- Rudy Giuliani’s scheduled meeting with the commission on January 6 has been canceled.
- Giuliani’s request to record the hearing was rejected, according to his lawyer.
- Giuliani is still being summoned by the commission, a spokesman warned.
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Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani declined a scheduled meeting with the commission on January 6 to investigate the Capitol riot after the commission rejected his request to record the trial.
Giuliani’s lawyer, Robert Costello, told CNN that Giuliani was scheduled to attend a virtual interview on Friday and that his request for audio and video recording of the session was rejected by the commission.
Costello added that the two sides continue to communicate even after the meeting was canceled.
A spokesman for the commission, Jan. Mulvey, said in a statement Thursday that Giuliani’s request to record the interview was never part of the deal.
“Mr Giuliani had agreed to take part in a rewritten interview with the selected committee. “Today, he informed the commission’s investigators that he would not appear unless he was allowed to record the interview, which was never an agreed condition,” Mulvey said.
He added that Giuliani was “an important witness in the plot to overthrow the government” and continued to be summoned by the commission.
“If he refuses to comply, the commission will consider all options for implementation,” Mulvey said.
Giuliani was summoned by the commission in January, along with three other lawyers allied with Trump: Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis and Boris Epstein. At the time, Benny Thompson, chairman of the House’s bipartisan committee, said Giuliani had “actively promoted allegations of electoral fraud” on Trump’s behalf.
Giuliani has also previously tried to negotiate a deal with the commission to interview him and provide information.
According to The Guardian, a source close to Giuliani said the former New York mayor was eager to record the interview to make sure he would not be at risk of perjury if a separate investigation followed.
It remains to be seen whether Giuliani will face charges of contempt of Congress. Other Trump allies, such as strategist Steve Bannon and former chief of staff Mark Meadows, have been scorned for failing to cooperate with the commission since Jan. 6.
The panel is making its way through Trump’s inner circle. The panel recently interviewed the son of the former president, Donald Trump Jr. Other members of Trump’s family, such as Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, have also been involved in lengthy interviews with the commission.
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