Federal probe into Giuliani is reportedly 'moving forward'

Are the officials investigating Giuliani alerting the public in case Attorney General Bill Barr tries to pull the plug on the probe?

eb. 17, 2020, 10:48 AM MST
By Steve Benen
It was just last weekend when Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) divulged that the Justice Department has "created a process" to receive information from Rudy Giuliani. It was an unsettling revelation for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is the fact that Donald Trump's personal lawyer has spent months chasing ghosts and shadows in eastern Europe, while cavorting with figures of dubious reliability.

Nevertheless, Attorney General Bill Barr soon after confirmed Graham's version of events was accurate: the Justice Department, Barr acknowledged, established an "intake process" through which Giuliani could peddle dirt on the Bidens directly to federal law enforcement.

It was against this backdrop that the Washington Post reported over the weekend that Rudy Giuliani is still facing a federal criminal investigation -- and it was just two weeks ago when federal prosecutors in New York "contacted witnesses and sought to collect additional documents" related to the probe.

More: https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/federal-probe-giuliani-reportedly-moving-forward-n1137736