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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Sat May 12, 2018, 09:27 AM May 2018

Giuliani says Trump 'denied' AT&T-Time Warner merger after DOJ insisted on independent decision

Source: The Hill

BY JOHN BOWDEN - 05/12/18 09:20 AM EDT

President Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani seemed to confirm that the president had a larger role in the Justice Department's decision to sue to block AT&T's proposed merger with Time Warner in a new interview with HuffPost on Friday.

In the interview, Giuliani states specifically that Trump "denied the merger," which appears to fly in the face of months of assurances from the DOJ and the White House that Trump and his campaign rhetoric affected the DOJ's decision on filing the suit.

Giuliani made the comments after being asked whether Trump had knowledge that Michael Cohen, his lawyer, had taken hundreds of thousands of dollars from AT&T in the weeks after the election for consulting work on the merger.

“The president had no knowledge of it,” the former New York City mayor told HuffPost.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/technology/387392-giuliani-says-trump-denied-att-time-warner-merger-after-doj-insisted-on

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Giuliani says Trump 'denied' AT&T-Time Warner merger after DOJ insisted on independent decision (Original Post) DonViejo May 2018 OP

Guess they didn't pay enough upfront? lark May 2018 #1

well, AT&T and CNN can certainly use those statements in court.... hlthe2b May 2018 #2

Proceed Mayor underpants May 2018 #5

Thanks for the smile! mobeau69 May 2018 #11

So if the title to this reads he was going to deny a merger because the DOJ wanted a turbinetree May 2018 #3

Perhaps his vendetta against Time Warner Cirque du So-What May 2018 #4

Maybe ATT and others will finally realise that their PAC money and SWBTATTReg May 2018 #6

It'd be a shame if something happened to this nice merger you got here underpants May 2018 #7

Trump Was Obviously Not Paid Enough By ATT PaulX2 May 2018 #8

$200K is chump change, AT&T knows that. Merlot May 2018 #10

The only thing worse than a politician who will take a bribe... jberryhill May 2018 #9

lark

(23,099 posts)

1. Guess they didn't pay enough upfront?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat May 12, 2018, 09:29 AM

May 2018

He was waiting for more $$ to greenlight the merger. Of course the previous denial was par for the course for an administration over it's head in lies.

hlthe2b

(102,276 posts)

2. well, AT&T and CNN can certainly use those statements in court....

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat May 12, 2018, 09:29 AM

May 2018

What a friggin fool, Giuliani is, but I hope he keeps on mouthing off.

underpants

(182,803 posts)

5. Proceed Mayor

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #2)

Sat May 12, 2018, 09:38 AM

May 2018

mobeau69

(11,144 posts)

11. Thanks for the smile!

Reply to underpants (Reply #5)

Sat May 12, 2018, 11:48 AM

May 2018

"Please procede Governor" was classic! Right up there with "I knew Jack Kennedy".

turbinetree

(24,701 posts)

3. So if the title to this reads he was going to deny a merger because the DOJ wanted a

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat May 12, 2018, 09:33 AM

May 2018

"independent" decision, in my twisted way of thinking, did this sexual predator want to make the decision himself, after all "his" attorney was the go between, and authoritarians like to be part of the play for play scheme, and as for Guiliani ..........what exactly is his title, "Put Foot in Mouth Again .....................

November 2018 cannot get here fast enough

Cirque du So-What

(25,938 posts)

4. Perhaps his vendetta against Time Warner

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat May 12, 2018, 09:33 AM

May 2018

was sufficiently despicable to override the bribe from AT&T.

SWBTATTReg

(22,124 posts)

6. Maybe ATT and others will finally realise that their PAC money and

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat May 12, 2018, 09:39 AM

May 2018

'bribes' are better elsewhere?

underpants

(182,803 posts)

7. It'd be a shame if something happened to this nice merger you got here

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat May 12, 2018, 09:39 AM

May 2018

So I'll send my gape mouthed associate to see you

PaulX2

(2,032 posts)

8. Trump Was Obviously Not Paid Enough By ATT

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat May 12, 2018, 09:43 AM

May 2018

For a merger this size, the price tag should be around $50 million.

Paid to all Republicans.

What were they thinking? They know how corrupt this country is.

Merlot

(9,696 posts)

10. $200K is chump change, AT&T knows that.

Reply to PaulX2 (Reply #8)

Sat May 12, 2018, 10:11 AM

May 2018

I think mikey cohen worked out this little scam for himself, though he wouldn't have done it with out trumpfts approval. And someone had to send AT&T to mikey.

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

9. The only thing worse than a politician who will take a bribe...

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat May 12, 2018, 09:55 AM

May 2018

...is one who takes the money and doesn't follow through on the favor.

IMHO, bribery is at least more honest than outright fraud.

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