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Rudy Giuliani
Former New York mayor and lawyer for Donald Trump
Personal / institutional details
- Full name
- Rudolph William Giuliani
- Born
- May 28, 1944
- Office
- Mayor of New York City (1994–2001)
- Former federal office
- U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York (1983–1989)
- Professional status
- Disbarred in New York, 2024
Rudy Giuliani is an American former prosecutor, New York City mayor and attorney who represented Donald Trump during investigations and challenges related to the 2020 election.
Early career and mayoralty
Giuliani became a federal prosecutor and was U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York in the 1980s. He served two terms as New York mayor, including during the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Trump legal representation
Giuliani began representing Trump in 2018. He publicly pursued claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen; courts and later professional disciplinary proceedings rejected the evidentiary support for material claims. The New York Appellate Division disbarred him in 2024 for professional misconduct.
Civil proceedings
Following a 2023 defamation judgment concerning two Georgia election workers, Giuliani settled obligations in early 2025. Descriptions of claims, liability judgments, settlements, or charges should remain distinct; settlements do not necessarily constitute admissions of criminal guilt.
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- Donald Trump (person) — attorney/client: Giuliani represented Trump personally and in post-2020 election legal efforts · 2018–2021