Rudy Giuliani’s son Andrew appeared on CNN for an interview won “Erin Burnett OutFront” on Thursday to defend his father and blast the federal investigation into his Ukraine work as a political hit job. It didn’t go well.
Right from the start, Andrew Giuliani’s performance came crashing down in spectacular fashion after Burnett pointed out that “it takes a lot” to get a warrant.
“Who signed the warrant? A judge. Who appointed the judge? Barack Obama,” said Giuliani. “Since Eric Holder became attorney general, we have seen the Justice Department get politicized … no other judge would sign this warrant.”
“You have any proof no other judge would sign the warrant?” asked Burnett.
“I don’t have proof, but do you have any proof that any other judge would sign the warrant?” demanded Giuliani.
After a long detour in which the younger Giuliani tried to steer the conversation to conspiracy theories about Hunter Biden, Burnett cornered him again on his baseless allegations the investigation is politically motivated.
“Let me ask you something important about your claims of political motivation,” said Burnett. “President Biden was asked about it today.” She played the clip of Biden saying he had no advance knowledge of the raid on the elder Giuliani’s home and office. “Do you have any reason to not take him at his word, Andrew? … I’ll just make the point again that his son’s under investigation and he’s done nothing to stop it.”
“So you don’t think he actually has the motive to intervene in that investigation?” insisted Giuliani.
“He may, but he hasn’t done it,” shot back Burnett.
Watch the interview below:
Burnett: You need probably cause to get a warrant
A. Giuliani: Only a corrupt Obama judge would sign it. No other judge would sign it.
Burnett: Do you have proof no other judge would sign?
A. Giuliani: No. Do YOU have any? pic.twitter.com/9l7BzgnehU— Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) April 29, 2021
EB: President Biden says he didn't know that SDNY was going to serve a search warrant on your dad. Do you have any reason to not believe him?
AG: Uh, the Neil Kinnock thing
EB: He's not interfering in the probe of his son, you know
AG: Yeah but he might want to!
EB: But he hasn't pic.twitter.com/8W6raGwmP5— Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) April 29, 2021
