Trump Unhappy With Giuliani For Not Winning Cases? Biographer Says Relationship Hasn't 'Gone To Where It Was In…2018'

Former President Donald Trump, who is knee-deep in legal troubles that threaten to derail his 2024 presidential campaign, now, reportedly shares a frosty relationship with Rudy Giuliani, who is a co-defendant in the Georgia election subversion case.

What Happened: The relationship between Trump and his longtime ally Giuliani is strained, said New York Times senior political correspondent Maggie Haberman in an interview with CNN on Friday. Haberman has authored a book on Trump titled “Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America.”

“Trump has often been very critical of Giuliani over the last couple of years,” Haberman said. The former president has reportedly told Giuliani and two others “you didn't win these cases,” and therefore he wasn't going to cover the fees the latter was looking for back in 2020, she added.

“They see each other. They have known each other for decades….But these are not people who are speaking on the phone every day,” Trump's biographer said.

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Haberman noted that Trump had a separate relationship with Giuliani's son Andrew but that's a separate track.

“This is not a relationship that has ever gone back to where it was in, say 2018,” Haberman said.

The Times correspondent also expressed doubts about whether Trump would headline the $1,000 per person fund-raiser for Giuliani next week as the latter seeks to raise finances to foot the legal bill in connection with the Georgia case.

Haberman said Trump is hosting the fundraiser at his club and hinted at the possibility of charging a rental fee for it.

Why It's Important: Giuliani and six other co-conspirators in the Georgian election subversion case have pleaded not guilty on Friday. Twelve of the 19 defendants have already formally entered a plea.

By entering a “not guilty” plea, they may not have to appear at an in-person arraignment on Wednesday.

Giuliani, a former New York City mayor, is charged with 13 state crimes, the same number as Trump.

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