Smith's team pressed Giuliani about the fake elector scheme and the role played by Trump legal adviser John Eastman in the plot. 6 lawyers 'appear to have criminal exposure' as DOJ hauls in Rudy In exchange, prosecutors agree not to use their statements against them in criminal proceedings unless they lied. Subjects agree to provide information to the government in exchange for avoiding potential charges or to avoid testifying under a subpoena before a grand jury. Sources told the outlet that the interview 'touched on some of the most important aspects' of the probe into the ways that former President Donald Trump tried to overturn his loss.Ī proffer agreement is an understanding between prosecutors and subjects of a criminal investigation that can precede a formal cooperation agreement, the report noted. The 'voluntary interview, which took place under what is known as a proffer agreement,' comes as the special counsel probe has ramped up in recent weeks, according to the Times. Former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani was interviewed by special counsel Jack Smith's team last week as part of its investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election, sources told CNN and The New York Times.

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