Rudy Giuliani held in contempt of court for the second time related to his defamation case
A judge found Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court in the defamation case against him involving former Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, the second such finding this week.
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday found former Trump personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court in the defamation case against him involving former Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, the second such finding this week.
The ruling by U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington over additional defamatory comments made by Giuliani comes just days after U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman found him in contempt for failing to turn over financial information he'd been ordered to provide.
Giuliani, Howell said, "engaged in the worst kind of defamation” against the mother and daughter, which led to them being forced from their jobs and homes due to the avalanche of death threats Giuliani touched off with his repeated false claims.
Howell ordered Giuliani to submit a sworn declaration in the next 10 days that he had reviewed all the evidence in case, including testimony from the plaintiffs, that he and his attorneys had an opportunity to attend the depositions in the case, and affirm that he understands and acknowledges that all the sworn testimony in the case refutes his allegations of election fraud against the pair.
If he does not do so, he faces a $200 a day fine until he complies. If he hasn't done so within 30 days, the judge said she could increase the amount of the fine. Future violations, she warned, could lead to jail time.
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