Blurs lines between personal lawyer, attorney general

[struggle4progress]

By MICHAEL BALSAMO

... Giuliani, a former New York City mayor, often appears in rambling television interviews as a vocal defender of the president. Giuliani represents Trump’s personal interests and holds no position in the U.S. government, raising questions about why he would be conducting outreach to Ukrainian officials.

Barr is the nation’s top law enforcement officer and leads a Cabinet department that traditionally has a modicum of independence from the White House.

Yet to Trump, there often appears to be little difference between the two lawyers.

“I will have Mr. Giuliani give you a call and I am also going to have Attorney General Barr call and we will get to the bottom of it,” Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, according to the memo of the call that was released by the White House this past week ...

https://www.apnews.com/7d134da3dadd497e9af37c60278d68dc

[guillaumeb]

1. Trump needed a crooked lawyer,

and Giuliani is that, but Rudy also has this presumed aura about him of "America's mayor, and that gives Rudy the appearance of someone who is very competent.

And as we all know, Trump needs cover for his various criminal acts.

[onecaliberal]

2. With dump they're synonymous.