Cindy Adams reports there have been "three defections" recently from Rudy Giuliani's office, "including longtime best-time buddy Tony Carbonetti, who's now working for Ken Langone." Carbonetti was Giuliani's chief of staff for several years when he was New York City mayor.
As Ben Smith notes, "The departure of your long-time chief political aide certainly isn't a sign of gearing up for a run for Governor of New York next year."