Donald Trump's former lawyer Rudy Giuliani cannot stop defaming two Georgia election officials who are already owed $148 million, their lawyers have told a federal judge. He made this claim in a letter to.
Lawyers for the elections board that sued Giuliani are now seeking to hold the embattled former New York mayor in contempt of court, which could result in further fines and even prison time. There is a possibility that
The lawyers said in a letter filed early Wednesday morning that Giuliani “brazenly violated an agreement he agreed to this year to stop repeating defamatory claims that election officials engaged in fraud during the 2020 presidential election.” “I am doing so,” he said.
The letter asks a judge to hold Mr. Giuliani in contempt of court for comments he made after this year's election, which could result in penalties ranging from fines to prison time and a disgrace. The mayor cited multiple examples of repeated derogatory remarks.
The letter, written by Michael J. Gottlieb of Wilk, Farr & Gallagher, said: “These statements have been made by Mr. Giuliani, who has already taken responsibility and has agreed to cease repeating them, bound by a court order.'' He is repeating the exact same lies.''
“The court should hold Mr. Giuliani in civil contempt for violating the clear and unambiguous terms of the consent injunction,” Gottlieb's 14-page motion concludes. The consent injunction will continue. ”
The injunction, which Mr. Giuliani agreed to and signed in May, prohibits statements alleging that the Board of Elections interfered in the 2020 election or any conduct that the defamation lawsuit finds to be “false and defamatory.” The statement stated that the publication of the “Possibility Statement” would be suspended. Injunctions cited in the letter.
However, that agreement did not last long.
“It took only six months for Mr. Giuliani to resume his smear campaign,” the motion says.
The motion cites broadcasts from Nov. 14 and 16 in which Giuliani, during two live broadcasts of his web show titled “American Mayors Live,” said, “The very same He just repeated the lie.”
In these broadcasts, Mr. Giuliani claimed to have “tape recordings of ballots being quadrupled” and referred to a “small hard drive” that he falsely claimed was used to “repair the machine.” the letter states.
“Now they are [sic] I want to receive $145 million to tell the truth,” Giuliani said on a Nov. 12 livestream. “It's unfortunate that you'll be sued again for saying that, but what are you going to do without telling the truth?”
Lawyers argued that Giuliani's comments were a “clear violation” of the injunction.
The motion also notes that Mr. Giuliani has reshared several social media posts making the same defamatory claims against workers.
Giuliani was ordered to surrender his luxury Manhattan apartment, valuable memorabilia, jewelry, watches and a 1980 Mercedes-Benz SL Coupe to satisfy a $148 million judgment against him.
At a press conference Wednesday outside a Midtown law firm on behalf of the Georgia State Board of Elections, Mr. Giuliani's new lawyer defended the mayor and denounced the defamation judgment.
“The $148 million judgment against Mayor Rudy Giuliani is astronomical, unconstitutional and un-American,” said Staten Island divorce attorney Joseph Cammarata, who has been representing Giuliani since Friday.
Others who attended the brief press conference also attacked the workers.
“In my opinion, we all looked and have seen what was going on during the era that Rudy is being accused of,” he said, appearing on Giuliani's webstream and speaking at this year's Republican National Convention. said Madeline Brahm, the mother of slain NYPD Sergeant Hasson Correa. Tournament.
“They want us not to believe the lying eyes, but we all saw it,” Brehm said.
Noticing Cammarata, she revised her speech to praise Giuliani for helping her and her family.
“I'm not going there,” she said. “You have to tread lightly.”
