to do whatever he was doing......

[Leghorn21]

15. Update: Rudy was on Fox a bit ago denouncing the State Department's version of the story:

Rudy Giuliani: "I never talked to a Ukrainian
official until the state department called me
and asked me to do it"


dude literally held up his phone showing what
he claimed were calls from State Dept I mean
WTF IS GOING ON

Link to tweet