一位前水门事件检察官说，有足够的证据可以调查唐纳德·特朗普总统的私人律师鲁迪·朱利安尼，这是围绕乌克兰丑闻展开的另一项刑事调查，该调查已经启动了对总统的弹劾调查。
“有足够的证据证明对朱利安尼的调查是正当的，”律师大卫·多森说。多森是参议院水门事件委员会的助理首席律师，并在纽约南区担任助理司法部长。
对朱利安尼的调查可能引发的潜在指控包括违反竞选法律、贿赂和妨碍司法公正。
“取决于事实，可能性有很多，”多森说。"这是一个范围广泛的问题，可能会违反一些非常严重的刑事法规。"
朱利安尼否认有不当行为，但承认他曾与乌克兰官员合作挖掘前副总统乔·拜登及其儿子亨特的丑闻。在这项工作中为他工作的两个人，Lev Parnas和Igor Fruman，上周被捕，并因试图向联邦和州政府的候选人输送外国资金而被指控违反竞选财务条例。
纽约时报还有华尔街日报报道称，联邦检察官已经在调查朱利安尼与乌克兰的商业往来，以及他是否违反了联邦游说法。路透社周二还报道称，当局正在“调查朱利安尼与他的两名被起诉的同伙的互动”。
朱利安尼说他不知道有任何针对他的刑事调查。他还坚称，联邦检察官没有理由起诉他，因为他是代表他的客户特朗普行事的。
但是多森说律师-客户特权不一定适用于这个案件。特权仅适用于律师给客户的法律建议，而不适用于商业建议或政治建议。此外，律师和客户之间关于如何违法或从事犯罪活动的沟通不受律师-客户特权的保护。
“律师在犯罪后有一定的自由来代表人们，但当他们在犯罪过程中代表他们时，我觉得这非常令人担忧，”多森说。
唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)总统法律团队的最新任命人、纽约市前市长鲁迪·朱利安尼(Rudy Giuliani)出席了2018年5月5日在华盛顿特区举行的伊朗问题会议。朱利安尼处于乌克兰丑闻的中心，这也是众议院民主党对特朗普弹劾调查的焦点。
他补充称，如果调查显示朱利安尼参与了犯罪行为，检察官可以尝试与他达成交易，以交换特朗普及其在乌克兰事务中的角色的信息。
果真如此，特朗普的私人律师就不会第一次告发他了。总统的长期“调解人”迈克尔·科恩目前正因一系列罪行服刑三年，这些罪行包括税务欺诈、对国会撒谎和竞选资金违规。科恩告诉当局，他只是在特朗普的指导下参与了这些非法计划。
特朗普为朱利安尼辩护说他是“非常好的律师”，并抨击报道的调查是“可耻的”
“所以现在他们在寻找传奇的‘犯罪克星’和纽约市历史上最伟大的市长鲁迪·朱利安尼，”特朗普写道在周末的推特上。“他有时看起来有点粗鲁，但他也是一个伟大的人和出色的律师。这种片面的政治迫害正在美国进行。深州。可耻！”
FORMER WATERGATE PROSECUTOR SAYS THERE'S 'MORE THAN ENOUGH EVIDENCE' TO WARRANT INVESTIGATION INTO RUDY GIULIANI
Enough evidence exists to investigate President Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani in a separate criminal probe surrounding the unfolding Ukraine scandal that has launched an impeachment inquiry for the president, a former Watergate prosecutor said.
"There is more than enough evidence to warrant an investigation of Giuliani," said attorney David Dorsen. Dorsen was the assistant chief counsel of the Senate Watergate Committee and served as an assistant attorney general in New York's Southern District.
Potential charges that could arise from an investigation into Giuliani include campaign law violations, bribery and obstruction of justice.
"The possibilities are many depending on the facts," Dorsen said. "It is a wide-ranging issue that could run afoul of some very serious criminal statutes."
Giuliani has denied wrongdoing but has acknowledged that he worked with Ukrainian officials to dig up dirt on former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter. Two men who worked for him in this effort, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, were arrested last week and charged with campaign finance violations for trying to funnel foreign money to candidates for federal and state offices.
The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal have reported that federal prosecutors are already looking into Giuliani's business dealings with Ukraine and whether he violated federal lobbying laws. Reuters also reported on Tuesday that authorities were "examining Giuliani's interactions" with his two indicted associates.
Giuliani has said he is unaware of any criminal investigations against him. He's also asserted that federal prosecutors have no grounds to indict him because he was acting on behalf of his client: Trump.
But Dorsen said that attorney-client privilege doesn't necessarily apply to this case. Privilege only applies to legal advice from a lawyer to their client, not business advice or political advice. Plus, communication between a lawyer and a client on how to violate a law or engage in criminal activity is not protected by attorney-client privilege.
"Lawyers have a certain freedom to represent people after a crime is committed but when they represent them during the course of criminal conduct, I find that very worrisome," Dorsen said.
Latest appointee to President Donald Trump's legal team and former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani attends the Conference on Iran on May 5, 2018 in Washington, D.C. Giuliani is at the center of the Ukraine scandal, which is the focus of the House Democrats' impeachment inquiry against Trump.TASOS KATOPODIS/GETTY
If an investigation were to show Giuliani's participation in criminal conduct, he added, prosecutors can attempt to arrange a deal with him in exchange for information on Trump and his role in the Ukraine matter.
It that happens, it wouldn't be the first time that Trump's personal lawyer turned on him. The president's longtime "fixer" Michael Cohen is currently serving a three-year prison sentence for a slew of crimes, including tax fraud, lying to Congress and campaign finance violations. Cohen told authorities that he only participated in these illegal schemes at the direction of Trump.
Trump has defended Giuliani as a "very good attorney" and slammed reported investigations as "shameful."
"So now they are after the legendary 'crime buster' and greatest Mayor in the history of NYC, Rudy Giuliani," Trump wrote in a tweet over the weekend. "He may seem a little rough around the edges sometimes, but he is also a great guy and wonderful lawyer. Such a one sided Witch Hunt going on in USA. Deep State. Shameful!"
