NYT: Trump Admin Rejected NY Fed Request In Giuliani Probe

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NYT: Trump Admin Rejected NY Fed Request In Giuliani Probe

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/nyt-trump-admin-rejected-ny-fed-request-in-giuliani-probe


February 11, 2021 12:50 p.m.


The Trump administration rejected repeated requests from Manhattan federal prosecutors to search Rudy Giuliani’s records, the New York Times reports.


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Manhattan feds needed approval from DOJ leadership because Giuliani is an attorney, meaning that any warrant could inadvertently seize privileged materials.

After the election, the Times reports, the prosecutors came back, and were rebuffed again. In November, DOJ officials told the Manhattan feds that since the election result had not been settled, the request could not go forward.

That kicked the can down the road to the Biden administration. It’s not clear whether the new leadership has approved the request.

Federal prosecutors are investigating conduct relating to Giuliani’s involvement in Trump’s first scheme to rig the 2020 election: pressuring the Ukrainian government to manufacture dirt on Joe Biden.

That effort saw Giuliani work with an array of shady figures from the Eastern European nation to spur the creation of dirt on Biden. In some cases, Giuliani also pursued private business deals with them.............................................................................................






UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 19 (FILE): Rudolph Giuliani, attorney for President Donald Trump, conducts a news conference at the Republican National Committee on lawsuits regarding the outcome of the 2020 presidential election on Thursday, November 19, 2020. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

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1. I am confident our new leaders will dig as deeply as necessary.