Rudy Giuliani wants you to know he's changed his mind.
President Trump's personal lawyer said on Friday evening during an interview with Fox News' Shannon Bream that he is no longer planning to travel to Ukraine to encourage the country's president-elect, Volodomyr Zelensky, to push forward on an investigation with ties to former Vice President Joe Biden's son, Hunter.
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The lawyer decided to forego the journey, however, citing an unspecified trap designed by Trump's political enemies. "I think this was a set-up," Giuliani told Fox News, which is somewhat ironic since Giuliani drew up the plan to go in the first place. Still, he maintains there was nothing illegal or immoral about his initial plan. Watch an excerpt of the interview below. Tim O'Donnell
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