WASHINGTON — Rudy Giuliani was given a so-called “defensive“ briefing by the FBI in 2019 in which agents warned him he was being targeted by a Russian intelligence influence operation as he sought to gather opposition research on the Biden family, according to a source familiar with the matter.
The Washington Post first reported that Giuliani, personal lawyer to former President Trump, had received such a briefing. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., has publicly confirmed the Post reporting that he, too, got a similar briefing.
The Post cited current and former officials familiar with the matter, all of whom requested anonymity.