Michael Cohen probably sent a note to Looney Rudy, "Hey, c'mon up here to upstate New York and be my bunk mate, and you can socialize with people you put into the jail. We'll leave the light on!"
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[h=1]Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s Legal Representative, Under Criminal Investigation[/h]It’s generally considered a bad thing when you’re defense lawyer is the subject of a criminal probe.
By Bess Levin
Asked about Rudy’s dynamic duo on Thursday, Trump claimed not to know the men—who he reportedly had dinner with in May 2018—even if photos say otherwise. “I don't know those gentleman,” Trump told reporters, which is his go-to line when he wants to distance himself from someone even when he’s actually met them dozens of times. “That is possible I have a picture with them because I have a picture with everybody—I have a picture with everybody here. But somebody said there may be a picture with—at a fundraiser or somewhere so, but I have pictures with everybody. I don’t know if there’s anybody I don’t have pictures with. I don’t know them,” Trump said, adding “You’d have to ask Rudy.”
Um…what?
Is this one of his weird attempts to distance himself from people he might as well be related to? Evidence of a ministroke? All of the above? Unclear!
“Make ISIS Great Again” hats, coming to a Trump campaign store near you
Last Sunday, Trump announced that he was withdrawing U.S. troops from northern Syria and endorsing a Turkish military operation in the region against Kurdish forces, i.e. our biggest ally in fighting ISIS. The decision—which Trump defended by offering the characteristically bizarre argument that the Kurds didn’t help us in WWII, so fuck ’em—went against the recommendation of top Pentagon officials and the State Department, who think we should maintain a small presence in northeast Syria to continue operations against the Islamic State. And based on the events of Friday, you can kind of see where they were coming from:
Even Lindsey Graham was disturbed by the news, tweeting “Every concern I had about President Trump’s Syria decision is coming true in spades. The reemergence of ISIS is on the way. And if you think only Europe is threatened—you are sadly mistaken. The ability to recruit partners to fight radical Islam in the future has been virtually destroyed. Mr. President: change course while you still can.” While true, that message would mean a little more if Graham could actually bring himself to say this to his golfing buddy’s face or even, y’know, tag him in the post.
cheersgifointer:[h=1]Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s Legal Representative, Under Criminal Investigation[/h]It’s generally considered a bad thing when you’re defense lawyer is the subject of a criminal probe.
Asked about Rudy’s dynamic duo on Thursday, Trump claimed not to know the men—who he reportedly had dinner with in May 2018—even if photos say otherwise. “I don't know those gentleman,” Trump told reporters, which is his go-to line when he wants to distance himself from someone even when he’s actually met them dozens of times. “That is possible I have a picture with them because I have a picture with everybody—I have a picture with everybody here. But somebody said there may be a picture with—at a fundraiser or somewhere so, but I have pictures with everybody. I don’t know if there’s anybody I don’t have pictures with. I don’t know them,” Trump said, adding “You’d have to ask Rudy.”
Um…what?
Is this one of his weird attempts to distance himself from people he might as well be related to? Evidence of a ministroke? All of the above? Unclear!
Trump told reporters Friday that he didn’t know whether Giuliani was still his personal attorney, adding that the two hadn’t spoken since Thursday. “Well, I don’t know,” Trump said, responding to a question about the lawyer as he prepared to leave the White House for a rally in Louisiana. “I haven’t spoken to Rudy. I spoke to him yesterday briefly. He’s a very good attorney, and he has been my attorney.” Trump then added, “Yeah, sure,” before moving on to another question.
In a text message to the Washington Post’s Josh Dawsey shortly after the president’s comments, Giuliani confirmed that he’s still representing Trump. “Yes,” Giuliani wrote. “I am still his attorney.”
Unfortunately for Rudy, it seems pretty obvious we’re just days away from Trump telling reporters he only knew the former mayor casually years ago in New York, and a week out from claiming they’ve never met.
“Make ISIS Great Again” hats, coming to a Trump campaign store near you
Last Sunday, Trump announced that he was withdrawing U.S. troops from northern Syria and endorsing a Turkish military operation in the region against Kurdish forces, i.e. our biggest ally in fighting ISIS. The decision—which Trump defended by offering the characteristically bizarre argument that the Kurds didn’t help us in WWII, so fuck ’em—went against the recommendation of top Pentagon officials and the State Department, who think we should maintain a small presence in northeast Syria to continue operations against the Islamic State. And based on the events of Friday, you can kind of see where they were coming from:
Even Lindsey Graham was disturbed by the news, tweeting “Every concern I had about President Trump’s Syria decision is coming true in spades. The reemergence of ISIS is on the way. And if you think only Europe is threatened—you are sadly mistaken. The ability to recruit partners to fight radical Islam in the future has been virtually destroyed. Mr. President: change course while you still can.” While true, that message would mean a little more if Graham could actually bring himself to say this to his golfing buddy’s face or even, y’know, tag him in the post.
