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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGiuliani says Trump will stay loyal to him but jokes that he has 'insurance'
Source: Guardian
Exclusive: presidents personal lawyer has emerged as a key figure in the impeachment inquiry, with speculation Republicans will seek to paint him as a rogue actor
Im not, but I do have very, very good insurance.
Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trumps personal lawyer, has said he is confident the president will remain loyal to him as an impeachment inquiry unfolds in which the former New York mayor has become a central figure.
But Giuliani joked that he had good insurance in case Trump did turn on him, amid speculation Republicans will seek to frame him as a rogue actor.
In a telephone interview with the Guardian, in response to a question about whether he was nervous that Trump might throw him under a bus in the impeachment crisis, Giuliani said, with a slight laugh: Im not, but I do have very, very good insurance, so if he does, all my hospital bills will be paid.
Giulianis lawyer, Robert Costello, who was also on the call, then interjected: Hes joking.
Whether it was a joke or a veiled threat, Giuliani has emerged as a key player in the impeachment proceedings, which center on the question of whether Trump sought to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate his political rival, Joe Biden.
Testimony from diplomats in the lead-up to this weeks first public impeachment hearing has consistently pointed a finger of blame at Giuliani, who led the administrations secret effort to pressure the Ukrainians to launch a corruption investigation into Bidens son, Hunter.
Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trumps personal lawyer, has said he is confident the president will remain loyal to him as an impeachment inquiry unfolds in which the former New York mayor has become a central figure.
But Giuliani joked that he had good insurance in case Trump did turn on him, amid speculation Republicans will seek to frame him as a rogue actor.
In a telephone interview with the Guardian, in response to a question about whether he was nervous that Trump might throw him under a bus in the impeachment crisis, Giuliani said, with a slight laugh: Im not, but I do have very, very good insurance, so if he does, all my hospital bills will be paid.
Giulianis lawyer, Robert Costello, who was also on the call, then interjected: Hes joking.
Whether it was a joke or a veiled threat, Giuliani has emerged as a key player in the impeachment proceedings, which center on the question of whether Trump sought to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate his political rival, Joe Biden.
Testimony from diplomats in the lead-up to this weeks first public impeachment hearing has consistently pointed a finger of blame at Giuliani, who led the administrations secret effort to pressure the Ukrainians to launch a corruption investigation into Bidens son, Hunter.
link: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/14/rudy-giuliani-donald-trump-insurance-loyal?CMP=share_btn_tw
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Giuliani says Trump will stay loyal to him but jokes that he has 'insurance' (Original Post)
Mike 03
Nov 2019
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mshasta
(2,108 posts)1. careful Donnie
....don't fk with gangsta Rudy ....he knows where all skeletons are
Raster
(20,996 posts)3. ... cause he helped you bury them.
dem4decades
(11,241 posts)2. Can't Trump let him take the fall then pardon him?
TeamPooka
(24,155 posts)4. Putin says the same thing. nt
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)5. Giuliani's an expert on falling outs among thieves.
Hekate
(90,189 posts)6. Mulvaney just said that too. Hubris, fellas, hubris.
crickets
(25,896 posts)7. I know. Stooges are useful until they aren't any more. nt