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KelleyKramer

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Sun Sep 29, 2019, 04:44 AM Sep 2019

"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 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.


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 president’s point person in the effort. "There’s a whole apparatus of the United States government that’s set up to deal with foreign officials and Rudy Giuliani’s 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 OP
Nyuk, nyuk. Roodie really stepped innit, dint he now. 💩 sprinkleeninow Sep 2019 #1
They better get him after Trump is gone. Guaranteed pardon. NCLefty Sep 2019 #2
He's turning into a Trump symbiotic parasite canetoad Sep 2019 #3
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