GIULIANI’S STAR RISES EVEN MORE
GIULIANI’S STAR RISES EVEN MORE
Kerik resigns from Giuliani company and former Mayor promptly takes Kerik’s name off the letterhead.
He also said he supported Mr. Kerik’s decision, although he denied he had pushed him out.
“He made a decision to resign and I agreed with that,” Mr. Giuliani said. “I think he made the right decision.”
The series of troublesome reports about Mr. Kerik had inevitably become problems for Mr. Giuliani, who apologized to President Bush after Mr. Kerik withdrew. After the White House endured criticism for failing to scrutinize Mr. Kerik’s background, many of the same questions were raised about Mr. Giuliani’s knowledge of his commissioner’s actions. Many of the same people who worked closely with Mr. Giuliani and were involved in Mr. Kerik’s appointments as commissioner are also principals at Mr. Giuliani’s firm, which among other things advises clients on crisis management and internal security.
Giuliani denied reports that a footprint found on the bottom of Kerik’s pants matches Giuliani’s loafers.