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L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
Sun Feb 13, 2022, 01:13 AM Feb 2022

Giuliani in Talks to Testify to House Jan. 6 Panel

Source: NY Times

Rudolph W. Giuliani, who as former President Donald J. Trump’s lawyer helped lead the effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election, is in discussions with the House Jan. 6 committee about responding to its questions, according to three people familiar with the matter.

The extent of any assistance that Mr. Giuliani might provide remains unclear and the negotiations could easily fall apart, especially as Mr. Trump continues to publicly rail against the investigation.

But Mr. Giuliani, through his lawyer, has signaled to the committee that he plans to take a less confrontational stance toward its requests than some other members of Mr. Trump’s inner circle who are fighting the committee’s subpoenas or have otherwise refused to cooperate.

Mr. Giuliani’s discussions with committee officials suggest that he may be seeking to avoid a potentially costly legal fight over a subpoena that was issued to him last month. By engaging with the committee, Mr. Giuliani could also make it more difficult for the House to issue a criminal referral of him to the Justice Department for contempt of Congress if he in the end does not comply with the subpoena.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/12/us/politics/rudolph-giuliani-january-6-committee.html




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Giuliani in Talks to Testify to House Jan. 6 Panel (Original Post) L. Coyote Feb 2022 OP
You mean to go in and plead the 5th 900 times Fullduplexxx Feb 2022 #1
Go in and claim the evidence will arrive in the mail any day now? L. Coyote Feb 2022 #4
THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 LenaBaby61 Feb 2022 #9
or claim client-attorney privilege vlyons Feb 2022 #13
Talks hell! Show up! Yanicosco Feb 2022 #2
+1000 hamsterjill Feb 2022 #22
Wonder if Trump is starting to regret stiffing Giuliani EarlG Feb 2022 #3
Oops. lagomorph777 Feb 2022 #11
5th SoCalDavidS Feb 2022 #5
Vegas should give odds on 5th versus attorney client privilege, how many times each. L. Coyote Feb 2022 #6
There's one more, "executive privilege." gab13by13 Feb 2022 #18
I'll bring the wine. Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #20
Remeber, in the words of Donald Trump.... OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2022 #7
The 1/6 committee has no power to send Rudy to prison. gab13by13 Feb 2022 #16
He's senile, so he could say anything. Doodley Feb 2022 #8
Senile or not, he's a born liar and can't be trusted to EVER tell the truth! machoneman Feb 2022 #23
How much would a very good lawyer want, up front, from Rudy to represent him? RockRaven Feb 2022 #10
Raw Story found two great photos: L. Coyote Feb 2022 #12
Every time I see that photo of Trump, I'm reminded of Tennessee Williams' no-neck monsters. Lonestarblue Feb 2022 #24
Oh bull shit. That spineless jackass wouldn't lift a finger for his dying mother. C Moon Feb 2022 #14
Well, that would certainly be something to see Sherman A1 Feb 2022 #15
More entertaining than Four Season Landscaping I would hope. L. Coyote Feb 2022 #29
If Rudy was about to flip gab13by13 Feb 2022 #17
My vision was clouded with hair dye bucolic_frolic Feb 2022 #19
Rudy Rudy Rudy .... Lovie777 Feb 2022 #21
Most of these idiots are banking on getting a pardon down the line. That's a big wish Lettuce Be Feb 2022 #25
He needs to deliver TFG in a neat & tidy bag - or no deals.. n/t TeamProg Feb 2022 #26
Please wait till we can see it live on TV!! Bayard Feb 2022 #27
LOL. L. Coyote Feb 2022 #28
I expect he'll either say nothing... Harker Feb 2022 #30
I think his ultimate motive is to get the Slobfather to give him a call and offer to cover all his Vinca Feb 2022 #31
I suspect #FailedCoupGuy isn't friendly with his loan officer anymore. L. Coyote Feb 2022 #32

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
4. Go in and claim the evidence will arrive in the mail any day now?
Sun Feb 13, 2022, 01:20 AM
Feb 2022

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Of course, the content of the phone calls to lawmakers in an attempt to delay certification after the building was under siege would be of interest. Who are they? Just the fact that he and #FailedCoupGuy were still calling lawmakers, aggressively attempting to overthrow the government AFTER the mob is in the building, that's outrageous. Who in Congress is implicated?

gab13by13

(20,876 posts)
18. There's one more, "executive privilege."
Sun Feb 13, 2022, 08:39 AM
Feb 2022

We have more than one president at a time now. President Biden ruled no executive privilege and president ruled executive privilege.

Also remember when the SC ruled that the National Archives could release the documents it didn't make the ruling based on no executive privilege, it purposely made the ruling based solely on the fact that trump didn't adequately prove his case.

OAITW r.2.0

(23,862 posts)
7. Remeber, in the words of Donald Trump....
Sun Feb 13, 2022, 01:45 AM
Feb 2022

only criminals plead the 5th, Rudy. You good with going to prison for this conman, Rudi?

RockRaven

(14,784 posts)
10. How much would a very good lawyer want, up front, from Rudy to represent him?
Sun Feb 13, 2022, 02:32 AM
Feb 2022

I'm genuinely curious what a very good lawyer, with a very good reputation, and more potential new clients than they could shake a stick at, who therefore can be very choosy, would require as an advance/retainer given Rudy's questionable reliability as a bill-payer and the potential reputational catastrophe that being his lawyer represents...

Lonestarblue

(9,880 posts)
24. Every time I see that photo of Trump, I'm reminded of Tennessee Williams' no-neck monsters.
Sun Feb 13, 2022, 10:10 AM
Feb 2022

Here’s a short paragraph describing Williams’ portrayal of the behavior of the no-neck monsters in his play, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. It seems applicable to Trump because he was a spoiled brat as a child and turned into a psychopath as an adult.

“The squalling band of no-necked monsters in Tennessee William’s Cat On A Hot Tin Roof makes their presence known. They screech and howl and run amok in an attempt to get on our very last nerve. And oh what a fine job they do. They evoke a mental “get the hell off the stage” audience response. They are to Cat what the Save the Soul mission band is to Guys and Dolls: a loud grating interruption of what we came to see. And that is the point. We are to experience those no-neck monsters, as do the primary adult characters. Their mother is a familial terrorist and her children are her weapons. It is a testament to Mr. Williams that his monsters are still horrifying in the 21st century.”
https://heresheisboys.com/2013/02/18/the-endurance-of-no-neck-monsters/

Vinca

(50,172 posts)
31. I think his ultimate motive is to get the Slobfather to give him a call and offer to cover all his
Mon Feb 14, 2022, 04:57 PM
Feb 2022

legal bills in exchange for his undying loyalty and defiance of the committee.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
32. I suspect #FailedCoupGuy isn't friendly with his loan officer anymore.
Mon Feb 14, 2022, 06:54 PM
Feb 2022

He's got nothing to offer the Russian mob any longer.

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