Rudy Giuliani Compares His Criminal Case To George Washington, Judge Not Amused

Would we treat George Washington this way? You know, if George Washington ever tried a coup.
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After taunting Arizona prosecutors struggling to serve him, Rudy Giuliani threw a birthday bash that he hyped on social media — a move culminating in the process server showing up and handing the disbarred former mayor his papers.

The direct relationship between fucking around and finding out continues into infinity.

Now fully ensconced as a defendant in the criminal case arising from the effort to install fake electors in 2020, Giuliani is subject to standard requirements that a criminal defendant not leave the state while the case is pending. As a non-resident, Rudy didn’t want to be stuck in Arizona and the prosecutors didn’t really want him stuck there either, so all sides agreed to modify the conditions of his release to send him home.

But Giuliani took the opportunity to do a little editorializing…

Specifically, this discourse:

Mr. Giuliani is a great American Hero and Patriot whose endurance, swift action, and determination inspired all people in the United States during a time of great national turmoil and stress.

Would anyone think it necessary to require George Washington to reside in a particular state and not leave that state without the permission of the court if charges were filed against him in that state during his life? The answer is an emphatic “No!” Then the same is true for Mr. Giuliani.

“If” performs a lot of heavy lifting in that sentence as Washington was not — *checks notes* — ever charged with attempting to defraud voters. Honestly, and to the contrary, IF Washington attempted to seize power through illegal means, it probably would be necessary to require him not leave the state in an era of horse-and-buggy travel.

As Cheney notes, the judge granted the unopposed motion but was less than pleased with the commentary:

Consistent with principles of equal protection under the law, Defendant Giuliani is not entitled to greater or lesser consideration of requested relief because of his alleged status or stature. Any suggestion to the contrary goes against all concepts of justice. Going forward, the court expects all parties to limit their filings and arguments to cognizable claims that are supported by relevant facts and law.

If Judge Bruce Cohen really expects that… then he’s not familiar with Rudy’s work.

In fact, his alleged inability to limit himself to “cognizable claims that are supported by relevant facts and law” is sort of how we got to this point.

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