controversies surrpounding guoiliani when he was attorney general

Why is Rudy Giuliani being investigated by the US Attorney's Office?

Dec 25, 2019 · The president’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is facing backlash after falsely stating on his Facebook page that he is a “former attorney …

What does Rudy Giuliani do now?

Jun 24, 2020 · 0. This past Saturday, President Trump fired U.S. Attorney of Manhattan Geoffrey Berman at the suggestion of Attorney General Bill Barr. Berman refused to step down after Barr issued a statement on Friday that said he would be replaced by Jay Clayton, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The President’s move was met with alarm bells by his …

When did the Catholic News Service archive the Giuliani controversy?

Apr 20, 2018 · By Eric Lutz. 4.20.2018. President Donald Trump raised eyebrows Thursday when news broke that he’d added Rudy Giuliani to his personal legal team amid controversies surrounding his growing ...

How did Giuliani support Dorismond's case?

Oct 22, 2019 · Giuliani closed his final trial with an appeal to the jury that resonates today. “The people who know best about what was going on inside a cesspool of corruption like this one are the people who...

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Dec 15, 2017 · Lazaro Gamio / Axios. President Trump is so unhappy with Attorney General Jeff Sessions that he has raised the possibility of bringing back Rudolph Giuliani to head the Justice Department, according to West Wing confidants. In internal conversations, Trump has recently pondered the idea of nominating Giuliani, a stalwart of his campaign.

Who did Giuliani consult with?

Giuliani also consulted for Aleksandar Vucic, a mayoral candidate in Belgrade, Serbia, who once served as the information minister to accused war criminal Slobodan Milosevic. Vucic eventually won the Serbian presidency and the Trump White House sent a delegation to attend his inauguration.

Where did Giuliani work?

But it was Giuliani’s work in Ukraine that crossed whatever invisible line had existed between the former U.S. attorney and federal investigators in the Southern District and placed him at the center of the House impeachment inquiry.

Who is Joe Biden's son?

The rapidly unspooling narrative connects Giuliani to efforts to dig up dirt on Hunter Biden, presidential candidate Joe Biden’s son, as well as, oust former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, a career diplomat.

Is the Southern District Attorney's Office impartial?

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District now faces challenges to be seen as impartial. Many of the line prosecutors in the office served under Preet Bharara, who has emerged as a vocal critic of both Trump and Giuliani. And the office won a conviction against Michael Cohen, demonstrating that one way to adhere to Justice Department policy against charging a sitting president is by pursuing his attorney instead. The office recently filed — and lost — a motion to protect Trump’s tax returns from a state subpoena. Many Southern District alumni expressed outrage, saying that the decision to do so marked a fatal breach of the office’s storied independence. But if you read the fine print, you saw that no attorneys from the Southern District signed the filing.

The Mukasey Nomination

Retired federal judge Michael Mukasey is President Bush's choice to serve as U.S. attorney general.

Mukasey's Career Steeped in National Security

Michael Mukasey speaks after President George W. Bush nominates him for attorney general.