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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Eric Garcia

‘Apparently inebriated’ Rudy Giuliani advised Trump to claim victory prematurely, Liz Cheney says

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Representative Liz Cheney said on the second round of hearings investigating the January 6 riot at the US Capitol than an “apparently inebriated” Rudy Giuliani advised former president Donald Trump to declare victory on election night in 2020, despite campaign advisers telling him not to do so.

The vice chairwoman of the committee made the revelations in her opening remarks on Monday, saying how Mr Trump’s campaign advisers told him to wait the counting of votes and not to declare victory on election night.

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