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Swalwell Sues Trump, Junior, Brooks, Giuliani Over Riot

CNN reports: Former House impeachment manager Eric Swalwell has sued former President Donald Trump, his son Donald Trump Jr., Rudy Giuliani and Republican Rep. Mo Brooks in a second major lawsuit seeking to hold Trump and his allies accountable for inciting the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6. The new lawsuit filed on Friday by Swalwell follows a …

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SUSPENDED: Giuliani Gets Second Strike From YouTube

Bloomberg News reports: YouTube said it suspended Rudy Giuliani for the second time in two months after the former New York City mayor lied again in videos that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from former U.S. President Donald Trump. Giuliani, who sought to overturn November’s results as Trump’s attorney, will not be allowed to upload new videos for two …

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Dominion CEO: We’re “Definitely” Filing More Lawsuits

CNBC reports: Dominion Voting Systems, a primary target of baseless conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election, will “definitely” file more lawsuits against those who pushed those false claims, the company’s CEO said Tuesday. CEO John Poulos, whose company filed a $1.3 billion defamation suit a day earlier against MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, confirmed that more legal action is coming, …

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Giuliani Tried To Evade Service Of Dominion’s Lawsuit

The New York Daily News reports: Rudy Giuliani spent a week dodging service of a $1.3 billion lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems after publicly declaring he was ready for the legal fight, a source told the Daily News. “After not responding to requests to waive service, Mr. Giuliani evaded in-person service of process for nearly a week. It took …

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Advisor: Rudy Giuliani No Longer Representing Trump

CNN reports: Former President Donald Trump’s longtime personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, is “not currently representing President Trump in any legal matters,” senior Trump adviser Jason Miller told CNN on Tuesday. The former New York City mayor was the face of Trump’s failed bid to overturn the presidential election results, but his legal work with the former President dates back years. …

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Dem Rep Sues Trump And Giuliani For Conspiracy

CNN reports: Former President Donald Trump and attorney Rudy Giuliani are being accused of conspiring with the far-right groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers to incite the January 6 insurrection in a civil lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court by the Democratic chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee that cites a post-Civil War law designed to combat violence and …

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Trump’s DOJ Worked To Block Probe Into Giuliani

The New York Times reports: In the final months of the Trump administration, senior Justice Department officials repeatedly sought to block federal prosecutors in Manhattan from taking a crucial step in their investigation into Rudolph W. Giuliani’s dealings in Ukraine, delaying a search warrant for some of Mr. Giuliani’s electronic records, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The …

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Giuliani Associate Sentenced For Fraud, Lying To FEC

The Wall Street Journal reports: A federal judge on Monday sentenced a Florida businessman to a year and a day in prison for lying to federal election authorities and for duping investors in a fraud-insurance company after convictions that stemmed from a sweeping investigation that ensnared several associates of Rudy Giuliani. David Correia pleaded guilty last fall to one count …

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Super Bowl Ad Lampoons Giuliani Presser [VIDEO]

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports: In the ad, which aired during the third quarter, Four Seasons Total Landscaping owner and president Marie Siravo enters the now-famous garage entrance to reveal a lush botanical dreamscape filled with busy workers tending to butterflies and waterfalls, and harvesting lightning. “Success. It’s often right place, right time,” Siravo says in the ad, a fitting line …

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McDaniel Sorry She Let Giuliani Hold Presser At RNC

The New York Times reports: When pressed, Ms. McDaniel said that some G.O.P. resolutions and statements needed to be disavowed, citing Oregon’s false flag resolution. “I know our state party chairs are doing the best they can to represent their voters, but that statement goes too far,” she said. And she expressed regret about letting Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former …

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Lincoln Project To Giuliani: Retract Or We Will Sue You

The Independent reports: Following comments by former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, Lincoln Project founder Steve Schmidt says the group will take legal action against both him and his client, Donald Trump. In an appearance on former Trump adviser Steve Bannon’s podcast on Friday, Mr Giuliani accused the anti-Trump former Republican of being playing a role in the organisation …

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Giuliani Claims Lincoln Project Was Behind DC Riots

The Daily Beast reports: Saying that the Capitol riot was planned by antifa and “even some right-wing groups that were enemies” of Trump, the ex-mayor wildly claimed that anti-Trump political action committee The Lincoln Project was involved in this supposed scheme. “Hang on! Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa—what are you saying ‘working for The Lincoln Project?’ Right-wing groups, like who?” Bannon …

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Giuliani’s Defamation Suit Defense: “I’m A Reporter”

Media Matters has the transcript: RUDY GIULIANI:  I’m going to fight it on legal grounds but I’ll also show — you know, I used to do defamation law for ten years, for the Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, the New York Daily News, kind of one of my specialties, so I get two defenses, right? Part of it — part of …

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YouTube Extends Trump Ban, Demonetizes Giuliani

Politico reports: Video sharing giant YouTube extended its suspension of former President Donald Trump’s channel indefinitely on Tuesday and restricted Trump adviser Rudy Giuliani’s ability to make money off the platform. “In light of concerns about the ongoing potential for violence, the Donald J. Trump channel will remain suspended,” YouTube spokesperson Ivy Choi said in a statement. “Our teams are …

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Giuliani To Dominion: “Do You Think I’m A Jackass?”

“I haven’t been hiding anything. You’re the ones who have been hiding the machines. You won’t show anybody a single machine. I’ve already gotten to see 22 and they look real bad, the 22 that we’ve seen. “I’m dying to see the rest so come on, come on guys, you gave us what we’ve been looking for for a long …

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Guiliani: Dominion’s Lawsuit Is An Act Of Intimidation By The Hate-Filled Left-Wing To Censor Free Speech

“Dominion’s defamation lawsuit for $1.3B will allow me to investigate their history, finances and practices fully and completely. The amount being asked for is, quite obviously, intended to frighten people of faint heart. “This is another act of intimidation by the hate-filled left-wing to wipe out and censor the exercise of free speech, as well as the ability of lawyers …

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Dominion Files $1.3B Defamation Suit Against Giuliani

The New York Times reports: Dominion Voting Systems filed a defamation lawsuit on Monday against Rudolph W. Giuliani, the lawyer for Donald J. Trump and former mayor of New York City who played a key role in the former president’s monthslong effort to subvert the 2020 election. The 107-page lawsuit, filed in the Federal District Court in Washington, accuses Mr. …

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Giuliani Admits His Firm Asked Trump For $20K/Day

Mediaite reports: Former President Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani, after denying that he ever sought to be paid $20K per day for his legal advice from the Trump campaign following the 2020 election, has now admitted that an associate asked the Trump campaign for that amount, but maintained he was unaware of the request. “I never had a single expectation …

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Giuliani: “The Riot Was Pre-Planned To Slander Trump”

The Washington Post reports: In one of the ultimate don’t-believe-your-eyes moments of the Trump era, some Republicans have retreated to the ranks of misinformation, claiming it was Black Lives Matter protesters and far-left groups like antifa who stormed the Capitol — in spite of the pro-Trump flags and QAnon symbology in the crowd. “The violence at the Capitol was shameful,” …

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Giuliani: I Can’t Defend Trump Because I’m A Witness

Mediaite reports: Giuliani called for a “trial by combat” during his rally speech, followed shortly by a siege on the United States Capitol, during which five people died. “If we’re wrong, we will be made fools of. But if we’re right, a lot of them will go to jail,” he said to thousands of fans right before they attacked the …

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