A Trump presidency is Giuliani’s final hope – or failing that, some payment for all his legal work at least
Donald Trump’s legal woes grow in Georgia, as the former president faces new charges of election interference, bringing his total felony count to 91 and returning his co-defendant – former Time magazine Person of the Year ,– to the headlines. Like a Jane Austen heroine who allies herself with a plainer girl to accentuate her own charms, Trump’s proximity to Giuliani has the extraordinary effect of making him, temporarily at least, seem like not the worst or weirdest guy in the room.
In a prepared statement, Giuliani called his own indictment in the Georgia election scandal “the next chapter in a book of lies with the purpose of framing President Donald Trump” – or as Daniel C Richman, Giuliani’s former colleague at the US attorney’s office,it to the New York Times, “his sad commitment to be relevant”. It is almost poignant to watch, as if in slow motion, the unavoidable final stages of Giuliani’s decision eight years ago to throw his lot in with Trump play out.
Even in that eventuality, Giuliani’s fate isn’t assured. It is tempting to interpret the vaguely hysterical ring to Giuliani’s recent statements as a sign that the man is fully aware of Trump’s track record where loyalty is concerned. According to details revealed in Monday’s indictment, all that legal work Giuliani did for Trump following the election in 2016, and resulting in his present predicament? Trump never paid the bill.
How is this possible? At the beginning of the fortnight, the days seemed endless, with the possibility of uninterrupted evening shifts too. For the first 48 hours, I embraced my freedom, jauntily starting work projects at 8pm and going out for coffee the following morning at 6am, just because I could. A few days in, however, and I started to notice the creeping return of habits I haven’t seen since before I had the wrap-around excuse of young kids. I’ll do it tomorrow, I thought.
For my money, the best moment on Parky remains the appearance in 2004 of Dame Edna Everage – “there’s a little woman named Dame Judi Dench” – in which Parky sat tight, convulsed in giggles, reflecting the joy of the audience and, like the best hosts, letting his guest shine.Australian comedy is on a tear right now, with the Aussie sitcom Fisk breaking through in the US this week via word of mouth, to join Deadloch as the funniest thing on TV.
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