Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani’s mug shot released by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office went viral yesterday.
Giuliani faces charges related to his part in an effort from former President Donald Trump’s alleged plan to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results. Giuliani is charged with 13 felony counts, including racketeering (violating the Georgia RICO Act) and false statements and writings.
After his release, Giuliani ranted to reporters.
“People like to say I’m different. I’m the same Rudy Giuliani that took down the Mafia, that made New York City the safest city in America, reduced crime more than any mayor in the history of any city anywhere. And I’m fighting for justice—I have been from the first moment I represented Donald Trump, an innocent man who has now been proven innocent several times. I don’t know how many times he has to be proven innocent and they have to be proven to be liars—actually, enemies of our Republic who are destroying rights, sacred rights. They’re destroying my right to counsel, my right to be a lawyer. They’re destroying his right to counsel. It’s not accidental that they’ve indicted all the lawyers. Never heard of that before in America, all the lawyers indicted. Now, whether you dislike or you like Donald Trump, let me give you a warning: They’re gonna come for you. When the political winds shift, as they always do, let us pray that Republicans are more honest, more trustworthy, and more American than these people in charge of this government. Because if our government is conducted this way, and the system of justice is politicized and criminalized for politics, your rights are in jeopardy and your children’s. Donald Trump told you this. They weren’t just coming for him or me. Now they’ve indicted people in this case, I don’t even know who they are. These are just regular people making a normal living.”
