Former New York mayor and Trump’s pro bono lawyer Rudy Giuliani continued the violence porn, including some absolutely stunningly incomprehensible claims.
“During riots, this Democrat [sic] mayor, like others, have often prevented police from making arrests,” Giuliani claimed without evidence. “And even when arrests are made, liberal progressive [–with Giuliani making air quotes–] DA’s release the rioters so as not to disrupt the rioting.”
Calling Biden a “Trojan horse,” Giuliani said, “with Bernie, AOC, Pelosi, Black Lives Matter and its party’s entire left wing just waiting to execute their pro-criminal, anti-police socialist policies.”
Giuliani actually said that the killing of George Floyd was an “unforgivable police killing,” a “just cause” that started the wave of lawlessness. “The condemnation of the killing was universal, from President Trump to Democrat leaders.” [Fact Check: Not true. Trump called Floyd’s death a “tragedy” but he never condemned the actions of the police officers involved.]
With a pinkie ring on one hand and a Yankees World Series ring on the other, Giuliani claimed, “It seemed, for a few brief shining moments, Democrat leaders would come together with a unified proposal to reduce police misconduct. This possibility was very dangerous to the Left: they had a president to beat and a country to destroy. And although an action against police brutality would be very valuable to the country, it would also make President Trump appear to be an effective leader. They could have none of that, so Black Live Matter and antifa sprang into action, and in a flash, hijacked a peaceful protest into vicious, brutal riots.”
[Fact Check: The proposal put forth by Sen. Tim Scott was composed without any Democratic input. It died because it was a partisan proposal without any liberal contributions. And the BLM protests started as violent in some areas, but became peaceful.]