Rudy Giuliani has revealed plans to sue "The Swamp" in federal court to end what he has called "lawless action."
The personal lawyer of President Donald Trump texted The Atlantic's White House correspondent Elaina Plott about his desire to sue members of Congress.
Plott shared the texts in a tweet on Tuesday night as Giuliani told Fox News that he had spoken with "civil rights lawyers and a constitutional lawyer" who had recommended Trump and members of the administration bring suits against representatives on Capitol Hill.
Asked what he was planning to do next by Plott, Giuliani said: "Looking at a jaw suit to end lawless action."
"Who are you going to sue?" the reporter asked. Giuliani then texted: "The Swamp."
"Trump v The Swamp," he added. When asked how he intended to sue "The Swamp," Giuliani simply replied: "In federal court."
Speaking to Fox News host Laura Ingraham on Tuesday night, the president's attorney gave further details of his lawsuit plans.
The former Mayor of New York City said: "I had a couple talks with civil rights lawyers and a constitutional lawyer today, and here's what they're recommending: That we should bring a lawsuit on behalf of the president and several people in the administration—maybe even myself as a lawyer—against the members of Congress individually for violating constitutional rights, violating civil rights."
Giuliani later claimed members of Congress were "interfering" with the president exercising rights under Article II of the Constitution.
"The president of the United States has to conduct foreign policy in the United States," he said. "They're calling foreign leaders. Going to foreign capitals."
The lawyer's latest TV appearance comes after Joe Biden's 2020 campaign team called on broadcasters to stop booking Giuliani for shows.
The former vice president's advisers said Giuliani was using their programs to peddle "false, debunked conspiracy theories on behalf of Donald Trump,'' referring to the attorney's unsubstantiated claim that Biden was acting in the interest of his son Hunter Biden, who was on the board of a Ukrainian gas company, when he called for the country's top prosecutor to be fired.
Bloomberg reported that Ukraine's prosecutor said there was no evidence of wrongdoing by Joe or Hunter Biden.
The letter to news channels from Biden's 2020 campaign advisers also said: "While you often fact check his statements in real time during your discussions, that is no longer enough. By giving him your air time, you are allowing him to introduce increasingly unhinged, unfounded and desperate lies into the national conversation."
Giuliani described the demands in the campaign's missive as "usual left wing censorship."
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