President Trump is considering sidelining Rudy Giuliani, the newest addition to his legal team, from doing any more television interviews.
Trump is reportedly annoyed that Giuliani’s interviews last week breathed new life into the story of allegations that he had an extramarital affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels, anonymous sources told the Associated Press.
Although Trump has not yet asked Giuliani to stop appearing on television on his behalf, the president has told a confidant that maybe Giuliani should “be benched,” at least temporarily.
“They’re admitting to enough that warrants scrutiny. It shouldn’t be put on television shows off the cuff,” said Alan Dershowitz, who is informally advising Trump on the Russia investigation. “This is not the way to handle a complicated case.”
Giuliani told Fox News last weekend that the president learned about 10 days earlier about the $130,000 payment made to Daniels by his lawyer Michael Cohen. He also suggested that the settlement in October 2016 was made because Trump was in his last days of his run for president.
