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orangecrush

(19,572 posts)
Thu May 3, 2018, 03:19 PM May 2018

Giuliani: I Don't Believe That Michael Cohen Was Wiretapped


President Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani said on Thursday he doubted the veracity of a bombshell NBC News report from earlier in the day that federal authorities wiretapped the president’s longtime counsel, Michael Cohen.

“Us lawyers have talked about it, we don’t believe it’s true,” Giuliani told The Daily Beast. “We think it’s going to turn out to be untrue because it would be totally illegal. You can’t wiretap a lawyer, you certainly can’t wiretap his client who’s not involved in the investigation. No one has suggested that Trump was involved in that investigation. So they’re going to wiretap the lawyer, his client, and his client the president of the United States? I don’t think so, not if they want to stay out of jail. Disclosing a wiretap is a federal felony. I never took ‘em home when I was a U.S. attorney.”

Giuliani said that he found out about the wiretap news from NBC News’ report, which cited “two people with knowledge of the legal proceedings,” and not from Cohen himself. He believed someone in the Justice Department was behind the leak.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/giuliani-i-dont-believe-that-michael-cohen-was-wiretapped


Once again accusing the Justice Dept. of leaking, just like the "questions".

Was it also NBC that broke the "Mueller Questions" story?

If this turns out to be b.s., someone at NBC is working for the coup.
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Giuliani: I Don't Believe That Michael Cohen Was Wiretapped (Original Post) orangecrush May 2018 OP
Scared? You can say that all you want Ghooliani SummerSnow May 2018 #1
I certainly hope it's true orangecrush May 2018 #3
If he keeps going like this his law license could be in jeopardy. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #2
And his liberty. orangecrush May 2018 #4
Keep talking, Rudy. Ilsa May 2018 #5
Ghouliani's a fucking amature maxrandb May 2018 #6
Hey, Rudy! Your mind's playing tricks on you again. MineralMan May 2018 #7
Hi MM! orangecrush May 2018 #10
So the wiretap that didn't happen was illegally leaked? marylandblue May 2018 #8
Great question! orangecrush May 2018 #9
Coming Soon "I don't believe the handcuffs on Michael Cohen actually exist" grantcart May 2018 #11
Hi Grant! orangecrush May 2018 #18
I know and this case NBC got it wrong, no wiretap, just a log on who called who grantcart May 2018 #20
Something really big must have been captured ok_cpu May 2018 #12
Juice is Cohen was destroying evidence GusBob May 2018 #15
How dare you ! Chickensoup May 2018 #13
Rudy made his career wiretapping mob lawyers GusBob May 2018 #14
Rudy's Believe It... Or Not Blue Owl May 2018 #16
Was he ever really a lawyer? He is woefully inept. JDC May 2018 #17
NYTimes released the Mueller questions story wishstar May 2018 #19

maxrandb

(15,334 posts)
6. Ghouliani's a fucking amature
Thu May 3, 2018, 03:30 PM
May 2018

Sure, he gaslighted the fuck out of New York and got elected, but he had his ass handed to him during a primary by a guy that was gaslighting the entire fucking country.

"Noun, Verb 9/11" never had a fucking chance against a guy who grabbed racists by their fucking pussies!

orangecrush

(19,572 posts)
10. Hi MM!
Thu May 3, 2018, 03:35 PM
May 2018

Please reassure me that the Cohen tap is not just more misdirection from the coup.

And, congratulatuions on your newfound fame!





grantcart

(53,061 posts)
11. Coming Soon "I don't believe the handcuffs on Michael Cohen actually exist"
Thu May 3, 2018, 03:39 PM
May 2018


I have heard of "playing for the short game" but this is ridiculous.

ok_cpu

(2,052 posts)
12. Something really big must have been captured
Thu May 3, 2018, 03:48 PM
May 2018

because they are working tres hard to get out ahead of it and create the narrative for the deplorables.

Chickensoup

(650 posts)
13. How dare you !
Thu May 3, 2018, 03:53 PM
May 2018

Call mr mueller a storm trooper.
in my opinion you are a disgrace
to your profession. The majority of the Americans people, I believe see you
for what you are, a has been who
will always be a no body.

JDC

(10,129 posts)
17. Was he ever really a lawyer? He is woefully inept.
Thu May 3, 2018, 04:18 PM
May 2018

I think he is so far gone down the Fox news rabbit hole that he believes his own bombastic bullshit. Its become his reality, actual laws be damned.

wishstar

(5,270 posts)
19. NYTimes released the Mueller questions story
Thu May 3, 2018, 07:47 PM
May 2018

and NY Times has been known to be misled by sources trying to help Trump.

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