Giuliani States The Obvious: ‘The President Is Not A Lawyer’

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Rudy Giuliani responded to President Trump’s suggestion that defendants flipping “almost ought to be illegal” by pointing out that his client “is not a lawyer.”

In an interview with the New York Daily News, Giuliani told the paper: “I don’t think he’s against the idea of cooperation. He’s against the idea of getting people to lie.”

 

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  1. Avatar for ghost ghost says:

    Neither are you, Rudy. Neither are you.

  2. Avatar for scavok scavok says:

    More like a crime boss. The most important things are loyalty and keeping your mouth shut.

  3. Ghoulie continued, “but he is an alt-lawyer, a unstable illegal non-genius”.

  4. You gotta admit that he does try to play one on TV…

    Not very well, mind you…

  5. Avatar for pshah pshah says:

    Not only is he not a lawyer, Rudy, he’s not even a law-abiding citizen. Again, if he’s not guilty of crimes, he has nothing to worry about from the flippers.

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