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Aaron KellerFeb 10th, 2021, 1:35 pm
In the words of
Donald Trump, “Rudy is great, but Rudy is Rudy.” Indeed, Rudy may have been so “great” that high-level Justice Department officials took steps to thwart or hamper a move by federal prosecutors in New York to seek or obtain search warrants against the Trump lawyer over his alleged activities in the Ukraine.
CNN reported Wednesday morning that prosecutors “raised the prospect of seeking a search warrant late last year for the lawyer’s communications but were met with resistance from Justice Department officials in Washington over the strength of their evidence.” The report is sourced only to unnamed “people familiar with the discussions.”