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Trump has apparently refused to contribute to Giuliani’s legal fund, which could come back to haunt him when his ex-lawyer is faced with the prospect of cutting a plea deal.
hen we last checked in on Rudy Giuliani, things were not looking so hot for the former federal prosecutor turned Donald Trump attorney turned old man yelling at an empty blender. For starters, he’d recently had his home and office raided by the Feds, who seized nearly a dozen cell phones and computers as part of their criminal probe into his Ukraine dealings. Subsequent to that, he had his law license suspended in both New York and D.C. over the many election lies he’d told, and in one of the many new books out about Trump, it was reported that when it became clear that Trump was probably going to lose, an allegedly inebriated Giuliani “started to cause a commotion...telling other guests that he had come up with a strategy for Trump,” insisting the campaign should “Just say we won,” which it did. Amid all of this, Giuliani didn’t even have his cousin-wife’s shoulder to lean on. And sadly, things continue to look quite to very bleak for the guy who went from “America’s mayor” to “Two weeks away from being thrown out of the Port Authority for disorderly conduct.”
On Monday, The New York Times’ Maggie Haberman reported that while Trump has amassed a huge war chest (in part by scamming his supporters), Giuliani’s financial picture has become extremely grim (which probably shouldn’t come as a surprise given his friends have taken to crowdfunding money for his legal defense):
According to Haberman, even if Trump did have a heart, which medical professionals say he does not—a Denny’s grand slam breakfast can be seen on MRIs where the blood-pumping organ should be—he’s unlikely to take pity on Giuliani and cough up some cash. (“Trump aides have been clear they see no mechanism for paying Giuliani’s legal bills that isn’t problematic for Trump, and they think Giuliani took actions a lawyer should have known were problematic, even if the client wanted it,” Haberman said in a tweet.)
And speaking of “problematic” actions, in an interview on Friday about the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Giuliani veered off topic to insist the criminal investigation into him is “lawless” and that he’d done nothing wrong, but is nevertheless fine with going to prison, something innocent people don’t usually say. Per Insider:
“I committed no crime,” said Giuliani. “And if you think I did commit a crime, you’re probably really stupid because you don’t know who I am.… As the guy who put the mafia in jail, terrorists in jail, put [former mayor] Ed Koch’s commissioners in jail and the worst people on Wall Street, I’m not going to file [as an agent]?” Giuliani asked, referring to several of the most famous cases he pursued as a prosecutor before his political career.
He also said he was “more than willing to go to jail if they want to put me in jail. And if they do, they’re going to suffer the consequences in heaven. I’m not. I didn’t do anything wrong.” When asked why he would be willing to go to jail if he is not guilty, Giuliani replied, “Because they lie, they cheat.”
Despite claiming he’s happy to go to prison, in May a person close to Trump told CNN, “Even the most loyal people have their breaking point,” and that the prospect of time behind bars could get Giuliani to flip and cooperate against Trump, saying a shift in Giuliani’s loyalty “wouldn't shock me at all.”
“I think we’ve seen some more surprising instances of things like that happening, especially with Michael Cohen,” the person said.
Kevin McCarthy “jokes” about assaulting Nancy Pelosi
This guy is truly the total package. Per CNN:
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy joked at a Saturday night event that it “will be hard not to hit” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with the speaker’s gavel if Republicans take control of the chamber in the 2022 midterms and he becomes Speaker. “I want you to watch Nancy Pelosi hand me that gavel. It will be hard not to hit her with it,” McCarthy said in audio posted to Twitter by a Main Street Nashville reporter. The Republican leader made the comments after he was handed an oversized gavel by members of the Tennessee congressional delegation while appearing at a fundraising event in the state.
Pelosi’s spokesperson and deputy chief of staff swiftly condemned the comments. “A threat of violence to someone who was a target of a #January6th assassination attempt from your fellow Trump supporters is irresponsible and disgusting,” Drew Hammill said in a Saturday tweet in response to the reports.… The comments also drew backlash from a number of congressional Democrats. “Violence against women is no laughing matter,” New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries wrote on Twitter, calling on the House minority leader to apologize.
Representative Eric Swalwell called for McCarthy to resign, tweeting, “America has suffered enough violence around politics. @GOPLeader. McCarthy is now a would-be assailant of @SpeakerPelosi. He needs to resign.” His colleague Ted Lieu wrote: “You should never be encouraging or threatening or joking about causing violence to anyone, including the Speaker of the House. You need to apologize for your statement, or resign.” McCarthy hasn’t responded to the backlash, though an aide from his office told ABC News, “he was obviously joking,” which actually isn’t so obvious given the GOP’s track record.
Don’t worry, Trump is still gouging the Secret Service
Rich people, they’re just like us!
If the “us” in this scenario is purchasing a second home in the Hamptons as a weekend getaway from our weekday Hamptons home. Per the New York Post:
Thumbing their noses at one of the most aggressive markets in history, established residents of the Hamptons are buying up additional homes in the East End. They’re not looking for a quick flip either. These second home buys are pricey pied-à-terres that provide a different vibe from a primary Hamptons residence. With the contrasting character of each home, weekending feels like a vacation within a vacation. Yorgos Tsibiridis, a real estate agent with Compass, not only sees the trend on the rise—but is part of it himself.
“It happened to me this year,” he said, referring to his $1.1 million purchase of a second Hamptons retreat. For the past six years, Tsibiridis has lived in a modern farmhouse outside the village of Sag Harbor on an acre of land that he purchased for $1.2 million. There was just one problem: convenience. A smaller 1850s “historic house” just 15 minutes away on Main Street was the answer, he said. “I wanted to have a place downtown so I can walk everywhere instead of driving,” he said. “I use it to work, stay occasionally and for my kids to walk to the park, which is a block away, after school. I like having both options.”
A second home 15 minutes away from the first? Relatable!
Tsibiridis said owning multiple homes in the Hamptons has become trendy in recent years—but especially this summer.… But scoring one, much less two, Hamptons getaways is no small feat. The average price of a Hamptons home rose to $2.4 million in the second quarter of 2021, a 15.6% spike year over year, according to Douglas Elliman data. During the same period, listing inventory plummeted to just 1,081 homes, a staggering 43.3% drop from the same quarter in 2020—the third lowest level on record.
If you know someone struggling to find a million-dollar property within walking distance of another million dollar property, let them know you’re thinking of them and are happy to provide a shoulder to cry on if they need one.
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