Rudy Giuliani says progressive mayors have brought a ‘wave of lawlessness’

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani taunted former Vice President Joe Biden at the Republican Convention for conducting TV interviews from his basement – but did not bring up his signature accusations against Biden’s son, Hunter.

Giuliani, who served as one of Trump’s lawyers during impeachment, referenced his own anti-crime credentials as he tore into progressive mayors, whom he accused ot causing a spike in violent crime.

He blasted New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, claiming he and others ‘prevented the police from making arrests.’

‘Liberal progressive district attorneys release the rioters so as not to disrupt the rioting,’ he said.  

‘Today my city is in shock. Murders, shootings and violent crime are increasing in percentages unheard of in the past. We’re seeing the re During riots,’ he said, after a series of speakers Wednesday praised Donald Trump’s ‘law and order’ approach. 

He said a vote for Biden would bring ‘this lawlessness to your city to your town to your suburb’ – after days of protests and rioting in Kenosha, Wisconsin over the police shooting of Jacob Blake. 

‘Biden has changed his principles so often he no longer has any principles,’ said Giuliani, in just one of his slashing attacks. 

‘He’s a Trojan horse with Bernie, AOC, Pelosi, Black Lives Matter and his party’s entire left wing just waiting to enact heir pro-crime anti-police socialist policies,’ he said. 

Giuliani mostly tailored his attacks to crime – an indication the Trump campaing thinks continued unrest in cities in battleground states could provide a political opening.  Earlier Thursday, counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway told Fox News: ‘The more chaos and anarchy and vandalism and violence reigns, the better it is for the very clear choice on who’s best on public safety, and law and order.’

He also lodged one of Trump’s favorite attacks on Biden, whom he said wasn’t up to the ‘awesome job.’ 

It is a job that ‘cannot be done from your basement, Joe,’ said Giuliani. 

Giuliani then sketched out a conspiracy theory where he claimed there was a chance to reach a bipartisan deal to stop police brutality that Black Lives Matter and Antifi then sabotaged to hurt Trump.

‘It seemed, for a few brief, shining moments, Democrats and Republican leaders would come together with a unified proposal to reduce police misconduct. This possibility was very dangerous to the left. They had a President to beat and a country to destroy. And although an agreement on action against police brutality would be very valuable for the country, it would also make President Trump appear to be an effective leader,’ Giuliani said.

‘They could have none of that. So Black Lives Matter and Antifa sprang into action and in a flash, they hijacked the peaceful protests into vicious brutal riots,’ he said.

New York had 318 murders last year, and has seen a spike in violent crime this year. The fewest murders while Giuliani was in office was 633, NY1 reported. The city is on track to hit as many as 430 amid the spike, which has also been seen in other cities.

Giuilani has made waves repeatedly on the TV circuit for alleging that Joe Biden pushed to oust a Ukrainian prosecutor as part of a plan to enrich his son, Hunter, who took a lucrative job at a Ukrainian energy firm, although Biden’s posture was part of an effort backed by the U.S. government and western nation.

He did not raise the topic in his remarks.