Rudy Giuliani

Rudy Giuliani is joining President Donald Trump's legal team in the special counsel investigation, leading to another leave of absence from Greenberg Traurig.

“Mr. Giuliani is taking a leave of absence, effective today, for an unspecified period of time to handle matters unrelated to the law firm or its clients,” said Richard Rosenbaum, executive chairman of Greenberg Traurig, in a statement Thursday.

Several news reports on Thursday afternoon cited interviews, including with Giuliani himself, confirming his plans to join Trump's legal team as part of the investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller related to Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election.