EXCLUSIVE: John Bolton repeatedly told his staff to remove themselves from conversations and meetings with Rudy Giuliani after Bolton received warnings from intelligence officials that Giuliani was propagating conspiracy theories to undermine the election trib.al/Rvoqg7x
One former senior WH official recalled discussions in early 2019 about a Russian scheme to leak “forged” or “fake” emails through intermediaries in the weeks leading up to the election. Officials viewed Giuliani as a possible target for such a leak. trib.al/Rvoqg7x
According to three people familiar with the matter, including two in the intelligence space, the warnings began in January 2019 about Giuliani’s possible links to Ukrainian officials with close ties to Russia and active in the spreading of disinformation trib.al/Rvoqg7x
Reached by phone on Friday evening, Giuliani said that “I didn’t find out that John was unhappy with me or opposed to me until he left [the administration]...I’ve known him for ten years.” trib.al/Rvoqg7x
Team Trump seems to appreciate the help: "It's useful to have Rudy out there just not giving a fuck and sticking it to the Bidens every day. I know it pleases the president and I know a lot of people [on the reelection effort] think it's helpful." trib.al/Rvoqg7x
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