Rudolph W. Giuliani, an attorney for President Trump, applauds at an event this month in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/AP)President Trump’s personal attorney, Rudolph W. Giuliani, has abruptly parted ways with his law firm, citing the “pressing demands” of representing Trump in the special counsel’s probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election. Giuliani, whose recent media blitz on behalf of Trump stirred controversy, took a leave of absence from Greenberg Traurig last month. In a brief interview Thursday, Giuliani said there was no acrimony inside the firm regarding his work for Trump, saying that “half the firm is for him, maybe half against — fifty-fifty. In interviews, Giuliani suggested that such payments were not uncommon at his law firm to calm accusations confronting wealthy and well-known people.

Source: Washington Post May 10, 2018 17:48 UTC