Attorney General Merrick Garland (screen capture)
Far-Right Meltdown Over FBI Search Of Trump Home
Donald Trump
Rudy Giuliani’s Apartment Searched By Feds, Electronic Devices Seized
Rudy Giuliani at Trump press conference (screen capture)
Executing a search warrant is an extraordinary move for prosecutors to take against a lawyer, let alone a lawyer for a former president, and it marks a major turning point in the long-running investigation into Mr. Giuliani.
The federal authorities have been largely focused on whether Mr. Giuliani illegally lobbied the Trump administration in 2019 on behalf of Ukrainian officials and oligarchs, who at the same time were helping Mr. Giuliani search for dirt on Mr. Trump’s political rivals, including President Biden, who was then a leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Read the full article at the New York Times. The Times notes that during the Trump administration, high level officials worked to block the approval of the search warrant. But once Merrick Garland took over as Attorney General, the warrant was approved. Trump’s former former lawyer Michael Cohen tweeted the news this morning.
Here we go folks!!! @RudyGiuliani Apartment Searched in Federal Investigation – The New York Times @nytimes @maggieNYT https://t.co/fmpk18NH5X
— Michael Cohen (@MichaelCohen212) April 28, 2021
“Under Mr. Trump, senior political appointees in the Justice Department repeatedly sought to block such a warrant, …. After Merrick B. Garland was confirmed … , the Justice Department lifted its objection to the search.https://t.co/fdrPJUkci6
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) April 28, 2021
During their raid of Rudy Giuliani’s NY apartment, FBI seized records and electronic devices as part of SDNY’s criminal investigation against him regarding his dealings in Ukraine.
This is what William Barr was trying to cover up and was blocking from happening.
Delicious.
— Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) April 28, 2021
So I guess Rudy Giuliani won’t be returning my call today.
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) April 28, 2021
TMZ: Search Warrant Served On Prince’s Home
TMZ is reporting that a search warrant has been issued allowing police to search the home of recently deceased music icon Prince.
The warrant was issued Thursday in Carver County, Minnesota, allowing cops to search the home in Paisley Park Studios, where the singer lived and died. Our sources say authorities want to see if there’s evidence of drugs, correspondence, prescriptions and medical information that could help in the death investigation.
The sheriff’s office says in the request for a warrant … they want to keep the information in the warrant confidential because “premature disclosure of the details provided in the search warrant and its accompanying documents may compromise this law enforcement investigation by causing the search or related searches to be unsuccessful.”
Translation … we know authorities are interested in drugs that were prescribed by doctors and filled by pharmacies, and they don’t want evidence tampering.
The judge ordered that the sensitive documents be sealed for 6 months or until the commencement of any criminal case.