Rudy Giuliani’s decision to wander into dicey legal arenas in recent years appears to have brought him closer than ever to being prosecuted, with news that he has been informed he is a target of the criminal probe being run by Fulton County, Ga., District Attorney Fani Willis.
Such a step is often a precursor to an indictment, and it’s been known for a few weeks that Willis’s probe was advancing rapidly and that she has focused extensively on Giuliani. This also appears to be the first time — that we know of, at least — that a top Trump ally has been named as a target of an criminal investigation related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Giuliani has seen his law license suspended in New York state over the 2020 push and is being sued by voting-machine companies. But he has thus far avoided criminal charges for various controversies involving his lobbying, including vis-a-vis the Ukraine scandal. At one point last year, Giuliani was even served with a search warrant in that probe, but the New York Times reported recently that he’s unlikely to face indictment.
In the dizzying array of Jan. 6-related investigations, it can be difficult to keep track of who did what and when. But what we know about Georgia is that Willis has taken a keen interest in the “fake electors” plot, in which Giuliani was a key player. We also know Giuliani held hearings in Georgia in 2020 that included multiple false claims which could be the subject of criminal charges, depending upon how...
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