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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"Giuliani exposed himself to a range of offenses-- breaking federal election laws,bribery,extortion"
Rudy Giuliani's former DOJ colleagues believe he committed crimes in pushing Biden probe
"I think the Giuliani that I know would prosecute the Giuliani of today," said Jeffrey Harris, who worked closely with him in the 1980s.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/rudy-giuliani-s-former-doj-colleagues-believe-he-committed-crimes-n1059861
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 whistleblowers complaint. Several former Giuliani colleagues said they believe it should appear in a future indictment.
Giulianis 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 Giulianis 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, Trumps top political opponent.
At the heart of the whistleblower's complaint is the allegation that Trump abused his power by soliciting "interference from a foreign country" in the 2020 elections with Giuliani acting as the presidents point person in the effort. "Theres a whole apparatus of the United States government thats set up to deal with foreign officials and Rudy Giulianis not one of them," said Harris, now a lawyer in private practice in Washington D.C. "To the extent that you could look at this as using government resources for your benefit, there are a number of crimes that this conduct would answer to."
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"Giuliani exposed himself to a range of offenses-- breaking federal election laws,bribery,extortion" (Original Post)
KelleyKramer
Sep 2019
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sprinkleeninow
(20,246 posts)1. Nyuk, nyuk. Roodie really stepped innit, dint he now. 💩
NCLefty
(3,678 posts)2. They better get him after Trump is gone. Guaranteed pardon.
canetoad
(17,157 posts)3. He's turning into a Trump symbiotic parasite
Started dyeing his hair, turning orange and the thumbs up.