Rudy Giuliani appears before Georgia special grand jury

Driving the news: Giuliani arrived at the Fulton County courthouse on Wednesday morning with his attorney, Bob Costello, telling reporters that he would not talk about his testimony.

• "We will not talk about this until it's over. It's a grand jury and grand juries, as I recall, are secret," Giuliani told CNN.
• "They ask the questions and we’ll see," he said.
• He left the courthouse after roughly six hours behind closed doors and did not speak to reporters, per CNN.

Worth noting: Giuliani also arrived on Wednesday with former Democratic state Rep. Vernon Jones, the self-described "Black Donald Trump." Jones switched parties in 2020 to vote for Trump.

The big picture: A Fulton County judge last week ruled Giuliani had to comply with a subpoena and testify before the panel investigating the 2020 election, despite a cardiac procedure that Giuliani's lawyers said prohibited him from air travel, Axios' Emma Hurt reports.

• Giuliani appeared before Georgia legislators in December 2020, outlining numerous false claims of voter fraud to call into question Biden's November 2020 Georgia victory.

Catch up quick: Giuliani was originally scheduled to testify last week, but Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney granted him about a week of additional time to travel to Atlanta due to his cardiac procedure.

What to watch: A federal judge ruled earlier this week that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) must also comply with a subpoena and testify before the Atlanta special grand jury.

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