‘I stand behind Rudy’: Trump defends Giuliani on Fox News -- despite report of SDNY investigation
Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani and President Donald Trump, composite image. Giuliani by Marc Nozell from Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA (Rudy Giuliani) [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

President Donald Trump defended Rudy Giuliani during a Saturday evening appearance on Fox News.


Trump phoned in an interview with Jeanine Pirro after a day at one of his golf courses and a speech to a designated hate group.

The host asked Trump about the reports that Giuliani is under investigation by federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York -- the same office he once led.

"I know nothing about him being under investigation," Trump said. "I can't imagine it."

"I believe he's a totally honorable man," he added.

The president said, "I stand behind Rudy."

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