President Trump had lunch Saturday with Rudy Giuliani amid revelations that prosecutors were investigating Giuliani for possible lobbying violations, and speculation that his position as the president’s personal lawyer was in jeopardy
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump had lunch Saturday with Rudy Giuliani amid revelations that prosecutors were investigating Giuliani for possible lobbying violations, and speculation that his position as the president’s personal lawyer was in jeopardy.
Before the lunch, Giuliani and Trump spoke on the phone, according to two people familiar with the discussions. Also beforehand, Trump praised Giuliani on Twitter as a “legendary ‘crime buster’ and greatest Mayor in the history of NYC.” The president echoed language he had used to minimize the special counsel’s investigation into whether he or his campaign worked with Russians who interfered in the 2016 election to try to help him win the presidency.
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are now investigating whether Giuliani’s efforts in Ukraine may have run afoul of the Foreign Agents Registration Act, or FARA, The New York Times reported Friday. He said his relationship with Trump was “the same as ever” but declined to answer additional questions, explaining he was watching the New York Yankees’ playoff game against the Houston Astros.
Giuliani has acknowledged that he and two of his associates, who were arrested on campaign finance charges Wednesday, worked with Ukrainian prosecutors to collect potentially damaging information about targets of Trump and his allies, including a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine and former Vice President Joe Biden and his younger son, Hunter Biden.
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