New York Daily News

Rudy in a rage after bashing

- BY DAVE GOLDINER AND CHRIS SOMMERFELD­T

Rudy Giuliani defended himself against damaging allegation­s in the impeachmen­t inquiry by attacking his own side.

After EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland threw him under the impeachmen­t bus in blistering testimony Wednesday, Giuliani lashed out in real-time against the GOP counsel co-running the hearing, accusing him of perpetuati­ng “Democrat lies.”

“Republican lawyer doesn’t do his own research and preparatio­n, and is instead picking up Democrat lies, shame,” Giuliani tweeted as the attorney, Steve Castor, suggested while questionin­g Sondland that the ex-mayor may have gone rogue and acted out of personal interests in pushing for a Ukraine quid pro quo, as opposed to acting on President Trump’s behalf.

Giuliani continued, “Allow me to inform him: I have NO financial interests in Ukraine, NONE! I would appreciate his apology.”

Despite the tweet, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman — a couple of Giuliani cronies who worked with him on the Joe Biden dirt-digging foray — told officials in Ukraine that the ex-mayor was a partner in a pipeline venture they were pursuing in the European country, according to reports.

Moreover, Giuliani has admitted that he offered legal services to Fraud Guarantee, a company controlled by Parnas and Fruman.

Before Giuliani went after Castor, Sondland spent hours trashing the ex-mayor in front of the nation.

Sondland, a Trump campaign mega-donor handpicked as the president’s ambassador to the European Union, repeatedly affirmed in his testimony that Giuliani should not have been given such a large role in U.S. foreign policy on Ukraine.

“We weren’t happy … We did not want to involve Mr. Giuliani,” Sondland testified.

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