Rudy Giuliani castigates Michael Cohen's new lawyer, Lanny Davis

Donald Trump's outside lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, was held on Monday morning in response to a tweet from the lawyer of Michael Cohen, the president's long-time advocate. , in which he made fun of Giuliani's Sunday commentaries.

In conducting his first series of major interviews in a few weeks, Giuliani told several media that he was not concerned that Cohen was cooperating with the government regarding the federal criminal investigation on him. Speculation ran that Cohen could soon "flip" on President Donald Trump and provide the government with detrimental information about him.

Giuliani told ABC "This Week" that "as long as" Cohen "is telling the truth, we are at home free." Speaking on NBC's "Meet the Press", Giuliani said that he thought "that's great if Cohen wants to cooperate" because he "did not" no evidence of, nor was it involved in anything untoward with the president ".

These comments led to an answer from Cohen's new lawyer, Lanny Davis, who is notable for his work as special advisor and spokesman for former President Bill Clinton during the investigation into him during his presidency.

"Did @rudygiuliani really say Sunday that @ michaelcohen212 should cooperate with prosecutors and tell the truth?" Davis tweeted . "Seriously" Trump and Giuliani define the "truth" Trump / Giuliani next to the word "truth" = oxymoron Stay tuned #thetruthmatters "

In an exchange of text messages with Business Insider, Giuliani says the real "oxymoron" regarding the truth was Davis, whom Giuliani said "should know that Clinton was lying" about whether he had sex with Monica Lewinsky, a White House trainee, "considering the antecedents of Big Bill. "

" I love Michael, but I do not hire a flak in the past as a "lawyer". ????? "Giuliani wrote

In an interview with George Stephanopoulos of ABC that aired last week, Cohen shared with Trump and fueled speculation that he could soon cooperate with the government regarding the criminal investigation. that it is central in the Southern District of New York.

When Stephanopoulos pressed Cohen of his past wish to "take a bullet" for Trump, Cohen said, "To be crystal clear, my wife, my daughter, my son, and my country have my first loyalty."

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Davis joins a reorganized legal team headed by Guy Petrillo, whom Cohen hired in June after it was reported that Cohen was breaking with his existing legal team.

Petrillo, a partner of Petrillo Klein & Boxer, has extensive experience in the Southern District of New York, which Cohen would have asked. Experts told Business Insider Petrillo was the kind of lawyer that a person would choose if she or she was seeking to enter into an agreement with the attorneys.

"Once I understand what charges may be laid against me, if so, I'll hand it over to my new counsel, Guy Petrillo, for advice," Cohen told ABC News.

Cohen, who has worked for Trump over the last decade, is under investigation for possible election campaign violations, bank fraud, electronic fraud, illegal lobbying or other crimes. The FBI attacked his house, his office and his hotel room in April, seizing about 4 million documents from the lawyer.

Cohen began to distance himself from Trump in recent weeks, criticizing the "zero tolerance" immigration policy, alluding to his friends that he could cooperate with the government and provide information about the president , and cause a vertiginous cycle after being photographed with Tom Arnold, a comedian anti-Trump Frank.

Trump himself distanced himself from Cohen, suggesting that the investigation has more to do with Cohen's business than anything Cohen did for the president.

On Monday, sources close to Cohen told CNN that the lawyer had a message for Giuliani and Trump: "The truth is not you or the friend of your client. "

Davis did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.