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'President Trumps personal lawyer told me he was planning to fly to Vienna roughly 24 hours after his business associates were arrested as they prepared to do the same.
Last night, when Rudy Giuliani told me he couldnt get together for an interview, his reason made sense: As with many nights of late, he was due to appear on Hannity. When I suggested this evening instead, his response was a bit more curious. We would have to aim for lunch, Giuliani told me, because he was planning to fly to Vienna, Austria, at night. He didnt offer any details beyond that.
Giuliani called me at 6:22 p.m. last nightaround the same time that two of his associates, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, were arrested at Dulles Airport while waiting to board an international flight with one-way tickets. As The Wall Street Journal reported this afternoon, the two men were bound for Vienna. The Florida businessmen, who are reported to have assisted Giuliani in his alleged efforts to investigate Joe Biden and his family ahead of the 2020 election, were charged with campaign-finance violations, with prosecutors alleging that they had conspired to funnel money from a Russian donor into Donald Trumps presidential campaign.
But Giuliani, when confirming today that Parnas and Fruman were heading to Vienna on matters related to their business, told the Journal that he himself only had plans to meet with them when they returned to Washington. By this logic, Giuliani was also planning to fly to Vienna within roughly 24 hours of his business associates, but do no business with them while all three were there.
This morning, Giuliani told me hed have to reschedule our lunch. Ive tried to reach him since then, to discuss Parnass and Frumans arrests, among other things, to no avail. When I called at 3 p.m. ET to ask about his Vienna trip, a woman claiming to be his communications director answered the phone. I have called him more than 100 times over the past year, and this is the first time that has ever happened. She said shed have to get back to me. As we spoke, I could hear a voice that resembled Giulianis shout asshole in the background. Oh, sorry, the woman told me. He was talking to the TV.
Why were Parnas and Fruman bound for Vienna? Why was Giulianiif what he told me was trueplanning to be in the same city a day later?
Giuliani finally sent me a text message at 4:18 p.m. ET: I cant comment on it at this time.'>>>
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/10/rudy-giuliani-vienna/599833/?
yellowcanine
(35,699 posts)I talk like that all the time to my paper shredder.
SWBTATTReg
(22,130 posts)for payoffs or the like from his rump controllers...
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)The curious incident of the Rudy during prime time.
"But Rudy didn't appear on any of the prime time shows."
That is the curious incident, Watson.