Report: Former Trump Lawyer Meets With Jan. 6 Committee

MAY 21 2022·Updated DEC 30 2022

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The Facts

Rudy Giuliani, one-time personal attorney to former Pres. Trump, met virtually on Fri. with the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot, according to sources familiar with the meeting.
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Trump allegedly tasked Giuliani with finding evidence of electoral fraud in the aftermath of the Nov. 2020 elections, which Trump lost to Joe Biden.
New York Post
Giuliani was on the legal team representing Trump as he and his campaign filed a series of federal lawsuits attempting to challenge the certification of the 2020 election results.
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He was first subpoenaed by the Jan. 6 committee in Jan. 2022, after the committee alleged he had "advanced unsupported theories about election fraud" and was "in direct contact with the former president about attempts to stop the counting of electoral votes."
New York Post
Earlier this month, Giuliani cancelled his scheduled deposition after the committee denied his requests to make his own recordings of the proceedings.
New York Post
The former mayor of NYC joins a growing list of senior Trump admin. officials who've spoken with the committee, along with at least six Republican lawmakers, in advance of public hearings set to begin in early June.
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The Spin

Pro-Trump narrative

"America's Mayor" just wanted transparency. He asked to record his testimony so that his comments couldn't be misconstrued and taken out of context. Although rightly postponed when this request was denied, the meeting was re-scheduled after negotiations. Giuliani has nothing to hide, as proven by his willingness to disclose any information not protected by privilege.

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Democratic narrative

Giuliani has so thoroughly disgraced himself that it's easy to dismiss his bizarre public antics in the aftermath of the 2020 election as comical. But that would be a mistake. Giuliani was at the very center of the former president's schemes to overturn the election, and his testimony could be key to the committee's efforts to hold those responsible accountable.

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