Giuliani participated at the May 15 , 2007 GOP debate in South Carolina where the notable exchange occurred when the former mayor challenged a statement made by Congressman Ron Paul . Paul claimed that the United States ' presence in the Middle East over the past decade incited hatred towards the United States among many Middle Easterners and provided terrorists with extra incentive to commit the September 11 attacks . The debate was sponsored by Fox News . News Corporation , the parent company of Fox News , is a client of the Bracewell & Giuliani law firm . Accuracy in Media editor Cliff Kincaid charged after the debate that this represented a conflict of interest , and that Fox News moderators Chris Wallace and Wendell Goler and post-debate interviewer Sean Hannity failed to ask Giuliani pertinent follow-up questions regarding the Ron Paul exchange about the causes of the September 11 attacks
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