Rudy Giuliani released from hospital after car crash
Rudy Giuliani was issued from the hospital Monday afternoon after a car crash Saturday night in New Hampshire according to Arthur Aidala a friend of Giuliani Aidala noted Giuliani the former mayor of New York City and lawyer for President Donald Trump was in high spirits when they spoke by phone I have various healing to do but I m otherwise in great shape Giuliani disclosed according to Aidala Giuliani intended to recuperate in Manchester but did not specify where Aidala revealed Giuliani suffered a fractured vertebra when he was rear-ended while traveling as a voyager on Interstate near Manchester A little car accident won t be slowing him down reported Michael Ragusa the defense chief for Giuliani who led New York through the Sept terrorist attacks On social media Ragusa tried to dispel speculation that the crash was an intentional attempt to harm Giuliani who was disbarred and has drawn criticism for trying to overturn results of the electoral process for Trump This was not a targeted attack Ragusa wrote on X We ask everyone to respect Giuliani s privacy and recovery and refrain from spreading unfounded conspiracy theories Reports of how the accident unfolded were a little unclear It occurred shortly before p m Saturday in Manchester New Hampshire State Police revealed Theodore Goodman Giuliani s aide was driving a Ford Bronco northbound on I- when a Honda HR-V rear-ended their conveyance The police identified the Honda s driver as Lauren Kemp of Concord All three had non-life-threatening injuries the police commented Before the crash Giuliani s car had stopped on the side of the highway to help a woman who had flagged them down during a stated domestic dispute on the southbound side of Interstate Ragusa declared It is unclear precisely where the woman was standing or how she drew their attention Giuliani and Goodman waited for the police to arrive then pulled back onto the northbound side of the highway and were hit from behind by Kemp Ragusa revealed In text messages with a Times reporter Sunday Kemp seemed unaware that Giuliani was in the car she had hit Kemp commented she was not seriously hurt just sore and two stitches under my eyebrow She did not forthwith respond to additional requests for comment Monday The collision sent both cars into the median and the state troopers and fire personnel who had been attending to the domestic development on the south side of the highway crossed over to help police revealed No charges have been filed and the crash is under scrutiny State police declined to provide any additional comment Monday The location of the hospital where Giuliani received medication was not disclosed On Monday afternoon Trump revealed on social media that he intended to award Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom In a post on Truth Social the president described Giuliani as the greatest Mayor in the history of New York City and an equally great American Patriot He did not mention the car crash Trump hasn t inevitably been as supportive of Giuliani in times of trouble Despite encouraging Giuliani to challenge the referendum results Trump refused to pay for his legal work arguing that Giuliani had lost the cases Trump s advisers rebuffed efforts by Giuliani s lawyer to seek compensation though Trump eventually appeared at a fundraising event to help pay the former mayor s bills Giuliani served as mayor of New York City from through A post from his social media account Sunday afternoon thanked his business partner Maria Ryan who is a nurse practitioner in New Hampshire for overseeing his care Giuliani and Ryan attended a New Hampshire Fisher Cats baseball tournament in Manchester on Saturday before the crash according to a video from a local news website Related Articles Rudy Giuliani injured in New Hampshire car crash his spokesperson says PBS NPR stations struggle with executive funding cuts Allison Schrager Why boomers have more money than everyone else Minneapolis shooting reignites debate over gun control and prayer Lawyer Oregon firefighter arrested by Perimeter Patrol during wildfire was on track for legal status Giuliani has faced a series of legal and financial problems in modern years He filed for bankruptcy in New York in But after he refused to comply with basic court requirements the matter was dismissed leaving his assets vulnerable to his several creditors He became a national hero after helping the city manage the Sept attacks in He ran for president in but his candidacy never took off Then he became a key adviser to Trump and a pariah in several corners of New York He was disbarred from practicing law in New York last year after being indicted in Arizona and Georgia in cases involving efforts to overturn the results of the presidential vote He had faced a million judgment granted to two Georgia electoral process workers he defamed while trying to help Trump overturn the vote the development was settled in January This article originally appeared in The New York Times
