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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/was-rudy-giuliani-at-the-center-of-an-fbi-trump-campaign_us_585ad14ce4b014e7c72ed993Publicly Available Information Appears to Put Giuliani at the Center of a Watergate-Level Conspiracy
Its surprising that Rudy Giuliani has been out of the news lately, given that, as recently as November 7, Donald Trump was planning on offering him a cabinet position.
A little over a month later, the president-elect ruled out Giuliani having any role in his administration whatsoever.
So what happened between November 7 and December 9?
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So why was Comey so certain that his own organization would violate the Hatch Act? (The Hatch Act is a federal statute prohibiting certain federal employees, including FBI agents, from engaging in partisan political behavior by, among other things, issuing targeted leaks to the press.) And why was Comeys certainty at such a fevered pitch on October 28th that it prompted him to violate longstanding FBI protocol prohibiting administrative actions that could influence an election in the 60 days before Election Day? In this respect the Comey Letter certainly seemed out of character for the FBI director, who had not only previously declined to prosecute Hillary Clinton but was also universally known as a straight shooter.
The most likely answer for Comeys uncharacteristic behavior? Again, Rudy Giuliani.
Per a CNN report, on October 28 Rudy Giuliani went on the Lars Larson radio program and confessed that current agents in the FBI had committed Hatch Act violations to get him information about the ongoing Clinton investigation. Specifically, wrote CNN, the former mayor said he was in contact with former agents and a few active agents, who obviously dont want to identify themselves. Giuliani wasnt even being especially coy; he was quite clearly indicating that the reason the current FBI agents whod spoken to him didnt want to identify themselves was because their contact with him had been illegal.
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hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)global1
(25,220 posts)Giulianani Knows That He Wouldn't Have Made It Through The Scrutiny that would be thrust upon him should he have been given a cabinet appointment in the Trump Administration. He would have to answer some damning questions about his collusion with the FBI and Comey and how he had advanced knowledge of what this 'pretty big surprise' was that he was talking about like the cat that ate the canary.
He is now kind of running real low and kinda off the radar. I think there is some there there and he was taken out of the running because of this.
I believe if Giuliani is made to testify at some investigation - that he is one of the keys that can unravel a lot of dirt on the Trump organization and campaign.
sdfernando
(4,923 posts)I do believe he knows too much.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)New York AG will nail Rudi big time. It will be his badge of courage in the up coming Governors Race.
eggplant
(3,907 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)big time. Cuomo's Gal Pal has health issues and this might be his last go.
Understand there is zero friendship between Rundi and the AG. Trump's legal troubles will come from New York and LA.
eggplant
(3,907 posts)She did, here in Columbia County, two to one. He's got to go.
sellitman
(11,605 posts)They control everything.
It won't even make the back page of the Daily News.
TaterBake
(56 posts)So what if laws were broken. Prison is for the poor not Trumpscum traitor FBI maggots.
Democrats already surrendered.
ffr
(22,665 posts)LOCK THEM UP!
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certainot
(9,090 posts)through guys like manafort, going back a ways
it should be assumed
in april a journalist talked to a trump guy who said they listened to thousands of hours of talk radio and reported to trump in the lead up to decision to run.
trump isn't going to do that unless someone convinced him and no one in us politics gives a shit about talk radio even though channeling it was the key to his win, and those in repub establishment wouldn't have chosen him for this 'tip', so maybe the russians recognized the rw radio monopoly as a dominating PSYOP
KT2000
(20,567 posts)to anyone who would listen about his access to the FBI. This is always the downfall of the narcissist - it's always about them.
pbmus
(12,422 posts)MrPurple
(985 posts)Giuliani made the comments and Wednesday and Comey said he didn't know about emails on Wiener's laptop until Thursday, before sending the letter on Friday.