Juan Cole | If Giuliani's Right Trump Lied About Porn Star Hush Money, Why Believe Him on Iran?



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Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani (left, with President Trump) met with special counsel Robert Mueller this week. (photo: Don Emmert/Getty)
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Cole writes: "The long and the short of it is that Giuliani revealed that Trump lied, yet again."
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