Rudy Giuliani told The Washington Post on Wednesday that he believes 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 "might be at the end" of his investigation into Russian interference after his prosecutors won a conviction against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort Paul John ManafortOur Constitution is under attack by Attorney General William Barr Bannon trial date set in alleged border wall scam Conspicuous by their absence from the Republican Convention MORE on eight of 18 counts.

"He has to be winding down. What else is there? Near the end," Giuliani told the Post from a golf course in Scotland.

Giuliani, calling Post from golf course in Scotland, says he has spoken with POTUS today and deliberated over what it all means—Manafort, Cohen, etc. Says, optimistically, they believe Mueller “might be at the end now. He has to be winding down. What else is there? Near the end.” — Robert Costa (@costareports) August 22, 2018

Giuliani has frequently floated deadlines in the Mueller investigation without any indication that the special counsel is close to finishing his work. Giuliani has said multiple times that Mueller plans to finish his investigation by Sept. 1, but the special counsel has not commented publicly on the matter.

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Mueller on Tuesday requested that sentencing for former national security adviser Michael Flynn be pushed back to Sept. 17, an indication that Mueller's work will extend into the fall. Flynn pleaded guilty last year to lying to the FBI as part of the special counsel's investigation.

Giuliani added on Wednesday that the president's legal team is considering its options in the wake of Michael Cohen pleading guilty to tax fraud, bank fraud and campaign finance law violations in a New York City court. Cohen testified that he violated campaign finance laws at the direction of a candidate for federal office, implicating President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE.

Cohen, the president's former personal attorney, did not refer to Trump by name during the proceedings, but his comments match the accounts of payments to adult-film star Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal. Both women have said they were paid to remain quiet about alleged affairs with the president from more than a decade ago.

Giuliani told the Post that Trump's lawyers are looking into the possibility of releasing audio of some of Cohen's conversations with reporters about the payments, which he believes would contradict Cohen's testimony.

Giuliani adds that Trump legal team is looking into its options re Cohen tapes and whether they can release audio of some of his conversations with reporters about the payment since they believe they can use Cohen’s own words to counter his latest claims. — Robert Costa (@costareports) August 22, 2018

In the early stages of the investigation into Cohen's behavior, Giuliani defended him as an "honorable lawyer" and said he had "no concerns" about the president's former fixer talking with investigators.

He has since reversed course, slamming him as a "pathological liar" and arguing Tuesday's guilty plea reflects a pattern of dishonesty.