Rudy Giuliani informed he's a target of probe into Trump's alleged election interference in Georgia
A judge denied Lindsey Graham's effort to quash a subpoena for his testimony in a probe into possible election interference in Georgia by Donald Trump and others.
WASHINGTON — Rudy Giuliani is a "target" of the criminal investigation into possible 2020 election interference in Georgia by former President Donald Trump and others, his attorney told NBC News.
The lawyer, Robert Costello, said that as part of their efforts to compel Giuliani’s testimony, Georgia prosecutors initially told New York courts that Giuliani was a material witness. Then, Costello said, Giuliani's lawyers were informed Monday that he is a "target" of the probe.
Giuliani, Trump's former personal attorney and the former mayor of New York City, was ordered last week to testify in person Wednesday before a grand jury handling the case.
The grand jury, called by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, subpoenaed Giuliani last month as a material witness as part of its investigation into "coordinated attempts to unlawfully alter the outcome of the 2020 elections." The subpoena said Giuliani made statements at legislative hearings in Georgia falsely claiming that there had been "widespread voter fraud" in the state.
A judge ordered Giuliani to testify after he failed to appear at a July 13 hearing to challenge the subpoena. Costello said Monday that Giuliani still intends to testify this week. The New York Times was first to report that Giuliani had been informed he was a target of the probe.
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