By Maanvi Singh in San Francisco (now) and Joan E Greve in Washington (earlier)
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1.13am GMT
An active investigation into Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump‘s personal lawyer, includes probes into possible campaign finance violations and a failure to register as a foreign agent, Bloomberg reports:
The probe of Giuliani, which one official said could also include possible charges on violating laws against bribing foreign officials or conspiracy, presents a serious threat to Trump’s presidency from a man that former national security adviser John Bolton has called a “hand grenade.”
A second official said Giuliani’s activities raise counterintelligence concerns as well, although there probably wouldn’t be a criminal charge related to that. The officials, who asked for anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter, provided the first indication of the potential charges under investigation.
12.56am GMT
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