#WompWomp Arizona’s attorney general says Rudy #Giuliani has been served an indictment in the state’s fake elector case alongside 17 other defendants for his role in an attempt to overturn #Trump’s loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 election.
Cross-examination of #MichaelCohen resumes, an opportunity for the defense to poke holes in his testimony & perhaps trip up or provoke the state’s key witness. The questioning of Cohen, #Trump’s fmr fixer, is the beginning of the end of Trump’s #criminal trial, which began April 15 & might conclude before Memorial Day weekend at this pace.
In earlier testimony, #MichaelCohen made #RobertCostello (#Giuliani ally & lawyer who offered services to Cohen in 2018 when he was under investigation) sound as if he were an intermediary for #Trump, trying to keep Cohen #loyal. #Blanche is trying to complicate the relationship, asking if Costello told Cohen he had the option to cooperate w/ #law enforcement.
Reporting is #Costello’s role was convoluted, but Cohen did accept some legal advice from him at that time.
"Nearly 3weeks ago, #Giuliani was charged in #Arizona in connection with actions he allegedly took after the 2020 presidential election to try to reverse #Trump's loss in the state. Two state attorney general agents traveled to New York to hand-deliver a summons to Giuliani but weren't able to get past a doorman. Other attempts have also failed. If Giuliani doesn't appear in court on May 21, he could be held in contempt." https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/05/14/rudy-giuliani-arizona-charges/?location=alert
#Trump has his posse again. Today it’s more #Republican elected officials. Today, Trump will be joined by the #House speaker, #MikeJohnson, as well as #NorthDakota’s governor, #DougBurgum, a contender to be Trump's running mate. Also present will be Representatives #ByronDonalds & #CoryMills of Florida, & #VivekRamaswamy, who was one of Trump's primary rivals this year. Both Donalds & Ramaswamy are longshot hopefuls to be Trump's running mate.
#MichaelCohen testifies that #Costello told him not to reach out to Trump directly. So while Costello & #Giuliani formed a link between #Trump & Cohen, they also acted as a buffer, which may have grated on Cohen, particularly given that he used to report to Trump directly — & loved it.
Prosecution shows an email from Costello to Cohen from April 2018, in which Costello informs Cohen that Giuliani has just joined the Trump legal team.
The emails from #Costello go a long way toward supporting #MichaelCohen’s description of their meeting. Cohen said that Costello recommended he hire him because his relationship w/ #RudyGiuliani would help him access to #Trump.
In 1 email, Costello tells Cohen that his relationship w/ #Giuliani could be useful to him. In a 2nd, he talks about a “back channel” for communication. In a 3rd, the not-so-subtle msg: “Sleep well tonight, you have friends in high places.”
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OMG. #Giuliani was given a $43k/month budget & he couldn't stick to it. And he can't even explain where the money went. It says he spent $120k in January! And on top of all that he's collecting Social Security?!?!
I'm sorry, means testing for social security benefits needs to happen. It's a drop in the bucket to be sure in terms of total Social Security outlays. But anybody who's getting $43k+ a month from their retirement account is not in need of their $1,500 social security benefit.
#Arizona AG Kris Mayes announces the State Grand Jury has returned indictments in the state's 2020 fake electors scheme.
The following individuals are named as defendants, per the AG: Kelli Ward, Tyler Bowyer, Nancy Cottle, Jacob Hoffman, Anthony Kern, James Lamon, Robert Montgomery, Samuel Moorhead, Lorraine Pellegrino, Gregory Safsten, and Michael Ward.
Charges include fraud, forgery, and conspiracy – class 2, 4, and 5 felonies. #legal
👀👀 👉🏼“#Trump,👈🏼 Rudy #Giuliani and Mark #Meadows are unindicted co-conspirators in the #Michigan attorney general's case against the state's so-called "fake electors" in the 2020 election, a state investigator revealed in court on Wednesday.” #legal https://trib.al/OpHzqi2
👀👀 “#Trump, Rudy #Giuliani and Mark #Meadows are unindicted co-conspirators in the #Michigan attorney general's case against the state's so-called "fake electors" in the 2020 election, a state investigator revealed in court on Wednesday.” #legal https://trib.al/OpHzqi2
Rudy #Giuliani FAILS in his effort to reverse the massive defamation judgment he has to pay Georgia election workers Shaye Moss and Ruby Freeman. #legal
#RudyGiuliani could be forced to #sue longtime ally #Trump by a group of #creditors that the cash-strapped fmr NYC mayor owes tens of millions of dollars.
The Committee of Unsecured Creditors, which represents individuals & entities to whom #Giuliani owes money, are “discussing” making Giuliani file a #lawsuit against Trump to get their money, a source close to the matter told The Independent.
"No active judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit was interested in sitting en banc to rehear Mark Meadows’ case for moving his Georgia RICO case to federal court, the court said Wednesday in a brief denial."
Nach Klage auf Schadensersatz: Giuliani meldet Konkurs an
Der ehemalige New Yorker Bürgermeister Giuliani ist bankrott. Nach der millionenschweren Verleumdungsklage zweier Wahlhelferinnen gegen ihn hat der Vertraute von Ex-Präsident Trump laut Gerichtsakten Konkurs angemeldet.
Two #Georgia election workers who just won a $148 million #defamation judgment against Rudy #Giuliani filed a new lawsuit seeking to block him from repeating the false claims that the pair engaged in fraud in the 2020 election — as he repeatedly did during and after last week’s trial.
If I had my druthers #Giuliani coverage would be more interested in why it might have been worth it to him to risk a massive verdict to hide from his discovery obligations.
US-Wahl 2020: Giuliani muss 148 Millionen Schadensersatz zahlen
Rudy Giuliani war in den USA einst ein angesehener Politiker. Doch diesen Ruf hat er mittlerweile zerstört. Nun verurteilte eine Jury den Ex-Trump-Vertrauten zu einer Millionenstrafe, weil er zwei Wahlhelferinnen Betrug vorgeworfen hatte.
A judge orders former New York City Mayor and Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani to pay $148 million in damages to two former Georgia election workers for defamation. The women said they were subjected to harassment and racial abuse after Giuliani spread lies that framed them as participants in stealing the 2020 election for Joe Biden. Read more from the Associated Press.
Off to an auspicious start again. Howell upbraiding Giuliani and his attorney for indecipherable objections to exhibits. "Your objections have to be intelligible," she advises.
Howell now scolding #Giuliani for his comments outside the courthouse yesterday saying they "could support another defamation claim."
Giuliani said outside the court that his false allegations bout Freeman/Moss are both true. "Of course I don’t regret it." #legal
Trumps Ex-Anwalt: 43-Millionen-Verfahren gegen Giuliani eröffnet
New Yorks Ex-Bürgermeister Giuliani verbreitete als Trump-Anwalt immer wieder die Wahlbetrugslüge. Wegen Verleumdung von zwei Wahlhelferinnen wurde er schon schuldig gesprochen - jetzt bestimmt eine Jury den Schadenersatz.
"Former #Georgia election workers #RubyFreeman and #ShayeMoss will seek between $15.5 million and $43 million from #RudyGiuliani at a defamation trial slated to begin next month in a Washington, D.C., federal court, attorneys for the mother and daughter wrote in court documents filed Tuesday.
A federal judge has already found #Giuliani liable..." #legal
Fri 11/3 - SBF Guilty, Eastman Culpable, NASCAR Biased Against White Men (??), Eric Trump to Face More Tough Questions and Giuliani Wants His License Back
We have #SBF guilty (no way!), #Eastman found preliminarily culpable before bar, #NASCAR accused of bias against white men, Eric #Trump to face more tough questions and #Giuliani wants his DC bar license back.