Barbara McQuade, former U.S. attorney, talks about Rudy Giuliani's apparent legal peril as his Ukrainian entanglements become better known and his public statements come back to haunt him. Aired on 11/27/19.
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Rudy Giuliani Backpedals After Reckless Remarks Threaten Trump Graces | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC
My boy Rudy Gotti!
Scott perhaps you could regain some dignity back with some STABILIZATION concerning your sexuality?🤔
Scott. Pay no attention to William H. If you think what he said to you is stupid, on another thread I saw him say that he doesn’t believe that Trump is a liar. He’s either a Russian troll or one of the stupidest ppl in America. Have a good day.
Guiliani got the peepee tape
You triggered a lot of R snowflakes with that one!
@kevdaag #TDS
No, the Russians do. Putin loves watching it!.
You know it’s bad when a lawyer threatens his client with exposing his crimes.😄
@corryjookit do you even know how to read comments? Are you blind? Are you illiterate?
@corryjookit His weekly trips to the golf course have costed taxpayers way more than what he would have earned ($400,000). But it was only bad when Obama did it. Obama spent $98,000,000 over 8 years, Trump spent $147,000,000 in 8 months. He is using taxpayers money like his own personal piggy bank and some people apparently don’t mind and think it’s great.
@Ryan Prosser I don’t know about you I loved President Obama. I recall on election night I had go to the Emergency room as my neck had twisted and it was painful. I got and watched the amazing guy Obama win. Helped my pain.
@corryjookit In my opinion in the over four decades I have been alive, Obama was by far the best president in my lifetime. A well respected, intelligent and honourable man, we sure do miss him. Hope your neck feels better btw.
@corryjookit Oh and just ignore that Alex guy, his rambling nonsense just makes him look foolish in the end. I kinda feel sorry for him.
Rudy is going to turn on trump very soon… by end of the year early next year Rudy will squeal on trump to save himself
think you’re right he’ll flip
@toxic wastetoid no he explained it was because republicans are stupid people who are more easily tricked
you know its funny for someone the right loves he sure puts down the right a lot
he mocks the justice system the military his own senators and house members
most of his own cabinet
mans so pathetically negative alls he does is complain like a child
@GORGEOUSGEORGE so true, but i recall another quote: “you cant wake up someone pretending to sleep..”.
Trump followers HAVE HAD TO pretend many, many things to themselves already, words and facts can no longer help them.
They no longer see facts.
Seemed to me everyone has insurance one way or another…
It doesn’t look like Trump has any insurance 🤔😉🤣😂
Ken Evanska he’ll be thankful for Obamacare after this impeachment.
Well Rudy won’t be “In Good Hands” with Trumpstate.😂😂😂
Gotta have it now a days 🤔😎
Wrong. Giuliani is deadly serious and sending a strong message that he has an insurance policy.
@Adam Mocaby He’ll win a card straight to jail for sure. That I’m sure of. That’s my good feeling!
@Yve Bella I like your feeling much much better!! I can only hope he goes down.
@Manuel Garces I hope you are wrong. He has divided us.
I do believe that Trump just surrendered his attorney client privilege… not that Giuliani would need permission to break privileges if Guiliani has proof they were in on if together.
Under DoJ policy the president is de facto placed above the law.
Are such polices legal?
I would expect the law to take precedence on such policies.
@SportySP You are right. Only, for practical purposes it appears as if he’s above the law.
But that may be rather thanks to a crook heading the DoJ, combined with the GOP Trump sycophant majority in the Senate.
There’s only so much law can prevent…
Tom, I think you have no idea how it works. Neither do I so why confabulate?
@Dearly Diane I gently disagree. We see the effect in the handling of the Mueller report: a president who has clearly committed obstruction of justice walks free because of this DoJ OLC guideline.
I think Americans should stop placing their president above the law…
unless they favour a kingdom of course. And even there many constitutional monarchies wouldn’t accept such a level of misdemeanor.
Tom, don’t say “clearly” when pulling a lie. It only exposes you, gently.
Rudi in cuffs…..a rare pretty picture.
like the pics of your hero ed buck??
@Tylorian Huh?
Right on they will cuff him while he’s trapped under the Short Bus. 😝
Grey Mouser ..loyalty oath was a mistake for good mayor Rudy…he went to the dark side
God let giuliani rotten in JAIL
just because you were a cop..district attorney that does not means you can’t be corrupt!
True. Cops make some of the best criminals because they know the system.
@Rich752C what’s the Bidens got to do with this there not on trial or being impeach
@William H her sexually doesn’t matter it her opinion that interest me
@terry hampton neither is President Trump
“I meant no disrespect… Forgive me master!”
@Annie you nailed it! ROFL
Luckily, I just swallowed my coffee before reading your most funny comment. 😉
Jay I have a creepy feeling your master is SWOLLEN HOG.
Jay Morgan Grow up and get a life. Liberals are miserable people
@Dave Waldon hang in there cupcake. Trumps destruction is only getting started.
I think someone needs to sue the government on the DOJ Policy! It’s not Constitutional!!
Trump could probably stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot Giuliani and he wouldn’t lose voters.
@Mind Freshener You have’nt added king little pickle to your great list.
When did we have a potus with the name barrack Hussein Nixon? Did I miss one?
@John Smith Well, I haven’t diminished Dubya’s guilt. He is up there with Obama and Clinton.
@Badbrit_59 The IRS abuse, and the FBI spying. He did much worse than Nixon and wasn’t even held accountable.
You’re absolutely right. tRumps base is so stupid and bloodthirsty they would cheer him for it.
Rudy is in big trouble ,and he knows it.
@Sue Pollington big thumbs up👍
You’ll be dead within a year
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You will see rat!
My
Associates
Get
Arrested
@Dan Stephensen I agree with you
@North Guy he is not running scared I think you need to wake up and smell the coffee! if anyone is running scared it’s your democrat corrupted buddies!
@North Guy our you talking about your self again?? yeah we know your odd!
Biden is next for selling himself to Communist China. Comey, Lynch, Strzok, Ohr(s)
Why is Lev, and, Igor the only two people being punished?
It’s still early….. Giuliani will be in jail too. As well as Trump when he leaves office 🙂
It’s the same logic as to why only Cohen is behind bars when he was a ‘co-conspirator’ in the Stormy Daniels vs. 🍊🍄 Scandal
Why is he justifying himself for it , he meant that.
He knows he’s gonna get indicted and will want a pardon. Ain’t gonna happen.
I shouldn’t be having fun watching two idiots screw themselves over and each other over all the way to jail cells. But if they’re going to do it anyway, I might as well enjoy it.
YA OBAM & CLINTONS..LMAO THE LEFT HAVE tds..
You will be waiting a lifetime.
Giuliani assisted the Port Authority and the Pentagon with the demolition of the WTC.
He knows all in the Shadow Signoria of the USA.
And one of them is the POTUS!! lol
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reminds me of watching a good chick fight..
You probably should break them apart but the entertainment is just so fn good.
Trump will soon say “I don’t know anyone named Julie or Annie”.
Matthew Chambers!! Excellent!🤣🤣🤣
William H so you’re not going to be happy.
@Gregg Arsenault William is obviously bisexual and homosexual.
Lol Julie or Annie so funny thanks for the laugh
@Boobalopbop hahaha probably right
Insurance is an ironclad pardon guarantee, however, the SDNY will find a state crime to indict him. Pardons do not excuse state crimes.
+ Jim Mooney – “The President…shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.”
~ Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution
“Offences against the United States” means federal crimes. If that is difficult for you to comprehend then maybe the Department of Justice can explain it better:
“2. Federal convictions only
Under the Constitution, only federal criminal convictions, such as those adjudicated in the United States District Courts, may be pardoned by the President. In addition, the President’s pardon power extends to convictions adjudicated in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and military court-martial proceedings. However, the President cannot pardon a state criminal offense.”
https://www.justice.gov/pardon/pardon-information-and-instructions
Yep, sounds “unconditional” to me so long as you ignore the conditions. <_<
@Jim Mooney no it’s not unlimited or unconditional. He can’t do it for payment for example. The intent behind the pardon matters.
The president’s power to Pardon is vast but it is not unlimited nor is it unconditional.
Likewise, he can only pardon federal crimes. And you could only pardon until he leaves office.
Finally, we know Trump. He did not pardon manafort. And that fits with Trump’s personality. I don’t know why anyone is loyal to him.
trump can’t pardon anybody that’s involve in this impeachment Rudy involve up to his eyebrows
@Jim Mooney not if the person involve is involve in a impeachment case it could be another charge on trump
@terry hampton Definitely up to his eyebrows, considering his actions the last few years and being a supposedly intelligent individual, it would seem that there is nothing above his eyebrows.
Giuliani has been in the game long enough to know that insurance is essential.
yep, absolutely! he would be crazy Not to have a fallback in case trump sold him out
Rudy will turn. No way does he want to go upstate.
He better have more than Cohen and release it now before he gets Epsteined
At least not alone. They would make nice cellmates, Trump and Giuliani.
TJ Roelsma Cohen is getting an early Christmas
@Bob leroy Yeah, a nice reunion with his buddies. Now they only need a fourth man to play cards. Maybe Devin Nunes can join them?
@TJ Roelsma Nunes needs to go away for life, just for his 3 DUI’S. He’s a freaking drunk working in our “House”.