Giuliani Calls Cohen Testimony ‘Pathetic,’ Alleges Russian Mafia Connections

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, IN - NOVEMBER 03: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani arrives to campaign for Republican Senate hopeful Mike Braun on November 3, 2018 in Franklin Township, Indiana. Braun is locked in a tight... FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, IN - NOVEMBER 03: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani arrives to campaign for Republican Senate hopeful Mike Braun on November 3, 2018 in Franklin Township, Indiana. Braun is locked in a tight race with incumbent Democrat Sen. Joe Donnelly. (Photo by Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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President Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani bashed Michael Cohen’s explosive planned opening testimony for the House Oversight Committee hearing on Wednesday, calling it “pathetic.” Giuliani also alleged that Cohen might be involved in Russian organized crime in a statement to the Washington Post.

Giuliani seized on one of Trump’s favorite insults when attempting to discredit Cohen by raising questions about his father-in-law.

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  1. Well, bless his heart, they’ve let him out of the basement again. Are you suggesting we believe either you or tRump?

  2. I believe Cohen more than I believe you.

  3. Avatar for jtx jtx says:

    And if I believed Rudy?

  4. coterie of questionable business associates Rudi? You really sure you want to take more than one step down that path?

  5. I’m too lazy to look it up by isn’t the Ghouls on record stating Cohen was a fine man back in '17 or early '18.

    Anyone fooled by the Ghouls is in thrall to the tRump-cult.

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