On Friday, a federal judge reportedly found Rudy Giuliani in civil contempt for evading a pledge to refrain from making any more false statements against two Georgia election workers, for which he was forced to pay $146 million.
It was Giuliani’s second conviction for contempt in case-related charges in less than a week.
The request was granted by U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell to Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, who Giuliani has falsely accused of participating in widespread voter fraud while working in Atlanta on election night in 2020.
The agreement prohibited the former mayor of New York City from claiming that they “engaged in wrongdoing” during that race.
The mother-daughter pair said that during two of his nightly show’s broadcasts, he broke it.
The judge deemed Giuliani’s charges that the ladies committed election crimes to be the “worst kind of defamation,” finding that he had broken the injunction he had signed in at least six instances.
After reviewing the case file and a Georgia investigation that found all of the accusations against Freeman and Moss were unfounded, the judge gave Giuliani ten days to make a filing under oath confirming his review.
Additionally, he needs to admit that his claims run counter to such conclusions.
Additionally, he needs to admit that he had the chance to thoroughly engage in the matter.
She warned that if he doesn’t comply, he will be penalized $200 per day after the deadline.
If he keeps making false claims about the ladies after 30 days, Howell said she could think about harsher punishments, such as jail time.
Giuliani instantly dismissed the judge’s comments, scoffing at the defense table and shaking his head as she spoke.
His comments was not heard, but he also responded to the judge from his seat.
In the event that Giuliani violated the agreement again, Gottlieb suggested fining him $20,000, which would be paid out of assets such as some of Giuliani’s cash and retirement accounts that were excluded from the election workers’ $146 million judgment collection.
Giuliani spoke briefly on the platform, outlining the assets he feels are immune from seizure.
Howell asked him to testify not to force him to abide by the agreement but to determine if such a punishment would border on punitive.
Giuliani said that in addition to his approximately $3.5 million Florida condo, he has over $1 million spread across two IRAs and a 401(k) account.
Following a separate Manhattan ruling that found Giuliani in contempt for disregarding court instructions during Freeman and Moss’s attempts to collect the judgment, the Washington ruling follows suit.
Giuliani’s Mercedes-Benz, wristwatch, and apartment in New York City are among his most valuable belongings that he has been compelled to give up.
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