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Reports: Giuliani sought business in Ukraine while pushing for Biden inquiry; NY Times: Justice Department IG report expected to undercut Trump's claim that FBI spied on campaign; What President Trump knew and when he knew it

Anderson Cooper 360

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3.73.8K Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2019

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Reports: Giuliani sought business in Ukraine while pushing for Biden inquiry; President Trump: I "didn't direct" Giuliani to go to Ukraine; NY Times: Justice Department IG report expected to undercut Trump's claim that FBI spied on campaign; What President Trump knew and when he knew it; Sources: White House has no plans to send attorney to Wednesday's Judiciary Committee hearing; Ousted Navy Secretary calls President Trump's war crimes intervention "shocking and unprecedented;" President Trump signs Hong Kong Human Rights Act; New CNN Poll: Biden holds strong lead over Democratic fieldTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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From America's mayor, perhaps to America's defendant.

0:05.2

Tonight Rudy Giuliani's potential legal problems are mounting and now President Trump

0:09.4

appears to be distancing himself from the attorney he once said, quote, very much knows

0:14.4

what's happening.

0:15.8

I'm John Burman, Infra Anderson.

0:17.6

Now on top of that, new reporting from the Washington Post in New York Times that says

0:21.0

that at the very same time Rudy Giuliani was conducting his shadow diplomacy campaign

0:26.0

for the president, attempting to drum up dirt on the Biden's in Ukraine, he was also

0:30.6

working to secure contracts with those same officials that would have paid him hundreds

0:35.5

of thousands of dollars.

0:37.3

It also appears no deal was ever finalized, but he was essentially trying to leverage

0:41.5

his White House connections for money, something he's accused of the Biden's doing but without

0:46.2

any evidence.

0:47.4

These latest reports come just two days after CNN reported on federal subpoenas for Giuliani's

0:52.3

associates seeking information regarding his consulting business until lately President

0:57.6

Trump has appeared to stand by his attorney, but appears he's now trying to put a bit

1:02.2

of daylight between them.

1:05.5

What was Rudy Giuliani doing in Ukraine on your behalf?

1:09.3

Well, you have to ask that to Rudy, but Rudy, I don't even know, I know he was going

1:14.0

to go to Ukraine and I think he canceled the trip, but Rudy has other clients other than

1:19.3

me.

1:20.6

Rudy Giuliani, but he's your personal lawyer, Giuliani's your personal lawyer.

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