Giuliani expected to be in the film, but his main role was to use his celebrity to help raise money from conservative donors, according to people involved. He was paid more than $200,000 and use of a private jet for this. motherjones.com/politics/2021/…
David and Kable Munger, brothers who own what is reportedly the country’s biggest blueberry producing company, invested more than $800,000 in the film effort, according to people involved. They got nothing for that. A spokesman suggested that they are considering legal action.
Footage Rudy assembled for the never made movie includes material from Hunter Biden's laptop, drone footage of his home in LA, and a "Breaking Biden" title sequence knockoff of the "Breaking Bad" opening. vimeo.com/user123343043
The footage Rudy and co assembled also includes 9 minutes of commentary from Kostiantyn Kulyk, a former Ukrainian prosecutor sanctioned in January for helping Russian disinfo efforts. As Forsensic News reported, this was well after Kulcyk was discredited. forensicnews.net/inside-a-rudy-…
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After his 6/20/19 interview, Barrack’s spokesman said that "Barrack’s lawyer had again contacted the prosecutors’ office and 'confirmed they have no further questions for Mr. Barrack.'"
Didn't hold up well. nytimes.com/2019/07/28/us/…
"The defendants, using their positions of power and influence in a presidential election year, engaged in a conspiracy to illegally advance and promote the interests of the United Arab Emirates in this country..." justice.gov/opa/pr/former-…
Spokesman for Barrack: “Mr. Barrack has made himself voluntarily available to investigators from the outset. He is not guilty and will be pleading not guilty.”
Volker, it seems, overtly lied in his public Nov '19 testimony (not just in his Oct. deposition justsecurity.org/67314/chart-si…) And he lied about knowing that Giuliani had pushed Ukraine for a quid pro quo: investigate Biden and you get normal relations. motherjones.com/politics/2019/…
Even now, this still matters. Volker misled not just Congress but the public about the Ukraine scandal. And his phony claims muddled the already confusing issue and fed the idea that there is no truth, just partisan assertion.
CNN's report this week on a July 2019 call in which Giuliani pressured Ukraine's government to announce an investigation into Biden wasn't just bad for Rudy. It also revealed that former Ambassador Kurt Volker made false statements to Congress. motherjones.com/politics/2021/…
In his public 11/19/19 testimony Volker said: "At no time was I aware of or knowingly took part in an effort to urge Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Biden." False. In a July 2019 call Volker took part in, Giuliani pressed a Zelensky aide for a Biden investigation.
Republicans cited Volker's inaccurate testimony to defend Trump in 2019. Lindsey Graham: “Volker, the special envoy, said there was no quid pro quo...I find the whole process to be a sham and I’m not going to legitimize it.” Jim Jordan made the same claim: foxnews.com/media/rep-jord…
I am here on the 102nd floor of one World Trade Center for the “First anniversary Celebration of the New Federal State of China, Guo Wengui/Miles Kwok’s and Steve Bannon’s anti CCP org. Themes: China created Covid in a lab; China hacked voting machines to rig the election.
Mike Lindell is confident the Supreme Court will rule 9-0 by August to “pull this election down.” Trump “is gonna be back in by the end of August,” Lindell says.
Back in March, we reported a video that showed a bunch of Oath Keepers who later stormed the Capitol taking a firearms training course. motherjones.com/politics/2021/…
Most of these Oath Keepers had already been charged with conspiracy in March. But one guy who part of the training and stormed the Capitol was still uncharged/unidentified, despite holding up a certificate with his name on it during the firearms training.
In a new indictment Sunday, prosecutors charged four more Oath Keepers including Joseph Hackett, a chiropractor from Sarasota, Fla. He was the unidentified guy at the firearms training and in the "stack" of Oath Keepers who stormed the Capitol on 1/6. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
In reporting on Giuliani's alleged work as a unregistered agent for foreign interests, and talking to him a bit, I was struck by his arrogance. He didn't seem to understand FARA. And he just blew off questions. nytimes.com/2021/04/28/nyr…
This story from way back in 2019, based substantially on reporting by the Times and Post, quoted some FARA lawyers on why Rudy appeared to have a real legal problem. motherjones.com/politics/2019/…
Giuliani's former pals, Parnas and Fruman got Giuliani to endorse a company called Fraud Guarantee for $500,000 - money they raised by persuading one "investor" to pay Rudy directly. They were later indicted for defrauding that guy, it appears, and others. motherjones.com/politics/2020/…