A federal judge has charged Rudy Giuliani with contempt of court for failing to respond to requests for financial information related to a defamation verdict that ordered him to pay $148 million to two Georgia election officials. are.
of Associated Press New York-based U.S. District Judge Louis Lehman ruled that the former Trump lawyer and New York City mayor “willfully violated the court's express order” when he “exceeded” a Dec. 20 deadline to submit information. It was reported that the
Liman said Giuliani was trying to “stalle and buy time” with information about assets that could be used to pay Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea Moss, whom Giuliani accused of fraud in the 2020 election. I did,” he said.
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Rudy Giuliani, former personal attorney to former President Donald Trump, departs from E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. District Court in Washington, DC, on December 11, 2023. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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This came after Mr. Giuliani, 80, testified for three hours on Friday and also on Monday, explaining delays in sharing information about his assets.
Mr. Liman said he plans to impose sanctions on Mr. Giuliani for insulting him, but will make a decision later.
Another trial scheduled for Jan. 16 will determine whether the New York Yankees' World Series ring and Giuliani's Florida home will be used to pay off debts to Freeman and Moss.
