Federal agents on Wednesday searched Rudy Giuliani's Manhattan apartment and office, escalating their investigation into the Ukrainian business dealings of former President Donald Trump's one-time personal attorney.
"Mayor Giuliani has not only denied this allegation, but offered twice in the past two years through his attorney Bob Costello to demonstrate that it is entirely untrue. Twice the offer was rejected," Mr Costello said in the statement. New York City police officers put barricades in the street outside of the building where Rudy Giuliani has an apartment.While the search warrant does not mean Mr Giuliani committed a crime, it signals that investigators persuaded a judge they believed criminal conduct occurred and that executing the warrant might uncover relevant evidence.
But his image was stained by his dealings with Ukraine, and more recently his promotion of baseless claims of fraud to overturn last year's election results and give Donald Trump a second White House term.
Democrat deflection.