Giuliani Raid Pushed by Prosecutors Who Chose the ‘Hard Way’ (1)

Two months ago, Rudy Giuliani’s lawyer offered to bring his client in for questioning by Manhattan federal prosecutors, provided they made clear what subjects they would bring up.

No deal, responded Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicolas Roos. He repeated what the team had been saying since they began investigating the activities of the former New York mayor and personal lawyer to Donald Trump in 2019 -- they’d be delighted to hear what Giuliani had to say, but there’d be no preview of their questions.

“Why are you doing everything the hard way?” emailed back Giuliani’s lawyer, Bob Costello.

Rudy Giuliani

Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg

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