After a year of defending the President, Rudy Giuliani is going on offense against Trump's political opponents
Washington It was two weeks after the release of the Mueller report, and Rudy Giuliani was eager to chat. As President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Giuliani has spent much of the past year going on TV to defend his client on a number of fronts—casting doubt on the special counsel's investigation, taking shots at Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen, and generally serving as the President's chief public defender.
Now, at 8 pm on a Thursday night, on the phone from New York, Giuliani wanted to talk about something else entirely: Joe Biden.The former vice president and current frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination could pose the biggest threat to President Donald Trump's re-election effort. And Giuliani was looking to take some shots— not for any policies Biden has or even the recent controversy over Biden's physical interactions with women.
Giuliani: I never said there was no collusion 01:09 Now, as Trump and his team begin switching from defense to offense, with an eye to the 2020 campaign, Giuliani is also shifting tactics, and taking an active role in prosecuting a public case against Trump's political opponents. The outspoken former New York mayor operates from a unique position as the President's personal lawyer, set apart from both the White House and official campaign.
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