“It’s just a further desecration of the Sixth Amendment. I was his official lawyer in that case. The statements I made are either attorney-client privilege because it was between me and him, or they were made on his behalf to defend him,” Giuliani told Newsmax, referring to former President Trump. “When you start turning lawyers into defendants when they defend their clients, we start living in a fascist state. Look, I’ve already raided my law office. I never thought I would ever see this happen.” Earlier Monday, Giuliani’s attorney confirmed to The Hill that he was a target of an investigation into efforts by Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election results by a special grand jury in Georgia. The subpoena for Giuliani also identifies him as “former President Donald Trump’s personal attorney and lead attorney for the Trump Campaign’s legal efforts seeking to influence the results of the November 2020 election in Georgia and elsewhere.” Weiselberg to plead guilty in Trump tax case: Report asked Supreme Court to block ruling reinstating racially discriminatory voting method In the subpoena, it alleges that Giuliani offered testimony and evidence in an effort to show that election fraud occurred in Georgia in 2020, including a video “of election workers at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta that purported to show election workers illegally producing ‘bags’ ballots from unknown sources, out of sight of election observers.” The subpoena alleges that while Georgia officials quickly debunked the video after the fact, Giuliani continued to allege election fraud, including the use of the video. “There is evidence that the Witness’ appearance and testimony at the hearing was part of a multi-state, coordinated plan by the Trump Campaign to influence the results of the November 2020 elections in Georgia and elsewhere,” the subpoena said.
