A hoarse and angry Rudy Giuliani decried the downgrading of charges to misdemeanors in the Staten Island slapping incident, saying he felt as if “a boulder hit me” at the supermarket.
Video showing the suspect backslapping Giuliani is “a little deceptive,” the 78-year-old former Trump lawyer said.Suspect Daniel Gill was arraigned today in Staten Island Criminal Court on misdemeanor charges of Assault in the Third Degree, Menacing in the Third Degree, and Harassment in the Second Degree, and released on his own recognizance by Judge Gerianne Abriano.
The next court date is August 17, according to Ryan Lavis, communication director for the Office of the Richmond County District Attorney.Gill initially was charged on Sunday with second degree assault.“Yesterday, I was in Staten Island getting ready to campaign for my son.
I hadn’t started yet,” Giuliani said during press conference on Facebook. “I went to the men’s room, walked back with a group of friends and all of a sudden, without any warning, was hit very, very hard on the back.
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