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Giuliani: 'Over my dead body' will Mueller interview Trump

By JONATHAN LEMIRE rant obtained from a judge Cohen also pleaded guilty
Associated Press in conducting a raid in April to lying to investigators
WASHINGTON (AP) — With on Cohen's home, office about the Trump Organiza-
a number of probes mov- and hotel room and seiz- tion's goals to build a tower
ing closer to the Oval Of- ing records on a variety of in Moscow. His representa-
fice, President Donald matters, among them a tive, Lanny Davis, told CBS'
Trump and his attorney un- $130,000 payment made "Face the Nation" on Sun-
leased a fresh series of at- to porn actress Stormy Dan- day that his written state-
tacks Sunday on the inves- iels by Cohen. The applica- ment to Congress, which
tigators, questioning their tion for the warrant was ap- contained the lie, was pub-
integrity while categorically proved high in the Justice lished ahead of his testimo-
ruling out the possibility of a Department. ny and Cohen then spoke
presidential interview with In response to Trump's to the White House.
the special counsel. tweet, former FBI Director "Not one person from the
Trump and Rudy Giuliani James Comey tweeted, White House ever said,
used Twitter and television "This is from the President 'Don't lie,'" Davis said.
interviews to deliver a series of our country, lying about Rep. Elijah Cummings,
of broadsides against spe- the lawful execution of a the top Democrat on the
cial counsel Robert Muel- search warrant issued by House oversight commit-
ler and federal prosecutors In this May 5, 2018, file photo, Rudy Giuliani, an attorney for a federal judge. Shame tee and the likely chair-
in New York. Giuliani said President Donald Trump, speaks at the Iran Freedom Conven- on Republicans who don't man come January, said
tion for Human Rights and democracy in Washington. Giuliani is
he was "disgusted" by the categorically ruling out the possibility of a presidential interview speak up at this moment — he wanted Cohen to tes-
tactics used by Mueller in with special counsel Robert Mueller. for the FBI, the rule of law, tify before Congress about
his probe into Russian elec- Associated Press and the truth. what he told prosecutors.
tion interference, includ- Prosecutors have said Meanwhile, Trump's fellow
ing in securing guilty pleas fuses an interview request, hush-money payments to Trump directed Cohen to Republican, Sen. Susan
from the president's former the special counsel's team women who alleged sex- arrange the payments to Collins of Maine, acknowl-
national security adviser could theoretically seek to ual trysts with Trump. Pros- buy the silence of Daniels edged on CNN that "it was
Michael Flynn on a charge subpoena him to compel ecutors and Cohen say he and former Playboy mod- not a good week for Presi-
of lying to federal investiga- his testimony. Such a move acted at the president's di- el Karen McDougal in the dent Trump" and urged
tors. would almost certainly trig- rection, which Trump and run-up to the 2016 cam- "that the special counsel
Trump, Giuliani said, would ger an immediate court Giuliani deny. paign. Federal prosecutors be allowed to complete his
not submit to an interview fight. Trump and Giuliani have re- in New York say the pay- investigation unimpeded."
by Mueller's team. The Supreme Court has peatedly tried to paint Co- ments amounted to illegal Trump compared his situ-
"They're a joke," Giuliani told never directly ruled on hen as untrustworthy, with campaign contributions ation to one involving
"Fox News Sunday." ''Over whether a president can the former New York City because they were made President Barack Obama's
my dead body, but, you be subpoenaed for testi- mayor calling him a "path- at the height of election 2008 campaign. The Fed-
know, I could be dead." mony in a criminal investi- ological liar." season to keep voters from eral Election Commission
The special counsel, who gation, though the justices "Which is the truth?" Giu- learning of Trump's alleged docked the Obama cam-
is investigating possible have said that a president liani said of the competing infidelities. paign $375,000 for regula-
ties between the Trump can be forced to turn over stories from Trump and Co- Giuliani has argued the tory civil violations. The fines
campaign and Russia, has records that have been hen. "I think I know what the payments were made to stemmed from the cam-
continued to request an subpoenaed and can be truth is. Unless you're God, protect Trump's family, not paign's failure to report a
interview with the presi- forced to answer questions you'll never know what the to influence the election. batch of contributions, to-
dent. Last month, the White as part of a lawsuit. truth is." "If there's another purpose, taling nearly $1.9 million, on
House sent written answers The special counsel's in- Trump and Giuliani have it's not a campaign contri- time in the final days of the
in response to the special vestigation has spun out also accused prosecutors bution," Giuliani told ABC. campaign.
counsel's questions about charges and strong-armed of intimidating the presi- "Suppose he tried to use But legal analysts said the
possible collusion. The guilty pleas from Trump dent's associates into mak- campaign funds to pay accusations against Trump
White House has resisted underlings while keeping ing false claims. Stormy Daniels. It wouldn't could amount to a felo-
answering questions on in suspense whether the "Remember, Michael Co- be illegal. These are not ny because they revolve
possible obstruction of jus- president — "Individual-1," hen only became a 'Rat' campaign contributions." around an alleged conspir-
tice. in Mueller's coded legalese after the FBI did something The hush money wasn't acy to conceal payments
Giuliani sarcastically said — will end up accused of which was absolutely un- initially reported on cam- from campaign contribu-
that the only thing left to ask criminal behavior himself. thinkable & unheard of until paign finance documents tion reports — and from
the president was about This past week, his legal ex- the Witch Hunt was illegally and, in any case, far ex- voters. It's unclear what
"several unpaid parking posure grew as his former started," Trump tweeted. ceeded the legally ac- federal prosecutors in New
tickets that night, back in personal attorney, Michael "They BROKE INTO AN AT- ceptable amount for in- York will decide to do if
1986, '87 that haven't been Cohen, was sentenced TORNEY'S OFFICE!" kind contributions. The fed- they conclude that there is
explained." to three years in prison af- It was not a break-in. The eral limit on individual con- evidence that Trump him-
If the president officially re- ter admitting he issued FBI executed a search war- tributions is $2,700. self committed a crime.q