NBC reported Tuesday (Dec. 22) that federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York are in talks with Justice Department officials in Washington to investigate the emails of Rudy Giuliani, President Trump‘s personal attorney. Outside analysis suggests that the move may be a prelude to a leftist retaliation against the Trump camp.
Under Justice Department policy, prosecutors must first obtain approval from the U.S. Department of Justice before asking a judge to sign a search warrant for items that may be protected by attorney/client privilege. It is unclear whether this action has been approved. And the scope of the current investigation into Giuliani’s emails that New York prosecutors want to conduct is unclear.
The Wall Street Journal reported last October that federal prosecutors in New York were investigating Giuliani’s business dealings with him in Ukraine. As part of the investigation, they examined Giuliani’s bank records. That same month, two of Giuliani’s partners, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, were arrested and charged with campaign finance fraud.
Both Parnas and Fruman are known to have helped Giuliani gather evidence of international business dealings between presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son, Hunter.
In response to the NBC story, Giuliani tweeted, “I’m honored to be at the top of the Biden administration’s retaliation list. Sounds like the DOJ anti-Trumpers can’t wait for Biden’s DOJ to become the government’s secret police, just like they were under Obama.”
Giuliani added, “There is no reason for them to try to forcefully check my emails. This is improper behavior and a violation of attorney/client privilege.”
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