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Julian English

(434 posts)
Wed Nov 27, 2019, 10:12 PM Nov 2019

Giuliani calls Trump to tell him he was joking about having an 'insurance policy'

Source: Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, called the president this week to reassure him that he had been joking when he told media outlets he had “insurance” if Trump turned on him in the Ukraine scandal, Giuliani’s lawyer said on Wednesday.

The attorney, Robert Costello, said Giuliani “at my insistence” had called Trump “within the last day” to emphasize that he had not been serious when he said he had an “insurance policy, if thrown under the bus.”

“He shouldn’t joke, he is not a funny guy. I told him, ‘Ten thousand comedians are out of work, and you make a joke. It doesn’t work that way,’” Costello told Reuters.Giuliani has already said that he was being sarcastic when he made the comments. Trump, too, has brushed them off, telling reporters in the Oval Office this week that “Rudy is a great guy.” The White House declined to comment on Costello’s remarks.

Giuliani has emerged as a central figure in the Democratic-led House of Representatives impeachment inquiry against Trump who is accused of abusing his office for personal political gain by pressing Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, a leading candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, and his son, Hunter, a former board member of a Ukrainian energy company.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-giuliani-idUSKBN1Y12CF



I can't wait for SDNY to subpoena this "insurance," and then for them to go all Michael Cohen on Rudy Colludy's ass with a 4 a.m. no-knock visit.
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Giuliani calls Trump to tell him he was joking about having an 'insurance policy' (Original Post) Julian English Nov 2019 OP
Screw that headline, it's BS from Rudy's lawyer. nt greyl Nov 2019 #1
I sorta agree that the lawyer is trying to put a spin on it.... Julian English Nov 2019 #3
Yes, I suppose some sort of make nice nice call isn't out of the question. nt greyl Nov 2019 #4
When I read Robert Costello's words I hear the voice of a "made guy". Midnight Writer Nov 2019 #2
that's weird... stillcool Nov 2019 #5
He might have insurance, or thinks he does LiberalLovinLug Nov 2019 #6
i hope they all kill each other, eat each other, turn on each other orleans Nov 2019 #7
Rudy kissing Trump's ring (If you know what I mean) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2019 #8
Saw this earlier: Giuliani was ordered by his lawyer to call Trump to say he was joking BuffaloJackalope Nov 2019 #9
Joking or Reminding? mpcamb Nov 2019 #10

Julian English

(434 posts)
3. I sorta agree that the lawyer is trying to put a spin on it....
Wed Nov 27, 2019, 10:20 PM
Nov 2019

I, however, believe Trump's angry about the comment, which is probably why he said Rudy was acting on is own. Meanwhile, Rudy's terrified because the SDNY is hot on his trail, and he doesn't want to die in prison even though he knows he deserves this fate at a bare minimum.

LiberalLovinLug

(14,173 posts)
6. He might have insurance, or thinks he does
Wed Nov 27, 2019, 11:02 PM
Nov 2019

And he apologized to Trump for publicly talking about it, in another spontaneous TV eruption of unasked for "insights".

Maybe the pee pee tape, maybe something else. He acts all cocky as if he pretty much knows he'll get a pardon from his big orange client if things turn south for him.

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