Rudy Giuliani
Rudolph William Louis Giuliani is an American politician and disbarred lawyer who served as the 107th mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001. He previously served as the United States Associate Attorney General from 1981 to 1983 and the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 1983 to 1989.
Some of the key events about Rudy Giuliani
- 1981Appointed Associate Attorney General, the third-highest position in the U.S. Department of Justice
- 1983Named U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, leading high-profile prosecutions against organized crime
- 1984Prosecuted and convicted members of the Mafia Commission, leading to criticism of his aggressive tactics
- 1993Elected Mayor of New York City, beginning his first term
- 1997Re-elected as Mayor of New York City for a second term
- 2000Engaged in a public feud with New York City's Museum of Modern Art over an exhibit he deemed "sick"
- 2001Led New York City's response to the September 11 terrorist attacks, earning widespread praise for his leadership
- 2001Named Time magazine's Person of the Year for his handling of the 9/11 aftermath
- 2001Criticized for suggesting New York City's mayoral term limits be extended so he could remain in office after 9/11
- 2002Awarded an honorary knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II for his leadership after 9/11
- 2002Formed Giuliani Partners, a security consulting firm
- 2002Divorced his second wife, Donna Hanover, in a highly publicized and contentious split
- 2006Served as chair of the Iraq Study Group's subcommittee on public safety
- 2007Faced scrutiny for his business dealings and consulting work while running for president
- 2008Ran for the Republican presidential nomination, gaining national prominence
- 2016Advised then-candidate Donald Trump to implement a "Muslim ban," drawing widespread condemnation
- 2018Made controversial statements about hush money payments to Stormy Daniels, contradicting President Trump
- 2020Led efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, promoting unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud
- 2021Had his law license suspended in New York and Washington D.C. for making false statements about the 2020 election
- 2022Testified before a Georgia grand jury investigating attempts to overturn the state's 2020 election results
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