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Rudy Giuliani seems a little tense.

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The former mayor showed up in New York City yesterday for the Celebrate Israel parade, which was taking place for the first time in three years due to the pandemic. The president’s pro bono lawyer was happily reliving his glory days and waving to an adoring — or at least not openly hostile — crowd, when his reverie was interrupted by a heckler shouting insults.

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“I reduced crime, you jackass!” Giuliani shot back, omitting to mention that he did it by canceling civil rights for Black people on the street and declaring open season for cops to commit assaults, which might be better characterized as transferring crime to an off-the-books ledger.

Marching behind Mayor Adams is @RudyGiuliani who gets into a shouting match with a Democrat.

“You are a jackass… You are a brainwashed asshole… you are probably as demented as Biden,” Giuliani told the guy

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Then, remembering himself, Giuliani quickly regained his composure and pasted on a smile like the consummate pro that he is.

Just kidding!

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No, the septuagenarian Hollywood heart throb bellied up to the barrier to shout some more at his critic.

“You’re a brainwashed asshole he said,” ignoring the gentle encouragement of his female companion to pull it together and keep moving.

“You’re a class act,” the heckler shouted, sarcastically.

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“I am a class act!” shouted the Cameo star. “And you’re a brainwashed asshole. And you’re probably as demented as Biden.”

Very gravitas, much elder statesman.

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Giuliani’s star has dimmed quite a bit since the days after September 11, 2001 when he was dubbed “America’s Mayor.” Also his ability to earn a living by practicing law. So it stands to reason that he’s a little on edge right now, even without the klieg lights from the January 6 Select Committee shining in his face.

Perhaps he’s even more stressed out than usual after having testified for seven hours before the January 6 Select Committee on Friday, only taking a break to rant into the ether for an hour on his podcast.

Incidentally, the show notes for his podcast refer to him as “Mayor of the World.” Apparently he got promoted!

As CNN was first to report, Giuliani finally agreed to appear before the Committee after a previously scheduled appearance was derailed by his demand to be able to record the proceedings himself. The New York Times filled in some additional details, noting that the interview was transcribed and under oath, that Giuliani refused to answer questions he considered covered by attorney-client privilege, and that he only dropped his demand to record when the Committee started talking about “enforcement options.”

And since Rudy shares a lawyer with Steve Bannon, who is currently under indictment for refusing to testify or turn over documents, the pair of them probably had a pretty clear idea what “options” the Committee was referring to. So rather than find himself on the receiving end of a criminal referral, Robert Costello skipped the ridiculous claims of executive privilege and presented his client for virtual testimony.

Luckily Ol’ Rudy’s taking this whole thing in stride. He’s not remotely rattled, and anyone who says that he’s freaking out is a brainwashed asshole.

Giuliani Meets With Jan. 6 Committee for Over 7 Hours [NYT]

Liz Dye lives in Baltimore where she writes about law and politics.

Topics

Capitol riot, Government, Rudy Giuliani