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Giuliani Bagmen Could Widen Probe of Illegal Foreign Money Into Trump Campaign

Keith GirardOctober 10, 2019

Rudy Giuliani has been tied to two men indicted on federal campaign finance charges for allegedly funneling foreign money to support Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign....

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Donald Trump tries to get around impeachment with a little help from his friends in an SNL cold open. (Photo: SNL/ScreenCap)

Alex Baldwin Back on SNL As (You Know Who) in Star-Packed Cold Open (Watch!)

Keith GirardSeptember 29, 2019

Alec Baldwin swore he was done with Donald Trump impressions, but hey, nothing like a fresh impeachment brings out the best in everybody in a Saturday Night Live cold open. (Watch!)...

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Rudy Giuliani, Master of Sleaze, Hypocrisy, Fingered in Sordid Sex Scandal (video)

Keith GirardJune 12, 2018

Rudy Giuliani, who smeared Stormy Daniels because of her adult film career, has been caught in a sordid sex scandal with a married woman that appears to be the catalyst for his wife’s decision to file for divorce after 15 years of marriage. The affair came to light before Giuliani, now one of Donald Trump’s lawyers, and his wife separated, according to The New York Post, citing multiple sources....

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Rudy Giuliani Gets Bronx Cheer at Yankee Stadium on His Birthday (See!)

Keith GirardMay 29, 2018

Rudy Giuliani is back to being the most hated man in New York City. The former mayor, who’s now one of Donald Trump’s lawyers, was loudly booed at Yankee Stadium yesterday when his birthday was announced over the loud speaker....

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Jim Carrey Garish Portraits Continue to Define the Trump Political Milieu (See!)

Keith GirardMay 15, 2018

Donald Trump knows how to pull out of a deal if not a porn star. Jim Carrey portrays the president as the Joker from Batman in a new series of garish portraits that capture the Trump political milieu and all of its unsavory dealings. In the latest series of art works, Oliver North, the new president of the National Rifle Association (NRA)is portrayed as serpent in front of an NRA logo oozing blood....

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Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen’s Swampy Dealings Dissected by John Oliver (Watch)

Keith GirardMay 14, 2018

Donald Trump’s lawyer and and widely heralded “fixer,” Michael Cohen, wasted no time trying to cash in on his close ties to the President, said John Oliver in a scathing take-down on his HBO show “Last Week Tonight.” Cohen lined up big-paying clients who funneled money to the same shell company used to pay porn star Stormy Daniels to shut up about her affair with Trump....

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Rudy Giuliani In Spotlight Reveals Ivanka Lust, His Own Loopy Weirdness (See!)

Keith GirardMay 7, 2018

Rudy Giuliani has been Donald Trump’s lawyer for less than two weeks and has already implicated the president in several new crimes, but more revealingly he’s showcased his own loopy weirdness and his lust for Ivanka, according to John Oliver. Oliver dissected Giuliani’s return to the spotlight in a biting commentary on his HBO show “This Week Tonight.” As usual, he didn’t pull any punches, or mince words....

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Giuliani Times Square Porn Crackdown Ruled Legal by NY Appeals Court

Keith GirardJune 7, 2017

New York City laws enacted during former Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s administration to crack down on porn shops, sex shows and topless bars have been upheld by the state’s highest court, marking the latest turn in a see-saw 20-year legal battle. The New York Court of Appeals ruled, 5-0, the City has “met its burden” to administer zoning restrictions and limitations on sex businesses....

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Trump Election Gives Jessica Chastain’s ‘Miss Sloane’ New Relevance (video)

Keith GirardMay 12, 2017

Jessica Chastain’s Washington drama “Miss Sloane” has gained new relevance with Donald Trump’s election. The actress says the movie’s plot, about a rogue lobbyist, is even more plausible now given the recent turn in events. Trump promised during his campaign that he would “drain the swamp” in Washington, which he said had been corrupted by lobbyists and insiders. But he’s done exactly the opposite....

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New York Joins Lawsuit to Block Trump Muslim Ban in the United States

Keith GirardFebruary 2, 2017

New York has join a federal lawsuit seeking to declare President Trump’s Muslim ban unconstitutional. Trump caused chaos across the country with the order, sparking protest and legal challenges in at least three states. Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, today (Feb. 2) filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York....

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Taram Killam plays former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Beck Bennett plays his Birdman alter-ego in a hilarious SNL cold open. (Photo: ScreenCap)

Rudy Giuliani as Birdman Is SNL’s Most Biting Cold Open in Years (watch!)

Keith GirardMarch 2, 2015

Rudy Giuliani, once called America’s Mayor, is a shell of his former self politically, and the obvious parallels to the Oscar nominated film “Birdman” were not lost on “Saturday Night Live.” The show’s cold open was a parody of Gretchen Carlson’s Fox News show, featuring the former New York City Mayor. ...

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