Justice Department Distances Itself From Giuliani
In an unusual statement, a spokesman said department officials would not have met with President Trump’s personal lawyer had they known his associates were under investigation.
By Katie Benner
Oct. 20, 2019
SDNY isn't confirming or denying widely reported claims that Giuliani is under investigation, but ...
In other reporting, Giuliani hired Jon Sales, a Watergate prosecutor, at the beginning of the month, but since October 15, he is a lawyer representing himself.
Further from the Times story:
That puts all of Giuliani's Ukrainian work looking for dirt on Biden under a cloud. At this point, it appears a foregone conclusion Giuliani's search for Ukrainian corruption was itself corrupt:
Fourth defendant in Giuliani associates’ case arrested at New York airport
By Devlin Barrett
Oct. 16, 2019 at 5:42 p.m. EDT
This will likely dovetail into the impeachment inquiry, so it was time for its own thread.
Trump's last fixer turned on him.
In an unusual statement, a spokesman said department officials would not have met with President Trump’s personal lawyer had they known his associates were under investigation.
By Katie Benner
Oct. 20, 2019
The Justice Department distanced itself on Sunday from Rudolph W. Giuliani, President Trump’s personal lawyer, declaring that department officials would not have met with Mr. Giuliani to discuss one of his clients had they known that federal prosecutors in New York were investigating two of his associates.
SDNY isn't confirming or denying widely reported claims that Giuliani is under investigation, but ...
“This is an incredibly unusual statement from the Justice Department, which does not comment on ongoing investigations or even acknowledge them, and it’s the kind of statement that would give clients pause about who is representing them,” said Joyce Vance, a former federal prosecutor.
In other reporting, Giuliani hired Jon Sales, a Watergate prosecutor, at the beginning of the month, but since October 15, he is a lawyer representing himself.
Further from the Times story:
Prosecutors in Manhattan informed Attorney General William P. Barr about the investigation of Mr. Parnas and Mr. Fruman soon after he was confirmed in February, according to a Justice Department official. They were required to do so under the department’s rule that requires prosecutors to notify the attorney general of any cases that could generate national news media or congressional attention.
That puts all of Giuliani's Ukrainian work looking for dirt on Biden under a cloud. At this point, it appears a foregone conclusion Giuliani's search for Ukrainian corruption was itself corrupt:
Fourth defendant in Giuliani associates’ case arrested at New York airport
By Devlin Barrett
Oct. 16, 2019 at 5:42 p.m. EDT
David Correia, the fourth defendant in a campaign finance case involving business associates of President Trump’s personal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani, was arrested Wednesday morning at a New York City airport, officials said.
Correia has been charged with participating in a scheme to use foreign money to build political support for a fledgling recreational marijuana business in Nevada and other states, according to an indictment unsealed last week that also charged Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman with conspiracy and making false statements to campaign finance regulators.
The other defendants were quickly arrested by the FBI, but Correia had been traveling in the Middle East and returned to the United States to surrender to authorities at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Correia made a brief court appearance Wednesday, where a judge ordered him released on $250,000 bond. He and the other person charged in the case, Andrey Kukushkin, are due back in court Thursday.
Correia has been charged with participating in a scheme to use foreign money to build political support for a fledgling recreational marijuana business in Nevada and other states, according to an indictment unsealed last week that also charged Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman with conspiracy and making false statements to campaign finance regulators.
The other defendants were quickly arrested by the FBI, but Correia had been traveling in the Middle East and returned to the United States to surrender to authorities at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Correia made a brief court appearance Wednesday, where a judge ordered him released on $250,000 bond. He and the other person charged in the case, Andrey Kukushkin, are due back in court Thursday.
This will likely dovetail into the impeachment inquiry, so it was time for its own thread.
Trump's last fixer turned on him.
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