Rudy Giuliani was a public face of Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, and on Jan. 6, 2021 he told a crowd of Trump supporters gathered on the National Mall that “trial by combat” was needed to settle the outcome.
Giuliani used his international fame from his time as mayor of New York City during the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks to boost the false claims that the election was stolen, according to a TIME Studios documentary airing its final episode on MSNBC on Sunday. Giuliani “encouraged the millions of people already believing the Big Lie that here is a respectable former American hero saying that it’s true in all of its fantastical aspects,” said Kurt Anderson, author of Evil Geniuses, in the documentary. “I would say that’s his single greatest crime.”
Giuliani may in fact face legal liability for crimes related to spreading false claims about the 2020 election and working to send slates of fake electors to Washington to change the outcome. Giuliani is among Trump allies referred to the Department of Justice for criminal charges by the House Jan. 6 committee. In November, Attorney General Merrick Garland instructed special counsel Jack Smith to investigate possible 2020 election interference and efforts to disrupt the peaceful transition of power. Separately, Giuliani’s legal team said in August they were informed that Giuliani was a target of the Fulton County special ground jury that was part of district attorney Fani Willis’ investigation into...
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