The efforts by Giuliani, Trump and others in his orbit to pressure Ukrainian officials to investigate the Bidens - or at least announce an investigation - prompted House Democrats to impeach the former president for the first time.
Giuliani tried in 2019 to dig up damaging information on Hunter Biden, in connection with the younger Biden's business dealings in Ukraine. The Justice Department and a spokesman for the SDNY declined to comment. But he failed to appear on that station as scheduled, and the show at that time, hosted by Dominic Carter, discussed the New York City mayoral race.Ĭostello, in a lengthy statement to NBC later Wednesday, accused the Justice Department of a "corrupt double standard," comparing its treatment of Giuliani with "high level democrats whose blatant crimes are ignored, such as Hilary Clinton, Hunter Biden and Joe Biden."Ĭostello's statement also claimed the materials taken are "replete" with information that is protected under attorney-client privilege.Ī spokesman for Trump did not immediately respond to CNBC's requests for comment. Giuliani tweeted Wednesday that he would issue a live statement on WABC-AM Radio in New York at 3 p.m. The investigation is looking into possible violations of foreign lobbying rules, and the search warrant sought communications between Giuliani and others including conservative columnist John Solomon, Costello told The Journal.Ĭostello called the search "legal thuggery," according to The Journal. and seized electronic devices during the search, The Wall Street Journal reported. Attorney's offices - may have wanted to wait until the Trump administration ended in January.Ī lawyer for Giuliani, Robert Costello, said the authorities arrived at the Upper East Side apartment at 6 a.m. Giuliani is a former United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, the same office that is investigating him.įederal prosecutors in New York last year sought approval from top officials at the Department of Justice to ask for a search warrant for Giuliani's electronic communications, NBC reported.Ī source familiar with the investigation told NBC on Wednesday that prosecutors had sufficient grounds to obtain a search warrant late last year.īut the source said it was just "a matter of timing," suggesting that the Justice Department - which oversees individual U.S. Toensing was informed that she is NOT a target of the investigation." "She would have been happy to turn over any relevant documents. She has always conducted herself and her law practice according to the highest legal and ethical standards," the statement said. Toensing is a former federal prosecutor and Senior Justice Department Official. The diGenova-Toensing law firm released a statement early Wednesday evening, saying she was told she wasn't a target in the probe. The source said no additional warrants were executed Wednesday other than the ones targeting Toensing and Giuliani.
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