Under The Bus You Go, Rudy: Trump Claims He Didn’t Tell Giuliani To Go To Ukraine

BEDMINSTER TOWNSHIP, NJ - NOVEMBER 20: (L to R) Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani stands with president-elect Donald Trump before their meeting at Trump International Golf Club, November 20, 2016 in Bedminster... BEDMINSTER TOWNSHIP, NJ - NOVEMBER 20: (L to R) Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani stands with president-elect Donald Trump before their meeting at Trump International Golf Club, November 20, 2016 in Bedminster Township, New Jersey. Trump and his transition team are in the process of filling cabinet and other high level positions for the new administration. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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It was only a matter of time.

During a radio interview with former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly on Tuesday, President Donald Trump attempted to distance himself from his personal lawyer’s efforts to dig up dirt on 2020 candidate Joe Biden in Ukraine.

“What was Rudy Giuliani doing in Ukraine on your behalf?” asked O’Reilly.

“Well, you have to ask that to Rudy,” Trump responded. “But Rudy…I don’t even know…I know he was going to go to Ukraine and I think he cancelled the trip.”

“But you know, Rudy has other clients other than me,” he continued. “I’m one person-”

O’Reilly cut him off: “So you didn’t direct him to go there on your behalf?”

“No,” Trump said.

The President’s comments were a blatant effort to pin the scheme to pressure Ukraine into investigating Biden onto Giuliani, who had planned on traveling to Ukraine in May to request the investigation from Kiev before abruptly cancelling the trip.

Though the trip was cancelled, Giuliani facilitated Trump’s use of U.S. foreign policy to withhold military aid to Ukraine and strong-arm Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky into announcing an investigation into Biden. According to multiple witnesses in the House impeachment investigation, Trump told relevant diplomats to speak to Giuliani on matters regarding Ukraine.

Additionally, the White House’s own memo of Trump’s infamous call with Zelensky in July shows that Trump not only mentioned that Giuliani was coming to Ukraine, but that he also literally told Zelensky he would have the lawyer “give you a call.”

“If you could speak to him that would be great,” Trump told the Ukrainian president.

Listen to his comments on Tuesday below:

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  1. Avatar for aiddon aiddon says:

    So, waiting on that insurance, Rudy

  2. Stupid move by Trump. He had a starring role in a federal indictment that came out of nowhere because he threw Cohen under the bus. Limited options for Rudy here but to tell what he knows and cut a deal.

    Also, with the WH Counsel now leaking bigly for the 2nd time on Trump being informed about the WB complaint before dropping the extortion scheme, we can surmise that the GOP unity front is a facade. They are all working behind the scenes on their CYA memos and throwing people under the bus.

  3. The circling firing squad continues…

  4. Naw… Giuliani is a good sport he will take it in the chin, is not like he is going to get prosecuted or anything, he will be able to continue selling influence, he just won’t get invityed to Mar-a-Lago anymore, which he probably didn’t even like going.

  5. The insurance plan is only good if you call it in Rudy. Now would be the time.

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