Giuliani denies charges in whistleblower complaint, says details are 'total nonsense'

[Dennis Donovan]

https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/26/politics/giuliani-denies-charges-whistleblower-complaint-ukraine/index.html

By Michael Warren, CNN

Updated 11:48 AM ET, Thu September 26, 2019

Washington (CNN)Rudy Giuliani tells CNN he has "no knowledge of any of that crap" in the newly released complaint from an American intelligence community whistleblower.

Asked Thursday morning about details from the complaint that multiple US officials were "deeply concerned" about his activities speaking with Ukrainian officials and nationals, Giuliani called the charge "total nonsense."

Giuliani spoke to CNN multiple times on Thursday morning from what he said was his room at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC. During one of those calls, the sound of the House Intelligence Committee hearing with acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire could be heard in the background.

Giuliani refuted claims included in the complaint that two State Department officials had spoken to him to "contain the damage" he was doing to US national security interests regarding his work with Ukraine.

"At no time did either one of them say they wanted to contain damage," Giuliani told CNN. "At no time did the State Department in communication with me ever relay any of that information you're talking about."

Giuliani also said he had a "nice little trail" of text message conversations with the top US diplomat to Ukraine, Karl Volker, to prove his story.

"I spoke to the State Department during the course of this situation, I told you, at least 10 times, and I met with them," Giuliani told CNN.

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[Wounded Bear]

1. Multiple targets are getting buggy...

[Siwsan]

2. I suspect Rudy's brain synapses aren't 'firing' as much as they are 'farting'.

He appears to be flailing and failing, in the cognitive department.

[Mike 03]

3. Except "more than a half-dozen officials"

were troubled enough to come forward. It's hard to wriggle out of this one, Rudy. More than half a dozen.

[Roland99]

4. can't wait to see Rudy's phone before Schiff!

[TEB]

5. Wow

I missed that Rudy crawled out from under the bus this morning

[Newest Reality]

6. The Ghoul is STILL a thing?

After all his rather unhinged rambling what he has to say has any bearing on anything?

So, yeah, total nonsense pertains to him. All he has to say that's relevant will be in his own defense as a person of interest in this matter. Ah, he doesn't work for the government, he represents the defamer of an office, right? He is just a joe blow in that sense.

What is with trying to float Giuliani's role as meaningful or significant other than as a the Doofus' Attorney? This is new and unprecedented.

[Wellstone ruled]

7. Rudy calls from a Trump Hotel.

Rudy just does not get the Optics. And he was a Federal Prosecutor? Wow,still player Numbers Runner for the Mob.

[ffr]

8. Am I an enemy of the United States, Mr. Giuliani, because I am a democrat?

On 9 May...A few hours later, Mr. Giuliani publicly canceled his trip, claiming that Mr. Zelenskyy was “surrounded by enemies of the (U.S.) President...and of the United States."

I can never see you, Mr. Giuliani, ever again as a patriot. You are a villain. And I cannot wait until you are prosecuted and hauled off in handcuffs.