President Trump sent journos into a bit of a tizzy a few moments ago after he said he didn’t know if Rudy Giuliani was still his attorney or not when questioned shortly before his departure to a MAGA rally in Louisiana tonight:
verbatim, fwiw:
Is Rudy Giuliani still your personal attorney?
"I don't know, I haven't spoken to Rudy, I spoke to him yesterday briefly, he's a very good attorney and he has been my attorney."— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) October 11, 2019
Video here:
Asked if Rudy Giuliani was still his personal attorney, Pres. Trump says, "Well, I don't know. I haven't spoken to Rudy. I spoke to him yesterday briefly. He's a very good attorney and he has been my attorney. Yeah, sure." https://t.co/9gvswKvKub pic.twitter.com/PYMmps1uQD
— Evan McMurry (@evanmcmurry) October 11, 2019
Rudy, however, quickly confirmed to reporters that he is still representing the president:
"Yes," Giuliani just texted me, when I asked if he was still representing Trump. https://t.co/000Hig2frt
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) October 11, 2019
Rudy got into a little more detail with NY Mag’s Olivia Nuzzi:
I just asked Rudy Giuliani if he’s still Trump’s attorney. Giuliani said, “Yes.” https://t.co/0uwkrtnQ43
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) October 11, 2019
I don’t know how to describe Giuliani’s response to my follow up question so I’m just going to include a screen shot here. pic.twitter.com/Yv8hqfB9kx
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) October 11, 2019
Pressed further, Giuliani tells me, “I spoke to him yesterday and I have no reason to believe I’m not.”
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) October 11, 2019
So Trump says he hasn’t spoken to Rudy. But Rudy tells me he spoke to Trump yesterday. Trump says he doesn’t know if Rudy is his attorney. Rudy tells me he is and he has no reason to think he’s not.
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) October 11, 2019
I asked Giuliani if he has a signed representation agreement with Trump. His response? “I am still his lawyer until he tells me I’m not.”
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) October 11, 2019
I asked Giuliani again if he and Trump have a representation agreement. His response: “All I can tell you is that I still represent him as I have since April 2018. End of story.”
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) October 11, 2019
I asked Giuliani, “Do you think he’s preparing to throw you under the bus?” He replied, “No.”
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) October 11, 2019
If you click on the image below, you’ll see that Rudy responded with an emoji:
Update: pic.twitter.com/CNWfQFm7fU
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) October 11, 2019
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