TRUMP'S CONSIGLIERE - Rudy's Business Dealings

Consigliere:  Is a position within the leadership structure of the Sicilian, Calabrian and American Mafia.  The word was popularized in English by the novel The Godfather (1969) and its film adaptation.  In the novel, a Consigliere is an advisor or counselor to the boss, with the additional responsibility of representing the boss in important meetings both within the boss's crime family and with other crime families.

"What were Rudy Giuliani’s business dealings in Ukraine?" PBS NewsHour 11/27/2019

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SUMMARY:  It was another day of revelations in the saga of President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, which prompted the impeachment inquiry.  What was Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, doing in that Eastern European country?  What did the President know about the whistleblower complaint -- and when?  Yamiche Alcindor joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest and put it into context.