Did Rudy Giuliani Fart Twice At A Michigan Election Fraud Hearing?
Not one but two farts could be heard as Giuliani spread election conspiracies in Michigan on Wednesday. Did Rudy Giuliani Fart Twice At A Michigan Election Fraud Hearing?
As he works to spread lies in order to undermine the results of the presidential election, Rudy Giuliani's list of shambolic media appearances continues to grow.
There was, of course, the notorious Philadelphia press conference at Four Seasons Total Landscaping, which is, as the name suggests, a landscaping company and not a luxury hotel.
Then there was the Washington, DC, event where he seemingly melted before the cameras as hair dye leaked down his face.
And on Wednesday night there was a chaotic and conspiracy-filled hearing in Lansing, Michigan, in which not one but two fart sounds could be heard as Giuliani spoke about four hours into the lengthy event.
Responding to a question from Michigan state Rep. Darrin Camilleri about the New York Times story that Giuliani is lobbying President Donald Trump for a preemptive pardon, the attorney objected vehemently to what he said was a defamatory question.
"I will ask that he be disciplined for that," Giuliani said as a microphone picked up a faint tooting sound.
Roughly 90 seconds later, as Camilleri pressed Giuliani to respond to Attorney General Bill Barr's statement that federal prosecutors had found no evidence of election fraud that would overturn President-elect Joe Biden's win, yet another more audible whoosh could be heard.
"The answer that I gave you was that they didn't bother to interview a single witness," Giuliani said as what sounded like a burst of literal hot air popped out during his last two words of metaphorical hot air.
The moment went viral when it was clipped and shared by HuffPost reporter Ryan Reilly on Twitter on Wednesday night. It has since been viewed more than 1.6 million times.
Many people noticed that Jenna Ellis, another attorney assisting Giuliani in spreading lies about Biden's victory, seemed to give him a side-eye glance upon hearing the second fart noise.
Giuliani didn't respond to a message from BuzzFeed News, so we can't tell you if he's denying the supply.
As for the hearing itself, it was a circus of so-called witnesses making wildly conspiratorial statements, some of which were shockingly racist.
Giuliani was not sworn in at the hearing, so he was under no legal obligation to tell the truth.
Late last month, Michigan officially certified Biden as the winner of its Electoral College votes after he'd beaten Trump by roughly 150,000 votes there.
Giuliani's efforts Wednesday were aimed at convincing state lawmakers to essentially ignore the voters' decision — but even Republicans at the hearing seemed incredulous at the lack of evidence being presented.
The Trump campaign last month abandoned a lawsuit seeking to challenge the Michigan results.
Rudy Giuliani Tests Positive for Covid-19, Trump Says
President Trump's personal attorney has been leading effort to overturn last month's election results.
Rudy Giuliani, who has been leading President Trump's effort to challenge the results of the presidential election, has tested positive for Covid-19, Mr. Trump tweeted Sunday, making Mr. Giuliani the latest member of the president's orbit to contract the virus.
Mr. Giuliani, the president's personal attorney, has been traveling on behalf of the president's unprecedented push to reverse his election loss, attending hearings in Pennsylvania, Arizona, Michigan and Georgia. Two Republican state senators in Pennsylvania who attended a Nov. 25 meeting with Mr. Giuliani have since said they tested positive. Mr. Giuliani didn't wear a mask in those hearings.
The Trump campaign didn't respond to a question about whether the legal team will now quarantine.
The effort to overturn the election result has faced dozens of court losses. There is no evidence of widespread fraud in the balloting.
Mr. Giuliani has been exposed to several people with Covid-19 in recent months. He attended the president's debate preparations in late September, after which several advisers and the president himself tested positive. Mr. Giuliani's son, Andrew Giuliani, tested positive last month. Earlier this month, Mr. Giuliani's communications director, Christianné Allen, had tested positive for the virus, she said.
Ms. Allen didn't immediately respond to a request for comment on Mr. Giuliani's condition.
Mr. Giuliani said in October that he was taking the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine as a preventive measure. The Food and Drug Administration revoked the emergency authorization for the drug in June due to safety concerns. Public-health officials say there is no compelling scientific evidence to support the use of hydroxychloroquine to prevent Covid-19.
Writing on Twitter on Sunday, Mr. Trump said that Mr. Giuliani had been "working tirelessly" on legal challenges to the election results. "Get better soon Rudy, we will carry on!" the president wrote.
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