Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani on June 7, 2022, in New York.
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Federal prosecutors in New York have declined to bring criminal charges against Rudy Giuliani following an investigation centered on whether the former New York City mayor illegally lobbied the Trump administration on behalf of Ukrainian officials.
In a court filing Monday, the Justice Department said a grand jury investigation into Giuliani had concluded, and “based on information currently available to the government, criminal charges are not forthcoming.”
Prosecutors filed that notification more than a year after the FBI searched his home and office. Following that April 2021 search, a federal judge in Manhattan appointed an outside arbiter — known as a special master — to oversee the review of materials seized by the FBI.
With its filing Monday, the Justice Department asked the court to end the appointment of that special master, Barbara Jones, a retired federal judge in Manhattan.
A spokesperson for the US attorney’s office in Manhattan declined to comment. A defense lawyer for Giuliani did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
This is a developing story.