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| Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani 'butt dials' NBC reporter | Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani 'butt dials' NBC reporter |
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| Rudy Giuliani, personal lawyer to US President Donald Trump, has left two unintended voicemail messages on a reporter's phone, NBC News reports. | Rudy Giuliani, personal lawyer to US President Donald Trump, has left two unintended voicemail messages on a reporter's phone, NBC News reports. |
| In the calls, Mr Giuliani reportedly spoke about needing money and attacked Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. | In the calls, Mr Giuliani reportedly spoke about needing money and attacked Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. |
| Mr Giuliani has not yet commented on the calls. | Mr Giuliani has not yet commented on the calls. |
| Lawmakers demanded documents from Mr Giuliani earlier this month as part of the presidential impeachment inquiry. | Lawmakers demanded documents from Mr Giuliani earlier this month as part of the presidential impeachment inquiry. |
| In the past he publicly admitted asking Ukrainian officials to investigate widely debunked corruption allegations against Mr Biden. | In the past he publicly admitted asking Ukrainian officials to investigate widely debunked corruption allegations against Mr Biden. |
| Three Democratic-led committees are currently investigating whether President Trump tried to pressure Ukraine's president into investigating Mr Biden in exchange for military aid. | Three Democratic-led committees are currently investigating whether President Trump tried to pressure Ukraine's president into investigating Mr Biden in exchange for military aid. |
| What did Giuliani say? | What did Giuliani say? |
| NBC investigative reporter Rich Shapiro says he received two voicemails from Mr Giuliani in the space of a month. | NBC investigative reporter Rich Shapiro says he received two voicemails from Mr Giuliani in the space of a month. |
| He described them as the result of "what is known, in casual parlance, as a butt dial". | He described them as the result of "what is known, in casual parlance, as a butt dial". |
| A "butt dial" happens when someone unknowingly calls one of their contacts by accidentally applying pressure to their phone's buttons while it is in their pocket. | A "butt dial" happens when someone unknowingly calls one of their contacts by accidentally applying pressure to their phone's buttons while it is in their pocket. |
| Mr Shapiro missed the first call, mid-afternoon on 28 September, because he was at a child's birthday party. He had interviewed Mr Giuliani for an article the day before. | Mr Shapiro missed the first call, mid-afternoon on 28 September, because he was at a child's birthday party. He had interviewed Mr Giuliani for an article the day before. |
| For the entirety of the ensuing three-minute voicemail, the president's personal lawyer reportedly attacked Mr Biden and his family. | For the entirety of the ensuing three-minute voicemail, the president's personal lawyer reportedly attacked Mr Biden and his family. |
| "Biden has been trading in on his public office since he was a senator," Mr Giuliani reportedly said to an unidentified man. In the conversation, he brought up the discredited allegations that Joe Biden, when vice-president, stopped an investigation in Ukraine to protect his son Hunter. | |
| "He did the same thing in China. And he tried to do it in Kazakhstan and in Russia," Mr Giuliani reportedly added. | "He did the same thing in China. And he tried to do it in Kazakhstan and in Russia," Mr Giuliani reportedly added. |
| In the second voicemail, left on the night of 16 October, Mr Giuliani again recorded a conversation with an unknown man. | In the second voicemail, left on the night of 16 October, Mr Giuliani again recorded a conversation with an unknown man. |
| "We need a few hundred thousand," Mr Giuliani reportedly said at one point, in a conversation that Mr Shapiro says covered Bahrain and an unknown man named Robert. | "We need a few hundred thousand," Mr Giuliani reportedly said at one point, in a conversation that Mr Shapiro says covered Bahrain and an unknown man named Robert. |
| Who is Rudy Giuliani? | Who is Rudy Giuliani? |
| Mr Giuliani was mayor of New York City from 1994 until 2001, and was in office during the 9/11 terror ttacks. | Mr Giuliani was mayor of New York City from 1994 until 2001, and was in office during the 9/11 terror ttacks. |
| He was one of the candidates for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, before withdrawing and backing eventual candidate John McCain. | He was one of the candidates for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, before withdrawing and backing eventual candidate John McCain. |
| Since April 2018, he has served as a lawyer for President Trump. | Since April 2018, he has served as a lawyer for President Trump. |
| Mr Giuliani was present during Mr Trump's call to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in July, which is the subject of the impeachment inquiry. | Mr Giuliani was present during Mr Trump's call to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in July, which is the subject of the impeachment inquiry. |
| His own activities in Ukraine are also under investigation. | His own activities in Ukraine are also under investigation. |