April 28, 2021 Daily Caller by Christian Datoc
Federal prosecutors allegedly carried out a search warrant for former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s Upper East Side apartment Wednesday morning.
The authorities conducted the search in relation to an alleged investigation involving Giuliani’s potential unregistered lobbying for foreign governments, according to a report published by The New York Times, and seized a number of Giuliani’s personnel phones and other electronics.
Giuliani served as former President Donald Trump’s personal attorney for years, an action he and a number of associates took in 2019 provided the initial push behind Trump’s first impeachment trial.
The Times’ Wednesday report claimed that investigators in the United States Attorney’s office in Manhattan sought a warrant for Giuliani’s apartment for months, and were finally granted one following Attorney General Merrick Garland’s confirmation in March.
Giuliani’s attorney Robert Costello told Fox News that seven FBI agents arrived at his Manhattan apartment at 6 a.m. on April 28 and remained there for about two hours. They seized laptops, cell phones, and other electronic devices, Costello said.
“This is totally unnecessary,” Costello told Fox News, adding that the raid was carried out to “make him look like he’s some sort of criminal.”
The New York Times was the first to report on the search, claiming that it may have at least partially stemmed from Giuliani’s dealings in Ukraine. Giuliani wasn’t arrested or charged with a crime, and it’s not clear exactly why the former mayor’s house was searched.
“What they did today was legal thuggery,” Costello told the paper. “Why would you do this to anyone, let alone someone who was the associate attorney general, United States attorney, the mayor of New York City, and the personal lawyer to the 45th president of the United States.”
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