Judge hauls Rudy Giuliani to court for allegedly repeating ‘the same lies’ about defamed Georgia election workers, which cost him $148M

Rudy Giuliani was ordered to appear in person next month by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., after two Georgia election workers he defamed asked that he be held in contempt of court for allegedly repeating false information about the 2020 election, which led to a $148 million judgment against the former mayor of New York City.

After repeatedly asking for public donations last week, Giuliani filed the move for civil contempt Wednesday morning, stating that he was unable to support himself due to obligations he owed to Ruby Freeman and her daughter Wandrea ArShaye Shaye Moss.

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Judge Beryl A. Howell of the U.S. District Court ruled on Wednesday that Giuliani must reply to the plaintiffs’ filing by December 2 and appear in person for a hearing on December 12.

Freeman and Moss assert that Giuliani filed for bankruptcy as a result of his ongoing defamation campaign against them, which continued even after they were given the exorbitant judgment.

Giuliani ultimately consented to a permanent injunction that forbade him from making any other allegations or statements suggesting that the plaintiffs had committed misconduct in relation to the 2020 presidential election in order to regulate his actions and prevent additional legal action.

But according to the plaintiffs’ lawyers, the former Manhattan U.S. Attorney has flagrantly broken that consent order. According to the filing (original emphasis):

The motion claims that Giuliani’s latest remarks regarding Moss and Freeman are nothing more than a repetition of the lies he has been spreading for years and has made a clear commitment to never do again.

According to the plaintiff’s lawyer, the proof that he broke the court’s order is not only obvious and compelling, but also overwhelming.

Citing the defendant’s remarks from two episodes of his livestream program on November 12 and 14, 2024, Howell directed Giuliani to explain why he did not grant the motion for contempt.

The deadline for the response was December 2. In order to force the defendant to abide by the injunction against further defamation of Moss and Freeman, Giuliani will also need to suggest a suitable punishment.

According to Howell, Giuliani will be seen as acknowledging the motion of contempt if he does not reply to it.

Giuliani’s extensive legal issues have gotten worse lately. Giuliani’s lawyers quit without telling Donald Trump after a federal judge in New York reprimanded his former personal lawyer earlier this month for his absurd attempts to keep expensive personal property that was owed to Freeman and Moss. Since then, he has engaged a new lawyer to handle the bankruptcy enforcement action.

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