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Rudy Giuliani meeting with special counsel is another 'ominous sign' for Trump: Former impeachment lawyer

It was reported over the weekend that former President Donald Trump deployed similar pressure on Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) as he did with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.

Former impeachment lawyer Norm Eisen told CNN he isn't shocked by it since the world has heard the tape of Trump doing the same to the Georgia officials. He also thinks that special counsel Jack Smith will look into it if he hasn't already.

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Rudy Giuliani knows better than anyone 'how to help himself' by getting a plea deal: former prosecutor

Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump's former attorney and past New York mayor, could be signaling his intent to work with the prosecution in its fake electors case against Trump, a former prosecutor said on Friday.

Tali Farhadian Weinstein, a former federal and New York state prosecutor, was asked during an appearance on MSNBC what Giuliani's voluntary cooperation signaled to her. Mostly, she said, "It tells us that Jack Smith is really busy."

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Ron DeSantis mercilessly mocked for mimicking Winston Churchill's 'Fight them on the beaches' speech

Florida Governor and 2024 GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis' speech this Friday at a Philadelphia summit for Moms for Liberty, a conservative group known for fighting with school boards over racial and gender-related materials in schools, is the subject of mockery on Twitter, with some saying he's trying to emulate Winston Churchill's famous wartime speech against the Nazis.

“As president, I will fight the woke in the corporations, I will fight the woke in the schools, I will fight the woke in the halls of Congress. We will never, ever surrender to the woke mob,” DeSantis said at the Moms for Liberty summit in Philadelphia.

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Trump campaign official cooperates with Jan. 6 prosecutors as they eye charges against Rudy Giuliani, report says

A top 2020 campaign official for former President Donald Trump is reportedly cooperating with prosecutors investigating his effort to overturn his election loss as special counsel Jack Smith’s team zeroes in on Rudy Giuliani’s role in the scheme. Mike Roman, who led election day operations for Trump, has agreed to answer questions from the special counsel’s prosecutors investigating Trump’s plan to stay in power and the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Roman had previously invoked the Fifth Amendment when he testified before a grand jury about his role in Trump’s post-election effort and especial...

Giuliani 'has every incentive to spill his guts' in Jan. 6 case against Trump: ex-federal prosecutor

Rudy Giuliani could prove to be a powerful witness against Donald Trump in the Jan. 6 case, and a former federal prosecutor said he had strongly compelling reasons to cooperate with special counsel Jack Smith.

The former president has already been indicted in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, and he could face similar charges in New Jersey, but The Bulwark columnist Dennis Aftergut said Trump suddenly faces a gathering threat of indictment for his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss after Giuliani reportedly made a "proffer" for testimony in that investigation.

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Jamie Raskin shares testimony that apparently destroys James Comer's Joe Biden bribery conspiracy

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) issued a letter Thursday to House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer (R-KY) debunking the claim the Republican has spent the past six months making that President Joe Biden is linked to a Ukraine bribery scheme involving his son.

Raskin, who serves as the ranking member on the Oversight Committee, confirmed previous Raw Story reporting that Rudy Giuliani was likely the source of a tip given to the FBI that became a central focus of Comer's probe which attempted to link the Bidens to bribery payments made by Mykola Zlochevsky, the Ukrainian founder of oil and gas company Burisma holdings.

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Jack Smith looks to hit Trump with up to 45 new charges and indict attorneys: report

Donald Trump could soon be facing additional indictments from the Department of Justice, The Independent reports.

The DOJ has made preparations for a “superseding indictment,” which are additional charges that may include allegations of more serious crimes against a defendant, according to the report, which cites sources familiar with the matter.

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Tucker Carlson raising money to launch new Fox News competitor: report

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson is reportedly building up a war chest with the aim of launching a media company that will compete with his one-time employer.

According to a report from Puck News' Dylan Byers, Carlson "is raising capital to launch a new company that may yet prove more influential" than his current shtick of posting videos on Elon Musk's Twitter platform.

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Women who applied to work at Bill Gates' office asked about 'sexual histories': report

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that women who applied to work at Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates' private office were asked sexually explicit questions that included queries about their sexual histories and pornography.

According to the Journal, the questions were asked by a security firm and seemed intended to determine if the applicants would be susceptible to blackmail.

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Trump's fake elector plot likely one facet of 'comprehensive indictment': ex-federal prosecutor

The purported "fake elector" plan to reverse the 2020 election was only one part of a massive conspiracy that will likely all be charged in one indictment, a former federal prosecutor said Wednesday.

Elizabeth de la Vega said that it’s unlikely that the Department of Justice will cut a deal with Rudy Giuliani, a former member of Donald Trump’s legal team.

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Legal expert explains why Giuliani is more worried about Georgia than DOJ

The news that Rudy Giuliani, formerly a member of Donald Trump’s legal team, was interviewed by federal investigators in connection with special counsel Jack Smith’s election interference probe has fueled speculation that Giuliani is looking to cut a deal with the Justice Department.

But a potential federal case isn’t the former New York City mayor’s most pressing concern, according to legal analyst Lisa Rubin.

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'This is the big kill': Watergate lawyer says Rudy Giuliani interview could take Trump down

Rudy Giuliani's voluntary interview with Jack Smith's team could signal the end for Donald Trump, as well as many of his former attorneys and associates, according to Watergate lawyer Nick Ackerman.

Ackerman, speaking on MSNBC, was asked by host Ari Melber about the implications of the "proffer" interview Smith conducted with the former Trump attorney and former mayor. Some experts have suggested that Giuliani is aiming for a deal.

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‘He’s trying to make a deal’: Legal expert says Rudy Giuliani’s ‘voluntary’ testimony is a hint

To hear his spokesman tell it, Rudy Giuliani met with Department of Justice investigators for an interview by his own accord.

“The appearance was entirely voluntary and conducted in a professional manner,” Giuliani spokesman Ted Goodman said in a statement.

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