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[–] jballs 98 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Afterward, he told reporters, “I talked to the President [Trump] today. I wish him well.”

Isn't that against the terms set by the judge for Trump not to talk to con-conspirators?

Edit: The typo stays, since it fits.

[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Upvoted for con-conspirators.

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[–] FlyingSquid 82 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Pff. No mugshot? I want to see the hair dye running down again.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] 18_24_61_b_17_17_4 25 points 1 year ago

Get that fucking American flag pin off your fucking lapel you goddamn traitor.

[–] FlyingSquid 24 points 1 year ago

I guess he figured out that he had to go to Atlanta Corrections and not some store called Correction Atlanta or something.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

IIRC we didn't get immediate mugshots on the others either. Probably by EOD or tomorrow.

[–] AFKBRBChocolate 31 points 1 year ago (7 children)
[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

ray smith looking like evil conan

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[–] peopleproblems 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The grins on some of them tell me they really drank the stupid juice

[–] kescusay 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I have to wonder... Can they even conceive of this ending with them in prison? Or are they so far gone that the idea of consequences just can't break through?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I might just have to print, frame, and hang this.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Are we sure it wasn't his blood?

[–] FlyingSquid 18 points 1 year ago

It might have been whatever was dripping down Gary Oldman's head in The Fifth Element.

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[–] dhork 62 points 1 year ago (4 children)

5'9 sounds accurate, but 180 pounds? That seems a bit generous. I bet they just asked him and didn't bother weighing him.

I was most interested in his BAC, too bad they didn't take that.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Someone said they just use whatever it says on your ID

[–] dhork 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

NY licenses don't have weight on them (assuming Rudy still has one)

[–] peopleproblems 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think he was referring to BAC on his ID

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[–] MotoAsh 8 points 1 year ago

Nahh, density makes a big difference. He's probably a rather weak old man, so therefore doesn't have all that much non-fat weight.

On the other side, even basic body builders are obese by BMI standards.

[–] Slwh47696 7 points 1 year ago

Their BAC tests probably would max out

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 year ago

As a New York City resident who lived through Rudy's term, may I say how glad I am to see that picture.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 year ago

In a few years he might qualify for a work-release program through Four Seasons Landscaping.

[–] clearedtoland 36 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

“I’m feeling very, very good about it because I feel like I am defending the rights of all Americans, as I did so many times as a United States attorney,” Giuliani said.

He realizes this is a criminal case, not a rights case, right?

Edit: they edited the story and removed the quote. His original and full answer can be found here..

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

Rudy is proudly defending every American's right to be a criminal dickbag. A defeat here would be a loss for assholes everywhere.

[–] AFKBRBChocolate 6 points 1 year ago

Your know he's getting old and tired because he forgets to remind people that he was NY mayor during 9/11.

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[–] AFKBRBChocolate 33 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Does Rudy have the money to post bail?

[–] GlitzyArmrest 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'm sure some seedy bailbond place will happily loan him the money.

[–] dhork 59 points 1 year ago (2 children)

No joke, the NYT article says:

After his booking, Mr. Giuliani, the former mayor of New York, stepped out of an S.U.V. to address a throng of reporters, calling the case “an attack on the American people.” He then made his way to A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds, a business near the jail.

[–] kescusay 17 points 1 year ago

My God, I think my face is stuck in a permanent grin now. That's amazing.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago
[–] TheJims 17 points 1 year ago

Four Seasons Total Bail Bonds

[–] AFKBRBChocolate 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Man, I sure wouldn't, even if I was a staunch conservative. He doesn't seem like someone who pays his bills if he can avoid it.

[–] xantoxis 7 points 1 year ago

I would. Just the slim chance that I get to send a bounty hunter after him would be worth it.

[–] just_another_person 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was also wondering this since he's been begging for money for his legal bills.

[–] AFKBRBChocolate 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There was recent reporting that Trump hasn't paid Giuliani or Eastman. I wonder what else Giuliani has been doing for money.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Selling motorboats

[–] eran_morad 6 points 1 year ago

Selling handies behind Four Seasons Total Landscaping?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Georgia has a 10% deal, so he only has to post $15K.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/trumps-bond-set-200000-fulton-county-election-interference/story?id=102431955

"The bond can be paid through cash, a commercial surety, or a court program that requires a payment of 10% of the bond amount."

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Giuliani was sober when he spoke to reporters as he left his Manhattan apartment earlier Wednesday to fly to Atlanta.

I legit thought this is what the third bullet point said.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Would also have been news

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

As opposed to all the other times he's talked to reporters...

[–] TheJims 16 points 1 year ago

Four Seasons Total Criminal Arraignment

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Are they making them do a proper booking and appear at the arraignment in jail clothes after sitting in a cell for a bit?

Or is this just more proof they are above the law?

[–] KuroJ 8 points 1 year ago

They absolutely should but I'm going to guess no.

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[–] LaunchesKayaks 6 points 1 year ago

Wow Rudy's mugshot may just give me enough vigor to fight off the case of COVID I caught.

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