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A New York Times report indicates that Rudy Giuliani, U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, has spoken with Trump about giving him a pre-emptive pardon before the end of the president’s term.

The Times, citing two sources familiar with the contents of the discussion, reports that as of yet Trump has not indicated what course of action he may take.

The Times reports that just what, if anything, Giuliani may be facing in terms of criminal charges is not certain. Last year federal prosecutors investigated him over his business in Ukraine, and the removal of the U.S. ambassador to that country.

“He’s not concerned about this investigation, because he didn’t do anything wrong and that’s been our position from Day 1,” Robert Costello, his lawyer, told the Times.

Neither Giuliani nor Trump responded to the Times’ requests for a response. Giuliani posted to Twitter, though, that the story was incorrect. He wrote Tuesday:

“#FakeNews NYT lies again. Never had the discussion they falsely attribute to an anonymous source. Hard to keep up with all their lies.”

https://nationalpost.com/news/world/...box=1606841591