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| Federal investigators execute search warrant at NYC apartment of former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani | Federal investigators execute search warrant at NYC apartment of former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani |
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| Authorities have executed a search warrant to examine former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani’s apartment, part of an ongoing investigation into whether Trump’s ex-legal adviser broke lobbying laws. | Authorities have executed a search warrant to examine former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani’s apartment, part of an ongoing investigation into whether Trump’s ex-legal adviser broke lobbying laws. |
| The feds seized Giuliani’s electronic devices, according to one of the three sources who spoke to the New York Times about the investigation on Wednesday. | The feds seized Giuliani’s electronic devices, according to one of the three sources who spoke to the New York Times about the investigation on Wednesday. |
| Investigators are examining Giuliani's dealings in Ukraine and whether he illegally lobbied the Trump administration on behalf of Ukrainian officials. | Investigators are examining Giuliani's dealings in Ukraine and whether he illegally lobbied the Trump administration on behalf of Ukrainian officials. |
| Spokespeople from the FBI and the US Attorney’s Office made no comment regarding the investigation. Robert Costello, a lawyer for Giuliani, confirmed to the Wall Street Journal and other outlets that the search had taken place. He denounced the search warrant as “legal thuggery.” | Spokespeople from the FBI and the US Attorney’s Office made no comment regarding the investigation. Robert Costello, a lawyer for Giuliani, confirmed to the Wall Street Journal and other outlets that the search had taken place. He denounced the search warrant as “legal thuggery.” |
| The Justice Department typically attempts to avoid behavior that would appear partisan, such as probing a former president or his aides within 60 days of an election, the Times noted. | The Justice Department typically attempts to avoid behavior that would appear partisan, such as probing a former president or his aides within 60 days of an election, the Times noted. |
| Only until Trump exhausted all his legal options did the Justice Department and FBI move forward with seeking a search warrant, due to both common practices about waiting 60 days to request such papers and Trump-appointed judges placing themselves in the way of the warrant process, according to sources cited by the Times. | Only until Trump exhausted all his legal options did the Justice Department and FBI move forward with seeking a search warrant, due to both common practices about waiting 60 days to request such papers and Trump-appointed judges placing themselves in the way of the warrant process, according to sources cited by the Times. |
| With Trump now safely out of the oval office, however, a path has been cleared for his opponents to go after the ex-president and his close confidantes like Giuliani. | With Trump now safely out of the oval office, however, a path has been cleared for his opponents to go after the ex-president and his close confidantes like Giuliani. |
| A search warrant is not an explicit accusation of wrongdoing, but it indicates that the investigation into the ex-Trump lawyer is entering an "aggressive new phase," the Times said. | A search warrant is not an explicit accusation of wrongdoing, but it indicates that the investigation into the ex-Trump lawyer is entering an "aggressive new phase," the Times said. |
| Castello slammed the FBI for its “double-standard,” referring to the agency’s willingness to go after Trump allies while leaving the then-president’s nemeses alone. | |
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