According to the details, this raid was to mark a significant escalation in a criminal probe into his dealings in Ukraine.
The New York Times, which first reported the raid, said that investigators seized Giuliani’s electronic devices and searched both his Madison Avenue apartment and Park Avenue office at about 6 am.
Late Wednesday, Giuliani’s lawyer, Robert Costello, issued a statement on his client’s behalf renewing a campaign to discredit the Biden family. “The search warrants involve only one indication of an alleged incident of failure to register as a foreign agent,” Costello said.
“Mayor Giuliani has not only denied this allegation, but offered twice in the past two years … to demonstrate that it is entirely untrue,” he added.
Michele Herbert, a tenant in Rudy Giuliani’s building, discusses the suspected FBI raid on his residence.
Michele Herbert, a tenant in Rudy Giuliani's building, discusses the suspected FBI raid on his residence. pic.twitter.com/6eeET0TkVt
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Witness to the FBI raid of Rudy Giuliani’s apartment: “They were bringing out a lot of stuff.” pic.twitter.com/t3nbRnpX1p
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In October 2019, two of Giuliani’s Ukrainian business associates, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, were arrested on suspicion of trying to funnel foreign money into a pro-Trump super PAC and other entities to gain leverage in US political circles.
Giuliani has denied any wrongdoing, and his lawyer, Robert Costello, told The Times that what the FBI “did today was legal thuggery.”