New York Daily News

Boozy Rudy hits ‘a-hole’ feds in chat

- BY CHRIS SOMMERFELD­T

In an unhinged, alcohol-fueled interview published Monday, Rudy Giuliani railed against “a—hole” prosecutor­s in New York, claimed he’s “more of a Jew” than George Soros, spun outrageous conspiracy theories about Ukraine, fell into a wall and forgot to zip his fly.

The man formerly known as “America’s

Mayor” gave the unglued interview to

New York magazine on

Dec. 8 over

Bloody Marys at the Mark Hotel on the Upper East Side.

Giuliani (inset) had just returned from Ukraine, where he’d continued hunting for dirt on President Trump’s opponents despite the fast-moving impeachmen­t proceeding­s.

He unleashed a torrent of insults against the federal prosecutor­s at the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan over revelation­s that they are investigat­ing him as part of a criminal probe that involves his two Ukrainian dirt-digging pals, Igor Fruman and Lev Parnas.

“If they’re investigat­ing me, they’re a—holes.”

Giuliani — who used to run the U.S. attorney’s office in the 1980s — added, “I’ve been doing this for 50 years. I know how not to commit crimes.”

The ex-mayor also took aim at Soros, the Democratic Party mega-donor and Holocaust survivor who’s a frequent target of anti-Semitic right-wing conspiracy theories.

He claimed Soros “controlled” former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitc­h, who was removed from her post by Trump in April after Giuliani launched a smear campaign against her.

Pressed as to how he wasn’t being anti-Semitic, Giuliani claimed “Soros is hardly a Jew.”

“I’m more of a Jew than Soros,” said Giuliani, who had the fly of his pants unzipped throughout the interview.

On his way into the hotel restaurant with the story’s writer, Giuliani tumbled into a wall.

“He kept on walking as if it hadn’t happened,” the writer, Olivia Nuzzi, noted.

Asked what he thought of Nuzzi’s story Monday afternoon, Giuliani texted the Daily News, “Didn’t read it.”

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