Who is Rudi Giuliani?
A: Rudolph William Louis Giuliani is an American politician and lawyer who
served as the 107th Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001.
When did he serve as the United States Associate
Attorney General?
A: From 1981 to 1983 and the United States Attorney for the Southern
District of New York from 1983 to 1989.
Giuliani led the 1980s federal prosecution of whom?
A: New York City mafia bosses.
After a failed campaign for Mayor of New York City in
the 1989 election, he succeeded in what year?
A: 1993.
He was reelected in 1997, campaigning on what?
A: A "tough on crime" platform.
He led New York's controversial "what" as its mayor
from 1994 to 2001?
A: Civic cleanup.
Mayor Giuliani appointed an outsider, William Bratton,
as New York City's what?
A: New police commissioner.
Reforming the police department's administration and
policing practices, they applied what theory?
A: The broken windows theory, which cites social disorder, like disrepair
and vandalism, for attracting loitering addicts, panhandlers, and
prostitutes, followed by serious and violent criminals.
Giuliani removed panhandlers and sex clubs from where?
A: Times Square.
In 2000, he ran against who for a US Senate seat from
New York?
A: First Lady Hillary Clinton.
He left the race after being diagnosed with what?
A: Prostate cancer.
For his mayoral leadership after the September 11
attacks in 2001, what was he called?
A: "America's mayor".
What year was he named Time magazine's Person of the
Year?
A: For 2001.
He was given an honorary knighthood in 2002 by whom?
A: Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
In 2002, Giuliani founded what security consulting
business?
A: Giuliani Partners.
He acquired, but later sold, an investment banking firm
called what?
A: Giuliani Capital Advisors.
In 2005, he joined a law firm, renamed what?
A: Bracewell & Giuliani.
While vying for the Republican Party's 2008
presidential nomination, Giuliani was an early what?
A: Frontrunner.
He did poorly in the primary election, withdrew, and
endorsed who?
A: The party's subsequent nominee, John McCain.
Declining to run for New York governor in 2010 and for
the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, Giuliani focused on what?
A: The activities of his business firms.
In addition, he has often been engaged for what?
A: Public speaking, political commentary, and Republican campaign support.
When did Giuliani join President Donald Trump's
personal legal team?
A: In April 2018.
His activities as Trump's attorney have drawn renewed
media scrutiny, including what allegations?
A: That he engaged in corruption and profiteering.
In late 2019, Giuliani was reportedly under federal
investigation for violating what?
A: Lobbying laws, and possibly several other charges.
Following the 2020 presidential election, he
represented Trump in many lawsuits filed in attempts to do what?
A: To overturn the election results, making false and debunked allegations
about rigged voting machines, polling place fraud, and an international
communist conspiracy.
Consequently, his license to practice law was what?
A: Suspended in New York State in June 2021 and in the District of Columbia
in July 2021.