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Demovictory9

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Thu Feb 27, 2020, 01:22 AM Feb 2020

Rudy Giuliani complains he only has 'five friends left' after forgetting to hang up on journalist

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Giuliani — who has become infamous for butt-dialing journalists — made the mopey confession to someone named “Tony” after this reporter reached out about Pataki’s forthcoming book, which alleges the ex-Hizzoner privately asked the former governor to call off the city’s 2001 mayoral election so he could remain in office in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.

“There were people who wanted me to do it,” Giuliani told The News, still aware he was on the phone. “I thought about it for two days, but I never asked him to do it. I never made the decision to do it.”

Then, Giuliani said he had to hang up because he was about to board a flight. “I’m heading to LA, I’m heading to LA,” he said.

But Giuliani never hung up.


“He’s trying to sell a book,” Giuliani told Tony while this reporter stayed on the line. “Even if we would have had that conversation, it would have been privileged between a mayor and a governor … He’s an honorable guy. I can’t believe he would do that. I just keep getting disappointed. I got about five friends left.”

Giuliani, who became political poison in some of his old Big Apple circles after taking on the job as President Trump’s personal lawyer, accused Pataki of making him “sound like a power-hungry politician.”

“I’m so shocked," Giuliani said.

Eventually, the ex-mayor hung up after stating that the conversation Pataki recalls in his book “didn’t take place.”

Pataki, who never ended up cancelling the 2001 election, “stands by” his allegation, said spokesman David Catalfamo.

About 15 minutes after the first conversation, Giuliani called again, seemingly unaware he had already spoken to this reporter.

“The governor is wrong,” Giuliani said. “I’m very disappointed that George would write something like that.”
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Rudy Giuliani complains he only has 'five friends left' after forgetting to hang up on journalist (Original Post) Demovictory9 Feb 2020 OP
It's such an embarrassment for this country that the dumbest Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2020 #1
sob sob riversedge Feb 2020 #2
Rudy and Trump two peas in a pod. sarcasmo Feb 2020 #3
Womp Womp lunasun Feb 2020 #4
The former mayor added, "No one has honor anymore." Tanuki Feb 2020 #5
Rudy, I'm amazed you have five friends at all. tanyev Feb 2020 #6

Guy Whitey Corngood

(26,501 posts)
1. It's such an embarrassment for this country that the dumbest
Thu Feb 27, 2020, 01:28 AM
Feb 2020

dipshit mafiosos in the history of this country won't be prosecuted. Even worse, get away with it all.

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