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Rudy Giuliani informed he is target of criminal investigation in Georgia

Rudy Giuliani is scheduled to testify before a special grand jury in Atlanta on Monday.
Rudy Giuliani is scheduled to testify before a special grand jury in Atlanta on Monday. Photograph: Mary Altaffer/AP

Donald Trump’s former attorney Rudy Giuliani is a target of the criminal investigation in Georgia that has been examining efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in that state by the former president and his allies, a source briefed on the matter confirmed on Monday.

The move to designate Giuliani, 78, as a target – as opposed to a subject – raises the legal stakes for the ex-New York mayor, identified as a key figure in the attempt to reverse the former president’s electoral defeat to Joe Biden in the state.

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