During an appearance on Steve Bannon’s podcast today, Rudy Giuliani suggested that the Lincoln Project was somehow partially responsible for the siege of the Capitol on January 6. Have a watch:
I’m sorry, is Rudy saying @ProjectLincoln coordinated groups to turn 1/6 violent? CC @TheRickWilson @gtconway3d pic.twitter.com/9ombA5LD3B
— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) January 29, 2021
We’ll note that Bannon was clearly not on board with this assertion:
In which Bannon literally laughs at the claim Rudy is making and suggests he maybe knock it off. https://t.co/vksVDXCtqV
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) January 29, 2021
“You’ve got to be kidding me,” he said:
Bannon not buying it: “You’ve got to be kidding me.” https://t.co/smsUb5sKZl
— michaelscherer (@michaelscherer) January 29, 2021
And does Rudy actually think this would help Trump at his trial?
So the Giuliani Theory of 1/6 is literally that Antifa allied with the Lincoln Project to storm the Capitol, with the LP bringing in all sorts of anti-Trump right-wing groups to join Antifa.
I don't even know how they could agree on the songs to sing during that bus ride. https://t.co/FsCFuhCeUh
— Mark Pitcavage (@egavactip) January 29, 2021
Anyway, it appears the Lincoln Project is preparing to sue the president’s lawyer over this statement:
I have written a prayer “Dear God, please let it be the case that our lawyers see what I see. May we soon be on our way to suing Rudy Guiliani. @ProjectLincoln. I’m pretty sure that since Rudy is Trump’s lawyer we may get to sue Trump also. Praise be.” https://t.co/PdNE2x7TLu
— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) January 29, 2021
And possibly Trump himself:
It seems my prayers have been answered. Rudy will hear from us soon. But —- Glory Be! Since his is working for Trump in an official capacity he has opened the door to ??? (guess who?) https://t.co/lPZVdsrZqy
— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) January 29, 2021
“We are going to sue the s*it out of Rudy Giuliani”:
.@TheRickWilson @stuartpstevens @reedgalen @ProjectLincoln . We are going to get to sue the shit out of Rudy Guiliani. I’m so happy that I’m literally choked up.
— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) January 29, 2021
We’ll keep you posted.
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