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A federal district judge discovered Rudolph W. Giuliani in contempt of courtroom on Friday for persevering with to defame two Georgia ladies after the 2020 election.
In May, Mr. Giuliani agreed to cease repeating lies in regards to the ladies, Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, a mother-daughter group of election staff in Fulton County, Ga., throughout the 2020 race.
That settlement, the judge, Beryl A. Howell, of the District of Columbia, stated was “clear and unambiguous.”
In November, Mr. Giuliani repeated accusations towards the ladies no less than 4 instances, after Donald J. Trump gained the 2024 presidential election.
Judge Howell ordered that Mr. Giuliani file a sworn declaration that he had learn all the testimony and depositions within the first defamation case and was given due course of all through all the proceedings. She gave him a deadline of 10 days to file the sworn assertion and stated he could be charged $200 a day for every day previous the deadline.
She additionally stated that Mr. Giuliani ought to need to reimburse Ms. Freeman and Ms. Moss for the price of bringing the contempt case. She stated she had little confidence, primarily based on his previous habits, that he would pay what he owes and warned him that he may face jail time sooner or later.
Mr. Giuliani’s lawyer, Eden P. Quainton, stated the truth that Mr. Giuliani didn’t defame the ladies for a number of months and did so solely briefly final November ought to rely for one thing.
Judge Howell replied, “Because he was good for just a few months, we should excuse any dangerous habits after that?”
The judge presided over the unique defamation case, the place Mr. Giuliani refused to answer routine discovery requests. She in the end dominated that he was chargeable for defaming the ladies by spreading baseless lies that they’d cheated as they counted votes in Fulton County. He spun the narrative as a part of his efforts to assist former Mr. Trump overturn the outcomes. At the time, Mr. Giuliani was performing as Mr. Trump’s private lawyer.
A federal jury final 12 months decided he owed the ladies $148 million for the hurt he brought on to their reputations. His accusations introduced a torrent of violent threats towards the ladies, upending their lives.
