Election 2020
Where’s Rudy? A Fulton County Court Wants to Know
Anna Bower Fri, Aug 12, 2022, 1:05 PM
Is New York’s former mayor too sick to testify before the special purpose grand jury in Georgia?
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D.C. District Court Rules Dominion Defamation Lawsuits Can Proceed
Ajay Sarma Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 4:39 PM
A judge denied motions to dismiss voting machine company Dominion’s defamation suits against Sidney Powell, Rudy Giuliani, and Mike Lindell for their claims that it was involved in 2020 election fraud.
The Ukraine Connection
Clarifying the Scope of the Legal Profession’s Ethical Responsibilities: A Response to John Bies
Charlie Dunlap Thu, Oct 17, 2019, 1:33 PM
John Bies’s Sept. 30 post (“Giuliani Cannot Rely on Attorney-Client Privilege to Avoid Congressional Testimony”) is informative but doesn’t quite explain the full scope of a lawyer’s confidentiality responsibilities, nor does it address the implications of Congress compelling an attorney to breach them.
The Ukraine Connection
Does Giuliani’s Work in Ukraine Violate the Appointments Clause?
Ryan Scoville Tue, Oct 1, 2019, 11:38 AM
President Trump’s personal lawyer—former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani—appears to have played a pivotal role in orchestrating the president’s designs with respect to Ukraine. Assuming the part of an unofficial diplomat, Giuliani reportedly met with a Ukrainian prosecutor and with a senior aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in order to press for an investigation of former Vice President Joe Biden.
The Ukraine Connection
Giuliani Cannot Rely on Attorney-Client Privilege to Avoid Congressional Testimony
John E. Bies Mon, Sep 30, 2019, 7:00 AM
As the House of Representatives launches its impeachment inquiry with a focus on President Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukraine, the question has been raised whether the president’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, will testify before Congress. According to CNN, Giuliani has said that he would need to consult with Trump before testifying before Congress because of the attorney-client privilege.
The Ukraine Connection
House Chairmen Subpoena Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
Jacob Schulz Sat, Sep 28, 2019, 1:16 PM
The chairmen of the three House committees—Oversight and Reform, Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence—issued a subpeona to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to produce documents related to the Trump administration's interractions with officials associated with the Ukrainian government.
The Russia Connection
Trump’s Planned Counter-Report Is Fair Game for Congressional Testimony
Bob Bauer Wed, Apr 17, 2019, 12:02 PM
The coming week may bring not just one but three reports on the Mueller investigation. Of principal interest, of course, is the original document by Robert Mueller. Then there is the redacted version of the report that Attorney General William Barr will release.
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The Rule of Law in the Demagogic Presidency, Part II: Giuliani’s Hypothetical of a Murder in the Oval Office
Bob Bauer Mon, Jun 4, 2018, 5:31 PM
In posing a hypothetical that a president could not be indicted for committing murder, Giuliani appears not to have considered the serious questions that raises about his positions on the president’s immunity from liability for obstruction of justice and abuse of the pardon power.