Rudy Giuliani said he and Trump were selling pardons for $2m apiece, ex-aide claims
1 year, 10 months ago

Rudy Giuliani said he and Trump were selling pardons for $2m apiece, ex-aide claims

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A former aide to former Trump attorney Rudolph Giuliani says he told her the ex-New York City mayor and then-president Donald Trump were offering to sell presidential pardons for $2 million apiece, according to court documents. She then states that Mr Giuliani asked her “if she knew anyone in need of a pardon” because he was “selling pardons for $2 million, which he and President Trump would split”. A spokesperson for and adviser to Mr Giuliani, Ted Goodman, told The Independent in an email that the former New York mayor “unequivocally denies the allegations raised by Ms Dunphy” and said the former New York mayor’s “lifetime of public service speaks for itself”. In August, The New York Times reported that former CIA officer John Kiriakou broached the topic with Mr Giuliani during a meeting at the Washington DC hotel Mr Trump’s company ran between 2016 and 2022.

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Giuliani warned by furious judge he could be forced to testify under oath on his finances
8 months ago

Giuliani warned by furious judge he could be forced to testify under oath on his finances

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump ally Rudy Giuliani could be forced by an irate federal judge to testify under oath about his personal finances, Scripps News' legal affairs correspondent Ava-joye Burnett reported on Wednesday. This comes after the judge, Sean Lane, already dismissed Giuliani's bankruptcy protection, finding that he had not been transparent about his finances and failed to meet key …

Mitt Romney says Biden should have pardoned Trump, rips ‘demeaning’ GOP trial trips
10 months, 1 week ago

Mitt Romney says Biden should have pardoned Trump, rips ‘demeaning’ GOP trial trips

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It was a win-win for Donald Trump.” Mr Romney said pardoning Mr Trump would …

Rudy Giuliani claims Donald Trump’s campaign owes him $2m
1 year, 1 month ago

Rudy Giuliani claims Donald Trump’s campaign owes him $2m

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rudy Giuliani told a federal bankruptcy court in Manhattan that …

Seth Meyers roasts Rudy Giuliani over ‘hilarious’ $148m defamation trial loss
1 year, 3 months ago

Seth Meyers roasts Rudy Giuliani over ‘hilarious’ $148m defamation trial loss

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Late Night host Seth Meyers …

Legal Experts Explain How Rudy Giuliani's Latest Financial Blow Could Play Out
1 year, 3 months ago

Legal Experts Explain How Rudy Giuliani's Latest Financial Blow Could Play Out

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Rudy Giuliani might not have $148 million lying around, but that doesn’t mean he can shirk the latest blow to his finances, according to top legal experts. No, I’m not even sure that Rudy Giuliani can afford to pay for Four Seasons landscaping right now,” former acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal told MSNBC’s Jen Psaki on Sunday, …

Chasing Giuliani 'to his grave': Expert outlines ways to force Rudy to pay poll workers
1 year, 3 months ago

Chasing Giuliani 'to his grave': Expert outlines ways to force Rudy to pay poll workers

Raw Story  

Rudy Giuliani lost the lawsuit from election workers Shaye Moss and Ruby Freeman, and last week was ordered to pay nearly $150 million. Former prosecutor and University of Michigan law professor, Barb McQuade, warned that Freeman and Moss may "be able to chase Rudy Giuliani to his grave to catch every penny they can out of his pockets." "One of …

Giuliani will be 'chased' for his assets — and he won't be able to hide: legal expert
1 year, 3 months ago

Giuliani will be 'chased' for his assets — and he won't be able to hide: legal expert

Raw Story  

Rudy Giuliani is on the hook for $148 million after a civil defamation trial brought by election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, whom Giuliani had accused without evidence of stuffing ballots in the 2020 Georgia presidential count. "There was a period of time where Rudy Giuliani, in the post-9/11 world, was commanding really big sums in his consulting practice, …

Giuliani ordered to pay former Georgia election workers $148 million
1 year, 3 months ago

Giuliani ordered to pay former Georgia election workers $148 million

LA Times  

A federal jury ordered former Trump campaign lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani on Friday to pay $148 million to two former Georgia election workers who became the targets of violent threats after he accused them of manipulating ballots in the 2020 election. DuBose showed jurors a “strategic communications plan” from Giuliani that called for Trump and his surrogates to use the …

Trump hosts a $100,000-per-person fundraiser to help Giuliani pay legal bills
1 year, 6 months ago

Trump hosts a $100,000-per-person fundraiser to help Giuliani pay legal bills

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump hosted a $100,000-a-plate fundraiser for former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club as Giuliani struggles to pay his mounting legal bills. Giuliani, a longtime Trump ally who also served as the fellow Republican’s lawyer, is facing a barrage of legal fees, fines, sanctions and damages related to …

Rudy Giuliani goes on unhinged rant claiming Mike Pence’s wife leads him around on a leash
1 year, 7 months ago

Rudy Giuliani goes on unhinged rant claiming Mike Pence’s wife leads him around on a leash

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Giuliani, Mr Trump’s former lawyer and allegedly one of the co-conspirators in that …

Giuliani denies claims he coerced woman to have sex, says she’s trying to stir ‘media frenzy’
1 year, 9 months ago

Giuliani denies claims he coerced woman to have sex, says she’s trying to stir ‘media frenzy’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani says a woman’s lawsuit alleging he coerced her into sex and owes her nearly $2 million in unpaid wages is “a large stretch of the imagination” filled with exaggerations and salacious details “to create a media frenzy.” Giuliani said in court papers that he had a consensual relationship with Noelle …

Rudy Giuliani said he and Trump were selling pardons for $2m apiece, ex-aide claims
1 year, 10 months ago

Rudy Giuliani said he and Trump were selling pardons for $2m apiece, ex-aide claims

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A former aide to former Trump attorney Rudolph Giuliani says …

Rudy Giuliani accused of forcing aide to give him oral sex while on speakerphone to Trump
1 year, 10 months ago

Rudy Giuliani accused of forcing aide to give him oral sex while on speakerphone to Trump

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “He often demanded oral sex while he took phone calls on speaker phone from …

Lawsuit against Giuliani could also reveal money laundering, Ukraine meddling and Trump's election fraud: accuser
1 year, 10 months ago

Lawsuit against Giuliani could also reveal money laundering, Ukraine meddling and Trump's election fraud: accuser

Raw Story  

A new lawsuit was filed Monday against Rudy Giuliani alleging wage theft, sexual harassment, money laundering, selling of pardons, and a number of other accusations by former staffer Noelle Dunphy. "Now the lawsuit, to be clear, it's about Rudolph Giuliani as described, luring this woman, who he finds attractive into working for him, promising her to pay her a million …

Rudy Giuliani, Trump's ex-personal lawyer, sued for alleged sexual assault
1 year, 10 months ago

Rudy Giuliani, Trump's ex-personal lawyer, sued for alleged sexual assault

Hindustan Times  

A former associate of Rudy Giuliani sued the ex-New York mayor for $10 million on Monday, alleging he subjected her to "wide-ranging sexual assault and harassment." Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, personal attorney to US President Donald Trump, gestures. Noelle Dunphy also accuses Giuliani of wage theft and "alcohol-drenched rants that included sexist, racist, and anti-Semitic remarks" that …

Lurid lawsuit claims Giuliani "took Viagra constantly" and raped employee — and there's tapes
1 year, 10 months ago

Lurid lawsuit claims Giuliani "took Viagra constantly" and raped employee — and there's tapes

Salon  

A former employee accused former New York City mayor and Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani of sexual harassment in a lengthy complaint filed in New York Supreme Court on Monday. Noelle Dunphy filed a summons in January, alleging that Giuliani hired her for "business development work" in 2019, subsequently leading to various inappropriate actions on Giuliani's behalf, and filed the lawsuit …

"That's an actual crime": Experts stunned at alleged Giuliani-Trump plot to sell pardons for $2M
1 year, 10 months ago

"That's an actual crime": Experts stunned at alleged Giuliani-Trump plot to sell pardons for $2M

Salon  

A woman employed by former New York City mayor and Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani alleged in a lawsuit filed on Monday that Giuliani talked about selling pardons and shared plans to flip the 2020 presidential election. The complaint also states that Giuliani claimed he had "immunity" and discussed presidential pardons, which he said he was selling for $2 million and …

Woman sues Rudy Giuliani, saying he coerced her into sex, owes her $2 million in unpaid wages
1 year, 10 months ago

Woman sues Rudy Giuliani, saying he coerced her into sex, owes her $2 million in unpaid wages

India Today  

A woman who says she worked as an off-the-books employee for Rudy Giuliani during his stint as Donald Trump’s personal lawyer alleges in court papers that the former New York City mayor coerced her into sex and owes her nearly $2 million in unpaid wages. The new court filing portrays Giuliani, 78, as a hard-drinking, Viagra-popping womanizer who made satisfying …

Woman sues Rudy Giuliani, saying he coerced her into sex, owes her $2 million in unpaid wages
1 year, 10 months ago

Woman sues Rudy Giuliani, saying he coerced her into sex, owes her $2 million in unpaid wages

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A woman who says she worked as an off-the-books employee for Rudy Giuliani during his stint as Donald Trump’s personal lawyer alleges in court papers that the former New York City mayor coerced her into sex and owes her nearly $2 million in unpaid wages. The new court filing portrays Giuliani, 78, as a hard-drinking, Viagra-popping womanizer …

Prosecutors: No criminal charges expected from Giuliani raid
2 years, 4 months ago

Prosecutors: No criminal charges expected from Giuliani raid

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will not face criminal charges over his interactions with Ukrainian figures in the runup to the 2020 presidential election, federal prosecutors revealed in a letter to a judge Monday. Federal prosecutors had examined whether Giuliani should have registered as a foreign agent because of his dealings with Ukrainians who wanted …

Trump pardoned Paul Manafort — but Biden’s DOJ just sued him for $3 million: report
2 years, 10 months ago

Trump pardoned Paul Manafort — but Biden’s DOJ just sued him for $3 million: report

Raw Story  

The breadth of former President Donald Trump's pardon of Paul Manafort will be put to the test after the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit arguing that penalties beyond prison are not covered. "The Justice Department is suing Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign chairman, for almost $3 million in penalties related to his alleged failure to file reports disclosing …

With No Self-pardon in Hand, Here's How Private Citizen Donald Trump Faces Uncertain Legal Future
4 years, 2 months ago

With No Self-pardon in Hand, Here's How Private Citizen Donald Trump Faces Uncertain Legal Future

News 18  

Donald Trump issued a list of pardons during his final hours as US president but did not include himself, his children, or personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, even though advisers said he had privately debated the extraordinary step of a self-pardon. But investigations brought by state-level prosecutors, such as the criminal probe Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance is leading into whether …

Trump’s reported list of pardons condemned by US late-night hosts: ‘It’s a Pardonpalooza’
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump’s reported list of pardons condemned by US late-night hosts: ‘It’s a Pardonpalooza’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Several US late night talk show hosts have condemned Donald Trump’s …

New York Times: Trump allies have collected tens of thousands of dollars from pardon seekers
4 years, 2 months ago

New York Times: Trump allies have collected tens of thousands of dollars from pardon seekers

CNN  

CNN — Allies and associates of President Donald Trump have collected tens of thousands of dollars in fees from those seeking pardons from the President, The New York Times reported Sunday. Those who monetized the lobbying efforts include a former federal prosecutor, a former personal lawyer to the President and a former top Trump campaign adviser, among others, the Times …

Ex-Trump lawyer left out of pardons despite cooperating with authorities says ‘system is broken’
4 years, 3 months ago

Ex-Trump lawyer left out of pardons despite cooperating with authorities says ‘system is broken’

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s …

Rudy Giuliani is said to have discussed a presidential pardon with Donald Trump
4 years, 3 months ago

Rudy Giuliani is said to have discussed a presidential pardon with Donald Trump

Firstpost  

Under previous administrations, presidents have largely granted pardons after they have gone through a formal review process at the Justice Department Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s lawyer who has led the most extensive efforts to damage his client’s political rivals and undermine the election results, discussed with him as recently as last week the possibility of receiving a pre-emptive pardon …

Rudy Giuliani ‘left open the possibility’ of pardoning Michael Cohen after FBI raid
6 years ago

Rudy Giuliani ‘left open the possibility’ of pardoning Michael Cohen after FBI raid

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Michael Cohen’s lawyer discussed the possibility of Donald Trump’s former …

Rudy Giuliani: Donald Trump's legal team wants to "convince Mueller to wrap the damn thing up"
6 years, 3 months ago

Rudy Giuliani: Donald Trump's legal team wants to "convince Mueller to wrap the damn thing up"

Salon  

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, one of President Donald Trump's personal lawyers, spoke out about special counsel Robert Mueller and Michael Cohen, the attorney who spent many years working as Trump's personal "fixer," just hours after Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison for what a judge called a "smorgasbord" of crimes. The special counsel's investigation has …

Michael Cohen, ex-Donald Trump lawyer, pleads guilty after reaching plea deal with prosecutors
6 years, 7 months ago

Michael Cohen, ex-Donald Trump lawyer, pleads guilty after reaching plea deal with prosecutors

ABC  

Donald Trump's former personal lawyer and "fixer" Michael Cohen has pleaded guilty to eight charges, including campaign finance fraud stemming from hush-money payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels and ex-Playboy model Karen McDougal. Key points: Mr Cohen said he made hush payments "under direction" of a candidate for federal office He said he made payments for the "principal purpose of …

Giuliani plays down idea of Trump self-pardon
6 years, 9 months ago

Giuliani plays down idea of Trump self-pardon

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — An attorney for President Donald Trump stressed Sunday that the president’s legal team would contest any effort to force the president to testify in front of a grand jury during the special counsel’s Russia probe but downplayed the idea that Trump could pardon himself. Rudy Giuliani, in a series of television interviews, emphasized one of the main arguments …

Trump’s Pardons May Send A Message To Allies Caught Up In Russia Investigation
6 years, 9 months ago

Trump’s Pardons May Send A Message To Allies Caught Up In Russia Investigation

Huff Post  

Have President Donald Trump's pardons served as signals to his aides that loyalty pays off? Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images Just weeks after federal prosecutors in the Russia investigation raided the home of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort last year, President Donald Trump pardoned political ally and fellow “birther” Joe Arpaio. “The precedent is particularly frightening as the important Mueller investigation …

Rudy Giuliani says he was picturing Hillary Clinton in 'striped jumpsuit' while she was mocking him at Al Smith dinner
8 years, 4 months ago

Rudy Giuliani says he was picturing Hillary Clinton in 'striped jumpsuit' while she was mocking him at Al Smith dinner

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On Tuesday Mr Giuliani was asked by 1210 …

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