Rudy Giuliani blames The New York Times, Maggie Haberman, for his bizarre, erratic media tour

Rudy Giuliani embarked on another "chaotic media tour" Monday, and once again, "several veterans of the Trump campaign, like much of the viewing public, were left befuddled," The Daily Beast's Asawin Suebsaeng reported Monday night. Giuliani cast doubt on his client President Trump's longstanding denial of colluding with Russia in the 2016 election, arguing on CNN and Fox News that collusion isn't even a crime. Giuliani then seemed to disclose a third, previously unknown strategy meeting top Trump campaign officials allegedly held in June 2016, two days before Donald Trump Jr., Paul Manafort, and Jared Kushner hosted Kremlin-linked Russians promising dirt on Hillary Clinton.

CNN's Anderson Cooper tried to sort out Team Trump's shifting goal posts and explanations Monday night:

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.