Rudy Giuliani being kept afloat by charity founded to honor slain 9/11 firefighter: report

Former President Donald Trump's embattled ally Rudy Giuliani, faced with bankruptcy and financial destitution, is reportedly drawing income from an unexpected source: A charity founded in memory of a firefighter killed in the September 11 attacks.

According to The New York Times, "In a filing last week, attorneys for Mr. Giuliani said that one of the former New York City mayor’s companies, Giuliani Communications, receives about $16,300 per month in income from his internet show 'America’s Mayor Live.' Mr. Giuliani’s attorney said that money comes 'mainly' from the Sept. 11 charity, the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation."

"The revelation of the revenue stream comes after months of deeply contentious arguments from creditors about the state of Mr. Giuliani’s personal finances, with complaints that much of it remains deliberately incomplete and opaque. Only recently did creditors learn, through social media, that Mr. Giuliani had a contract to earn money from a new branded coffee line," said the report.

The foundation has confirmed the payments, saying in a statement, “In the years following 9/11, Mayor Giuliani has been an invaluable supporter of the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. He was instrumental in planning the first Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk NYC in 2002.”

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Giuliani, whose controversial career as mayor ended with widespread praise during the chaos and confusion of managing the aftermath of 9/11, made that time a huge part of his political brand, drawing criticism during his ill-fated 2008 presidential run for how incessantly he would bring up the terrorist attack.

In the aftermath of 2020, Giuliani was heavily involved in plots to overturn the 2020 presidential election. He has been criminally charged in Georgia and Arizona for those efforts, and has also been held liable for almost $150 million for defaming a pair of election workers in Atlanta, and been recommended for disbarment by an attorney ethics board in Washington, D.C.

Between all of the legal expenses, civil judgments, and having a radio show that provided considerable income for him booted off the air, Giuliani is in deep financial distress and trying to sort everything out with bankruptcy proceedings.