Regardless of Giuliani backing out of the unique deposition, the 2 sides continued to barter an look, which led to a digital look Friday that lasted for greater than 9 hours, sources mentioned.
Costello declined to remark Friday. A spokesperson for the choose committee additionally declined to touch upon Giuliani’s deposition.
A central determine in Trump’s failed bid to overturn the 2020 election, Giuliani was subpoenaed by the committee in January and has been partaking with lawmakers, by means of his lawyer, in regards to the scope of the subpoena and whether or not he might be able to adjust to some requests.
In its subpoena, the committee alleges that Giuliani “actively promoted claims of election fraud on behalf of the previous President and sought to persuade state legislators to take steps to overturn the election outcomes.” The subpoena additionally states that Giuliani was in touch with Trump and members of Congress “relating to methods for delaying or overturning the outcomes of the 2020 election.”
This story has been up to date with further particulars Friday.