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New York police search the apartment of Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump's lawyer

2021-05-01T13:22:09.084Z


The search warrant follows an open investigation in a federal court in Manhattan into Giuliani's business in Ukraine


Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump's former lawyer, in November 2020.JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP

The federal police of New York on Wednesday searched the apartment Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York and personal lawyer of former President Donald Trump.

According to

The New York Times

, the search warrant follows an open investigation in a federal court in Manhattan into Giuliani's business in Ukraine.

Last February, the same newspaper revealed that senior US Justice Department officials during the Donald Trump administration repeatedly tried to prevent federal prosecutors in Manhattan from investigating the president's lawyer's relationships with Ukrainian personalities.

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As reported by the newspaper then, these officials prevented a crucial step from being taken in the investigation into Giuliani, delaying a search warrant for his electronic files, until this Wednesday when his mobile phone and other electronic devices were seized.

Rudolph Giuliani has been a central figure in both political trials against the former president, first working on behalf of the former president in Ukraine, then leading a campaign to reverse the election results and in the rally held shortly before Trump supporters violently stormed the Capitol.

Federal authorities are investigating whether Giuliani illegally lobbied the Trump administration in 2019 on behalf of Ukrainian officials and businessmen who allegedly helped the lawyer search for unfavorable information about Trump's political rivals, including current President Joe Biden, who at the time he was one of the Democratic candidates to become the party's candidate for the presidential election.

Source: elparis

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