Rudy in a rage after bashing
Rudy Giuliani defended himself against damaging allegations in the impeachment inquiry by attacking his own side.
After EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland threw him under the impeachment bus in blistering testimony Wednesday, Giuliani lashed out in real-time against the GOP counsel co-running the hearing, accusing him of perpetuating “Democrat lies.”
“Republican lawyer doesn’t do his own research and preparation, and is instead picking up Democrat lies, shame,” Giuliani tweeted as the attorney, Steve Castor, suggested while questioning Sondland that the ex-mayor may have gone rogue and acted out of personal interests in pushing for a Ukraine quid pro quo, as opposed to acting on President Trump’s behalf.
Giuliani continued, “Allow me to inform him: I have NO financial interests in Ukraine, NONE! I would appreciate his apology.”
Despite the tweet, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman — a couple of Giuliani cronies who worked with him on the Joe Biden dirt-digging foray — told officials in Ukraine that the ex-mayor was a partner in a pipeline venture they were pursuing in the European country, according to reports.
Moreover, Giuliani has admitted that he offered legal services to Fraud Guarantee, a company controlled by Parnas and Fruman.
Before Giuliani went after Castor, Sondland spent hours trashing the ex-mayor in front of the nation.
Sondland, a Trump campaign mega-donor handpicked as the president’s ambassador to the European Union, repeatedly affirmed in his testimony that Giuliani should not have been given such a large role in U.S. foreign policy on Ukraine.
“We weren’t happy … We did not want to involve Mr. Giuliani,” Sondland testified.