A New Rudy Scandal: FBI Agent Says Giuliani Was Co-opted by Russian Intelligence
Mother Jones illustration; Theodore Parisienne/Getty; Wikimedia Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.It was big news when Rudy Giuliani, once hailed as America’s Mayor, was indicted last month by a district attorney in Atlanta for allegedly being part of a criminal enterprise led by Donald…
Rudy Giuliani Has Surrendered and Reported to Jail
Seth Wenig/ AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Rudy Giuliani, the ex-prosecutor and Trump attorney who made his name prosecuting mobsters under racketeering statutes, was booked today in Atlanta on racketeering charges. The charges, filed by Georgia prosecutors earlier this month, allege that Giuliani and 19…
Who Are Trump’s Alleged Co-Conspirators?
Clockwise from top left: Rudolph Giuliani, Donald Trump, Jeffrey Clark, John Eastman, Sidney Powell.Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty (2); zz/KGC-375/STAR MAX/IPx/AP; Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty; Jae C. Hong/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.One of the defenses Donald Trump preemptively offered ahead of his indictment…
Giuliani Sweats Disbarment as Lawyers Who Lied for Trump Finally Face Consequences
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani at a Nov. 18 2020 press conference at Republican National Committee headquarters.Rod Lamkey/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Two and a half years after January 6, lawyers who helped former president Donald Trump use lies about election fraud to try…
Hunter Biden Threatens to Sue Steve Bannon and Exiled Mogul Guo Wengui
Steve Bannon and Guo Wengui in 2018.Don Emmert/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A lawyer for Hunter Biden has threatened to sue Guo Wengui, an exiled Chinese mogul closely linked to Steve Bannon, over Guo’s role in disseminating material reputedly copied from Biden’s laptop. In…
Why Twitter Was Right to Suppress (Some of) the Material From Hunter’s Laptop
Hunter Biden boards Air Force One with the president on Feb. 4, 2023.Patrick Semansky/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Shortly before Election Day in 2020, Steve Bannon was bragging about his success with the “laptop from hell.” He and his allies had been spreading…