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Mueller Team Views Giuliani More as Spokesman Than Lawyer, Sources Say
Source: Bloomberg News
By Chris Strohm and Shannon Pettypiece
June 8, 2018, 4:00 AM EDT
Former New York mayor has attacked probe in TV appearances
Trump lawyer not seen as major legal player, officials say
Rudy Giuliani has yet to genuinely affect the course of Robert Mueller’s Russia probe despite being a near-constant presence on TV since he became President Donald Trump’s lawyer, said current and former officials familiar with the special counsel’s approach.
For example, Giuliani told several media outlets that he wants to see secret FBI documents related to the origin of the Russia investigation, including the use of a confidential informant.
So he asked for the documents -- informally. The answer? No response from the Justice Department or Mueller.
The incident illustrates how nearly two months after joining Trump’s legal team, Giuliani isn’t yet seen as a power player with the legal authority to go up against Mueller’s team of career prosecutors, current and former U.S. law enforcement officials said. He may be speaking loudly to the public but he’s not speaking the language of Mueller’s world, which comes in the form of legal filings, case law and investigative evidence. Giuliani has only met with Mueller once.
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-08/mueller-team-said-to-view-giuliani-more-as-spokesman-than-lawyer
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