This explains the DOJ policy. It was a huge breach in 2016 when Clinton's was broadcast twice! Had Trump truly fired Comney for that instead of for going after Flynn...there'd never been a Muller investigation.
Robert Costello, Giuliani's attorney, told NBC News, "I have no reason to believe there’s any truth to the allegations that there is renewed interest in my client.”
With the presidential election now over, Justice Department rules that prohibit prosecutors from taking overt actions that may influence an election no longer apply.
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Federal prosecutors have discussed obtaining Giuliani's electronic communications, say two sources
Chuck Rosenberg, a former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, said he could see why Justice Department officials in Washington might hesitate to approve a search warrant close to the election out of the concern that its issuance could become public.
"It's sensible to perhaps treat a search warrant as an overt investigative step," said Rosenberg, an NBC News analyst. "Search warrants for a subject's personal belongings are not terribly discreet and the recipient of the warrant can talk about it. That could be a legitimate concern before an election but the equation changes after an election, when you no longer need to abstain from overt investigative steps."
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Earlier this month, Hunter Biden announced that his taxes are under investigation by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Delaware. A source familiar with that probe said prosecutors refrained from taking overt steps that might have become public in the days leading up to the election because their work involved the son of a candidate.
Giuliani was released from the hospital on Dec. 10 after treatment related to his positive diagnosis of Covid-19. On Dec. 1, the New York Times reported that Giuliani was in talks with Trump about a possible preemptive pardon that would insulate him from federal charges, which Giuliani has since denied.