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Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)
Fri Sep 27, 2019, 09:30 PM Sep 2019

Rudy Giuliani's former DOJ colleagues believe he committed crimes in pushing Biden probe

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/rudy-giuliani-s-former-doj-colleagues-believe-he-committed-crimes-n1059861

"I think the Giuliani that I know would prosecute the Giuliani of today," said Jeffrey Harris, who worked closely with him in the 1980s.

Sept. 27, 2019, 8:26 PM EDT By Rich Schapiro

On a Friday in late July, Rudy Giuliani boarded a plane to Spain to meet with an adviser to the Ukrainian president about a plan to investigate Joe Biden.

The trip was described in a whistleblower’s complaint. Several former Giuliani colleagues said they believe it should appear in a future indictment.

Giuliani’s role in the scandal that has triggered an impeachment inquiry is still coming into focus. But several legal experts who used to work with the former U.S. attorney-turned New York City mayor-turned chief President Donald Trump defender told NBC News they believe his conduct likely broke the law.

"This is certainly not the Giuliani that I know," said Jeffrey Harris, who worked as Giuliani’s top assistant when he was at the Justice Department in the President Ronald Reagan administration. "I think the Giuliani that I know would prosecute the Giuliani of today."

Harris and the other former Justice Department lawyers said they believe Giuliani has potentially exposed himself to a range of offenses — from breaking federal election laws to bribery to extortion — through his efforts to assist the Ukrainians in probing Biden, Trump’s top political opponent.

NBC News reached out to seven former colleagues of Giuliani's. Of the six who offered comments on or off the record, none defended him.

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Rudy Giuliani's former DOJ colleagues believe he committed crimes in pushing Biden probe (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Sep 2019 OP
K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 Sep 2019 #1
"Of the six who offered comments on or off the record, none defended him." Leghorn21 Sep 2019 #2
He can't be gone from my sight BootinUp Sep 2019 #3
Fox should have to interview him in prison Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2019 #4

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
2. "Of the six who offered comments on or off the record, none defended him."
Fri Sep 27, 2019, 09:36 PM
Sep 2019

yes it’s a little late for that

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