Rudy Giuliani Offers to Represent John Brennan in Lawsuit Against Trump, Taunts Him as ‘Blowhard’

Rudy Giuliani tauntingly volunteered to represent John Brennan if the ex-CIA director is serious about taking legal action against President Trump for revoking his security clearance.

The former New York mayor-turned-Trump lawyer took a break from his efforts to clean up his “truth isn’t truth” gaffe in order to make an offer to Brennan on Twitter.

To John Brennan: Today President Trump granted our request (Jay Sekulow and me) to handle your case. After threatening if you don’t it would be just like Obama’s red lines. Come on John you’re not a blowhard?

— Rudy Giuliani (@RudyGiuliani) August 20, 2018

This comes after Brennan told NBC that he recently spoke to lawyers about findings ways to prevent Trump from taking security clearance away from his other intelligence community critics in the future. As for the president, he’s daring Brennan to sue since Trump thinks Brennan will be forced to release evidence establishing himself as responsible for the ongoing Russia investigation.

But I digress.

Giuliani’s tweet is so oddly written and politically strange that a lot of media and political observers aren’t quite sure what to make of it. The broad view though is that it cannot be good in a legal sense.

does anyone know what this means https://t.co/Q2cndVgtYd

— Pete Catapano (@pcatapano) August 20, 2018

*reads literally any law textbook* yes this this is not how lawyering works https://t.co/nL4FHvTb8i

— David Mack (@davidmackau) August 20, 2018

The complete insanity of this tweet aside, Rudy's not new at this. He knows that discovery goes both ways. Has he told his client this?https://t.co/Kloqd8PiLW

— John Schindler (@20committee) August 20, 2018

tired: fight me you coward

wired: debate me you coward

inspired: sue me you coward https://t.co/SKrsQQI88S

— Sam Baker (@sam_baker) August 20, 2018

Wow. The president's private attorney claims Trump has given him permission to handle a non-existent lawsuit that, if it existed, would be argued by govt lawyers. Then he seems to threaten the potential plaintiff of this non-existent lawsuit. Wow. https://t.co/g1TMhm3nxO

— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) August 20, 2018

Can’t wait till John Brennan deposes Trump (in more ways than one).

Rudy is blowing hot air for an audience of one m, but he’s also shot his reputation by defending an un-American traitor. https://t.co/xXquixj4OR

— John Aravosis ?? (@aravosis) August 20, 2018

Somebody tell Rudy Giuliani about commas. https://t.co/Xm4LY8Me3p

— Bilge Ebiri (@BilgeEbiri) August 20, 2018

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