Former Trump Attorney Rudolph Giuliani was arrested by Georgia prosecutors in an attempt to escape a trip to Atlanta to appear before agrand jury. I was caught lying to an official. Former President Donald Trumpis investigating an attempt to pressure Georgia officials to overturn Joe Biden's 2020 election victory.
Last month, the office of Fulton County District Attorney Fanni Willis issued a subpoena to appear before a special grand jury convened by Giuliani earlier this year. The committee said Trump or his associates would pressure Secretary of State Brad Ravensperger and Governor Brian Kemp to "find" enough nonexistent votes to reverse the former president's defeat to Biden.
Mr. Giuliani was scheduled to appear before a grand jury on August 9, but in court documents he said he was a lawyer for the former New York City mayor. claimed to be unable to travel on the advice of a doctor due to recent heart surgery.
After prosecutors noted that Giuliani posted a tweet on his Twitter account documenting a trip away from his home in New York while stating he was unable to travel. , Giuliani's lawyer said he did not have "permission" to travel. He travels by plane before the court overseeing the grand jury investigation.
But in response to Mr. Giuliani's second motion to stay a grand jury appearance, attorneys for the Fulton County District Attorney are now fighting disqualification in New York and Washington. He said he had obtained evidence from a former Trump attorney. , D.C. accused Trump of making false statements in court when he helped him try to overturn his 2020 election, "for a trip to Rome, Illy and Zurich, Switzerland. , purchased several airline tickets with cash … after [his] medical procedure.”
