Rep. Eric Swalwell Eric Michael SwalwellSwalwell calls for creation of presidential crimes commission to investigate Trump when he leaves office 'This already exists': Democrats seize on potential Trump executive order on preexisting conditions Swalwell: Barr has taken Michael Cohen's job as Trump's fixer MORE (D-Calif.) tore into Rudy Giuliani on Sunday for defending President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE, saying the former New York mayor is now protecting the kind of people he used to prosecute.

Swalwell was responding to Giuliani's comment earlier Sunday that Trump wouldn’t have to comply with a possible subpoena from special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE.

“You know who talks like this? You know who else thinks the law doesn’t apply to them? You know who else takes the 5th? The Mob,” Swalwell tweeted.

“Mr. Mayor, you used to prosecute people like this. Now you’re leading them.”

You know who talks like this? You know who else thinks the law doesn’t apply to them? You know who else takes the 5th? The Mob.



Mr. Mayor, you used to prosecute people like this. Now you’re leading them. https://t.co/raEMpv5hJ5 — Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) May 6, 2018

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Giuliani, who recently joined Trump’s legal team, said on ABC’s “This Week” that the president wouldn’t have to comply with a subpoena from Mueller, citing Trump’s presidential privileges.

He also said that Trump might assert his Fifth Amendment rights if he were placed under oath.

The former New York City mayor set off a firestorm last week when he said on Fox News that Trump had reimbursed his personal attorney for the $130,000 payment made to adult-film star Stormy Daniels to stay quiet about an alleged affair.

Giuliani has since made several more public statements to clarify his remarks.