Mr. Giuliani’s company has provided advice and training in policing, terrorism prevention, intelligence and emergency response to governments in South America, the Middle East and Eastern Europe, among other regions, for years. It is currently pursuing work in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as well as a contract with an infrastructure fund focused on Latin America. The perception that such an approach can yield success in Washington has been exacerbated in the Trump era, veteran lobbyists say, because of Mr. Trump’s inclination to value the counsel of a small coterie of friends, relatives and allies over the federal government’s experts. In Mr. Giuliani’s case, the perception is amplified because of his overlapping roles as a public figure in his own right, a longtime friend of the president’s and the lead lawyer on a relatively small team upon whom Mr. Trump is relying to save his very presidency. Mr. Giuliani says he has gone to great lengths to make clear to clients and prospective clients that hiring him will not earn any favor from Mr. Trump.

Source: New York Times December 12, 2018 17:30 UTC