Giuliani Backtracks, Falsely Claims He ‘Never Said There Was No Collusion’ Between Trump Campaign, Russia

President Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, falsely claimed Wednesday that he “never said there was no collusion” between the Trump campaign and Russians.

“Well, you just misstated my position. I never said there was no collusion between the campaign. Or between people in the campaign,” Giuliani said on CNN’s “Cuomo Prime Time,” after host Chris Cuomo said it was false to suggest there was no collusion between Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and the Russians.

Giuliani added that he has only said Trump, rather than his campaign, did not collude with the Russians.

“There is not a single bit of evidence the president of the United States committed the only crime you could commit here, conspired with the Russians to hack the DNC,” Giuliani said.

“The president did not collude with the Russians,” he added.

"I never said there was no collusion between the campaign or between people in the campaign… I have not. I said the President of the United States," Pres. Trump’s attorney @RudyGiuliani tells @ChrisCuomo https://t.co/Jy0gttT6Ac pic.twitter.com/JGISmtgrdy

— Cuomo Prime Time (@CuomoPrimeTime) January 17, 2019

In 2018, Giuliani told Fox News “there was no collusion.”

Giuliani, Tonight: "I never said there was no collusion"

Giuliani, August 2018: "There was no collusion." pic.twitter.com/hmCJMe2vMk

— Ally Maynard (@missmayn) January 17, 2019

Reporters were quick to point out the many times Giuliani has previously claimed there was “no collusion”:

"There was no collusion with the Russians. I repeat there was no collusion with the Russians." – Giuliani, 5/16/18

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) January 17, 2019

"Mueller has no evidence of collusion. How about this? There was none. " — Giuliani, 6/17/18

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) January 17, 2019

Four times Giuliani said "no evidence of collusion" or "no collusion" and did not mention "Trump" pic.twitter.com/8orctUaTh7

— Wendy Siegelman (@WendySiegelman) January 17, 2019

BREAKING: Trump Lawyer Giuliani Reverses Position on Collusion, No Longer Says There Was No Collusion Between Trump Campaign and Russia, Only That Trump Didn't Collude*

*There's ample evidence he did (Papadopoulos, RNC platform, secret real estate negotiations with Kremlin, &c). https://t.co/NEJ0FrM0XF

— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) January 17, 2019