Subway Ad Hits Rudy Where It Hurts: His Hometown

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 28:  Rudy Giuliani attends the game between the New York Yankees and the Houston Astros at Yankee Stadium on May 28, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City.MLB players across the league are wearing special uniforms to commemorate Memorial Day.  (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor and current lawyer for President Donald Trump, attends the game between the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on May 28, 2018. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
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The unraveling of Rudy Giuliani hasn’t gone unnoticed in his hometown.

According to a Daily News report Tuesday, a satirical New York City subway ad featuring President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer — who is increasingly facing scrutiny over his globe-trotting effort to dig up fabricated dirt on the President’s personal political enemies — was spotted on at least one A train subway car as of Tuesday afternoon.

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Need a lawyer? Call CRAZY RUDY!

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The ad pokes fun at Giuliani’s “back-channel deals,” cable news appearances, lack of shame and willingness to work for free. It also includes a link to “CrazyRudyLaw.com” and a phone number that leads to a voicemail of a male voice mocking Trump’s lawyer.

Listen to the satirical voicemail below:

On Monday, House Democrats subpoenaed Giuliani seeking documents related to key figures in Giuliani’s efforts, as well as materials related to the withholding of U.S. military aid to Ukraine and records related to Trump’s calls with Ukrainian President Zelensky.

Multiple reports confirmed Tuesday that Giuliani decided to lawyer up with a former Watergate prosecutor in the wake of Democrats’ impeachment inquiry.

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  1. *will work when drunk

    Yep, that’s Crazy Rudy. Although these days it’s hard to tell if he is or he isn’t.

  2. Avatar for pshah pshah says:

    I just listened to the voicemail. It sounds an awful lot like a 1980s tv commercial for a local area electronics store called Crazy Eddies. His tag line was that his prices were “insane”, which he said with his jowls flapping.

    I wonder who’s paying for this ad.

  3. Best ad ever. Everyone else can quit trying.

  4. Avatar for mrf mrf says:

    Noun verb it’s Crazy Rudy!

  5. How the middling hath fallen!

    Rudy Giuliani, America’s Major Embarrassment.

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