There might be more trouble brewing in Trump’s Universe than they’d like to lead on. According to the New York Times; CNN, and several other outlets Rudy Guiliani is spending his final days of the Trump Admin asking for a pre-emptive pardon. The Times claims that Rudy made the plea originally over the summer and again recently as it has become evidently more clear that Trump has lost.
Perhaps the New York Times might be on to something. It appears that since roughly a year or so ago, Guiliani has been under investigation by federal authorities in Manhattan. The feds have long accused Rudy of illegally violating a number of laws related to his questionable consulting work in Ukraine. That body of work is still controversial as it is largely unknown as it appears Rudy has lied about it before.
Rudy ‘s lawyer denies that he ever asked for a pardon, however, it wouldn’t make sense not to do so considering exactly what the investigation is against him. On Tuesday, his lawyer categorically denied the allegations after they surfaced in the Times.
A request for pre-emptive pardon would make since considering the allegations and investigation against Giuliani all surround his so-called attempted use of a foreign embassy for criminal work. That criminal work having been his brazen attempt to take over the U.S embassy in Ukraine from Marie Yovanovitch in an effort to gain information about Joe Biden.
Of course, as she’s previously testified, Yovanovitch told lawmakers earlier this year that she denied the request but then Rudy embarked on an also illegal smear campaign that put her and her family in danger.
Last year, FBI officials did in fact warn the White House that Russian officials were using Rudy to funnel misinformation and more into the American circuit and beyond. That warning was largely ignored and Rudy went on to stay a part of the campaign and the administration.
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