that later made it clear that giuliani was representing the president trump as a private citizen and that he was working with president trump's knowledge and consent. the letter is on the slide. it reads, quote, in my capacity as personal counsel to president trump and with his knowledge and consent, i request a meeting with you on this upcoming monday, may 13, or tuesday, may 14. i will need no more than have an hour of your time. and i will be accompanied by my colleague, victoria, a distinguished american attorney, who is very familiar with this matter. but it did not appear that giuliani and parnas's attempts were working.