reporter: her republican colleague, then state senator william ligen convened another special committee. these complaints deserve full investigation. and his committee ended up playing host to rudy giuliani and many of these election deniers related to the trump campaign. god bless you. don t give up. nope. we love, you rudy. distinguished members of the committee. thank you very much for giving us this hearing. i represent president trump along with jenna ellis. rudy giuliani is in a lot of hot water. this is not someone who may be able to feign they warned aware of the law. this is somebody who really had been known for r.i.c.o. prosecutions as a top prosecutor in new york. reporter: rudy giuliani wasn t the only surprise appearance. the news media were not the