He claimed he was merely “a lawyer who was representing a client who was innocent.”
Who was the “innocent” client, and what “crime” was he defending when he was so involved with them? Was it the acting POTUS?
Is this another example of Rudy’s employment of the “Squirrel!” Fallacy?
Let’s say I have empathy for actual decent people going through this with a geriatric relative. I’ve done it myself and it’s not so funny. But yeah, he’s a huge idiotic buffoon and his vast self-importance just throws that into relief. Anti-Communist? All you can say is dude what are you even talking about?
I dunno about biggest anti-communist (is he even 5’4"?), but he’s definitely got my vote for biggest solicitor of foreign interference in a US election (Flynn is a close runner-up and Ron Johnson gets an honorable mention for putting in the time on flights to Russia).
Giuliani does have a penchant for authoritarian leaders of his choosing.
As mayor he caused an international incident when he tossed Arafat out of the UN 50th concert at Lincoln Center. Afterward he sat and broke bread with the Indonesian dictator Suharto who in 1975 slaughtered 300k in East Timor.
He sure knows how to pick his authoritarians.
“There’s no way that I’m a Russian agent, or anybody else’s agent.”
The responses to this write themselves.
“No, they didn’t tell you, saved them the bother of paying you.”
"You’d prefer the term ‘lackey,’ then? Or ‘sock puppet?’ "
“So, you did/said stupid and/or illegal stuff on your own initiative?”
Russia probably should have gradually moved away from the communist era by keeping some state owned enterprises and allowing employee ownership for others instead of allowing the oligarchs gobble up most everything.
Putin is also one of the biggest anti-communists you’ll ever meet. Ya see, Rudy, Russia isn’t communist. Technically, it never really was but it certainly isn’t now, under Putin. It’s a strong man state with small ‘f’ fascist leanings.
So, saying you’re anti-communist ain’t a defense. Being anti- (or pro- or neutral-) communist has absolutely nothing to do with Russia or with your dealings with Russian spies.
Guess what Rudy, Russia hasn’t been a communist country since before you were Mayor of New York City. That is a long time to have been living in the past Rudy.