Rudy Giuliani will not face charges over foreign lobbying, prosecutors say
Prosecutors in New York do not plan to bring criminal charges against Rudy Giuliani in connection with an investigation into his interactions with Ukrainian figures, they revealed in a letter to a judge on Monday.
They said they made the decision after a review of evidence resulting from raids on his residence and law office in April 2021.
Federal prosecutors were investigating whether Giuliani’s dealings with figures in Ukraine in the run-up to the 2020 election required him to register as a foreign agent.
Prosecutors said a grand jury investigation that led to the issuance of warrants that resulted in the seizure of Giuliani’s electronic devices had concluded.
They said that based on information currently available, criminal charges would not be forthcoming.
“In my business, we would call that total victory,” Giuliani’s lawyer, Robert Costello, told the Associated Press. “We appreciate what the US attorney’s [office] has done. We only wish they had done it a lot sooner.”
Sixteen of Giuliani’s devices were seized as part of a federal investigation into his interactions with Ukrainian figures to see whether he violated a law governing lobbying on behalf of foreign countries or entities.
Giuliani is an attorney and a former personal lawyer for Donald Trump. His communications with clients are generally protected by law, though there are exceptions.
Giuliani maintained throughout the investigation that he had done nothing wrong. At the time of the filing by prosecutors, Giuliani was on a talkshow and apparently unaware of the development.