Name:   MartiniMan - Subject:   Is Rudy On To Something Or Just Plain Nuts? Date:   12/17/2019 10:28:01 AM

Time will tell but Rudy isn't a dumb guy.  While I have my doubts I don't think he would go out on a limb like this if he didn't have some level of evidence to back it up.  What is interesting is the lack of denials or outrage from those caught up in this.  Yovanovitch would certainly seem to have a case for libel if his accusations are untrue.  It takes time to put something like that together so we shall see if she goes on the offensive.  The problem with filing a lawsuit like this, in addition to the cost, is that it opens up discovery and lawyers on both sides have a lot of latitude to request paper and digital documentation.  That info could either be exculpatory or damning and her attorneys would likely advise her of that.....unless she goes the Cohen route and hires someone like Panetta who will be more interested in harming Guiliani than defending his client.  But at the end of the day I would be pretty surprised if he would make these statements if he doesn't have something to back it up.  He's been going to Ukraine and elsewhere for going on two years so who knows what he has found.  The silence from Biden (father and son), Obama, Yanovitch, et al so far is deafening.