But he allegedly was swift to demand sex. Giuliani is alleged to have deferred paying Dunphy, citing his acrimonious divorce from Judith Giuliani, his third wife. The suit says Giuliani offered Dunphy $1m a year plus expenses to be his director of business development, also offering to represent her for free in a dispute with an abusive ex-partner. In her 70-page lawsuit, Dunphy says Giuliani hired her in January 2019.Īt that time, the suit says, Giuliani was “at the height of his influence, serving as the personal lawyer” for Trump, having “fashioned himself publicly as a major player in American politics, a successful businessman, and an important powerbroker”. With his law licenses already suspended, Giuliani is reported to be at risk of criminal indictment. His leading role in the attempt to overturn the 2020 election contributed to Trump being impeached an unprecedented second time. His work in Ukraine seeking dirt on Trump’s rivals led to Trump’s first impeachment. Giuliani was already in extensive legal jeopardy. This is pure harassment and an attempt at extortion.” On Monday, in a statement to the New York Daily News, a Giuliani representative said the former mayor “vehemently and completely denies the allegations in the complaint and plans to thoroughly defend against these allegations. The complaint added that he told Dunphy she could refer people seeking pardons to him as long as she avoided “the normal channels” of going through the office of the pardon attorney, a role within the Department of Justice, which could be subject to public disclosure. The lawsuit also included an allegation that Giuliani asked Dunphy “if she knew anyone in need of a pardon” because “he was selling pardons for $2m, which he and President Trump would split”. Giuliani is alleged to have told Dunphy “he enjoyed engaging in this conduct while on the telephone because it made him ‘feel like Bill Clinton’”.Ĭlinton was impeached in 1998 for lying about an affair while he was president, with Monica Lewinsky, then a White House intern.
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