Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks to the media about the US evacuation of Afghanistan outside his apartment building in New York City, U.S., August 20, 2021.
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Rudy Giuliani, who served as an attorney for then-President Donald Trump who pushed bogus legal challenges for the 2020 election, met for hours with the House committee investigating the May 6 uprising. January 2021 at the US Capitol, a person familiar with the interview said on Saturday.
The interview with Giuliani took place barely on Friday, according to the person, who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss the private meeting. A spokesman for the committee declined to comment.
Giuliani was scheduled to meet with the committee earlier this month, but a committee spokesman said the meeting had been rescheduled.
The former New York mayor is considered a key aide to the committee, which has interviewed nearly 1,000 witnesses, including members of the Trump family and advisers within his inner circle. The panel is scheduled for a series of hearings in June.
In January, the committee subpoenaed Giuliani and other members of Trump’s legal team, who have sought to overturn election results in battleground states through lawsuits making untrue statements. extensive voter fraud support. Trump’s attorney general, William Barr, has said there were no widespread irregularities that could have influenced the outcome of President Joe Biden’s race to win, and judges nationwide have dismissed the charge.
At the time of the subpoena, the committee said it was looking for records and interviews with Giuliani, and that it wanted information about Giuliani’s reported encouragement of Trump to direct the seizure of voting machines and efforts. to persuade state legislators to take steps to turn the tide. election results.
Giuliani also spoke at the rally in front of the White House that preceded the January 6 uprising.
CNN first reported Friday’s interview with Giuliani.
