It appears Rudy Giuliani is having a little trouble paying his mounting legal bills. According to The New York Times, his allies have begun pestering Donald Trump to chip in and help. But they aren’t having much luck.
Giuliani’s advisers have purportedly reached the point of begging Trump’s team to dip into its $250 million campaign bank account and pay the embattled attorney the $200,000 he is owed for his failed efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Apparently, Giuliani has been trying to get the money for a while now but Trump, being Trump, has refused to cut him check.
After federal prosecutors raided his home and office last week as part of an ongoing probe into his shady dealings with Ukraine, Giuliani increased pressure on Trump’s camp to fork over the money.
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In addition to the whole Ukraine thing, Giuliani is also ensnared in not one but two defamation lawsuits by voting machine companies Smartmatic and Dominion.
Smartmatic alleges he caused grievous harm the company when he claimed it was connected to widespread election fraud. Meanwhile, Dominion says he made defamatory statements about the company as he was spearheading Trump’s frivolous post-election legal battle.
But the bad news doesn’t stop there.
Yesterday, prosecutors in Manhattan requested a federal judge to appoint a “special master” to dig through items collected from Giuliani’s home and office last week, a sign that they are really zeroing in on him and want as many eyes on the evidence as possible.
In a letter, US Attorney Audrey Strauss argued that a special master is necessary given the “unusually sensitive privilege issues that the warrants may implicate,” referring to his work as counsel to ex-president Trump. She also said the appointment would ensure “fairness” in the investigation.
As for Giuliani, he has denied any wrongdoing and claims he’s being framed and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
Meanwhile, his son, Andrew, has been hitting the media circuit to allege the attacks on his father are being directed by Joe Biden… Or, um, maybe by the Justice Department? …Or possibly the media! He can’t seem to decide who’s behind all this, but he’s absolutely 100% certain it’s some sort of vendetta against his dad, who is totally innocent.
Andrew Giuliani vigorously defends his father, Rudy Giuliani, saying Americans should trust his integrity as the “the greatest mayor in the history of New York.”
“I am not concerned at all because I think this is the … corruption of the Justice Department.” pic.twitter.com/DAkRxnV0M0
— OutFrontCNN (@OutFrontCNN) April 29, 2021
Graham Gremore is the Features Editor and a Staff Writer at Queerty. Follow him on Twitter @grahamgremore.
LumpyPillows
Can’t afford legal assistance? Rudi, honey, when you sell your soul, you need to ask for more money. Lay off the booze, you make really bad choices.
winemaker
I’m surprised he didn’t start a ‘go fund me’ page. Really who really cares. Oh how the mighty have fallen or some BS like that. And for those wanting to donate to this one time multi millionaire ( I’ll bet he’s got some offshore bank account) have at it but for the rest of us we ‘ll pass thanks. Let him figure it out.
As PT Barnum once said many years ago: “there’s a sucker born every minute”
ptn2719
Maybe Trump figures he doesn’t have to pay because Giuliani didn’t win the case(s) to overturn the election? Plenty of shady lawyers say “no fee unless you win”…
Mack
Then it’s 90% of the take.
radiooutmike
So, he thought he would be the one guy (that was not family) to be paid money by Trump?
What an idiot.
Mister P
Poor poor Rudy. Pour him another. He’s a victim.
Cam
Trump is in debt hundreds of millions above what he’s collected in the campaign fund. No way he’ll pay any of that.
BaltoSteve
It makes sense that Andrew is accusing Biden of masterminding all this. Not because it’s factual. More because Andrew is so stupid he believes the President can do anything he he wants… you know … the running narrative of Trump’s Administration.
hotflyer99
Rudy you play Stupid Games you Win Stupid Prizes!!!!!!!! Enjoy
Fahd
Gee that’s too bad about all his troubles. You would think that the so-called “greatest prosecutor and mayor in the history of the United States” would remember what they taught him in Kindergarten: Actions have consequences.
Maybe he could use his keen legal skills to get Trump to pay or maybe Andrew and he can really embarrass Trump in the media about it, or maybe….he’s never gonna see a dime.
I see the “too ill to participate in his own defense” card on the horizon.
Roy Moss
I really just wish all conservatives would get together to have a Jim Jones jamboree. I’d gladly chip in for the Kool Aid!
Mack
For that I’ll chip in a couple of dollars.
greekboy
He could get a side gig by using the Giuliani clown car as an Uber or Lyft. No masks allowed
Kangol2
He looks like Mephistopheles and probably smells like him too. This racist, treasonous POS finally may have to pay for his criminality, and it’s been a long time in coming!
WontDrinktheKoolAid
Seems he forgot the very first lesson of being a whore, get the $$$ upfront!
cuteguy
Isn’t his son a lawyer? Can’t he take a page from the Trump playbook and invest in nepotism? Oh wait, his son prob sucks at his job like the trump kids sucked at their made up White House jobs. But I guess this is different bc Guiliani is going to jail if he doesn’t get real legal representation. Don’t drop the soap Rudy, then again you have nothing to worry about Rudy. No one is going to touch your ugly ass, literally and figuratively
winemaker
Who really cares? That being said, who really cares much less gives a rats ass.?
Kangol2
You cared enough to respond, Jan.
JRinDallas
I was about to add my own clever opinion in the matter – then I saw Winemaker’s comment and realized he’s absolutely right. Who gives a rat’s ass — especially about any of the lowlifes who populate Trumpworld?
Cam
Why would anybody not get money up front from the Trump family?
Ivanka bragged openly about not paying contractors.
GayEGO
That is why I call her – Istanka! She smells awful!
GayEGO
Hey Rudy! You should know by now that Trump stiffs everyone and he is not going to pay your $200,000 bill! Oh well, you won’t have to pay for your food in jail!
edensasp
I call BS……..
Rudy Giuliani
Net Worth: $45 Million
Date of Birth: May 28, 1944 (76 years old)
Gender: Male
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m)
Profession: Politician, Lawyer, Businessperson, Actor, Public speaker
Nationality: United States of America
Last Updated: 2020
Invader7
They all deserve each other. Totally corrupt gop POS !!! Karma is coming for all of them…
leauxbeaux
I thought he was charging Donnie 2 mil per day for defense work. Perhaps he should try to sell some of that “paper!”