A federal judge holds Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court for not complying with requests for information about his assets related to his money. The defamation judgment orders him to pay $148 million to two Georgia election workers.
the news agency It reported that US District Judge Louis Lehman, based in New York, ruled that Trump's former lawyer and New York mayor “intentionally violated an unequivocal order of the court” when he “exceeded” the December 20 deadline to provide information.
Lyman said Giuliani “tried to run the clock by stonewalling” and withholding information about assets he could use to pay Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea Moss after he accused them of committing fraud during the election. 2020 elections.
Rudy Giuliani, former personal attorney to former US President Donald Trump, leaves the US District Court of E. Barrett Prettyman on December 11, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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This comes after Giuliani, 80, testified for three hours on Friday and again on Monday explaining the delay in sharing information about his assets.
Lehman said he would issue sanctions against Giuliani for contempt, which he would decide later.
Another trial scheduled for January 16 will decide whether A.J New York Yankees Giuliani's World Series ring and Florida home could be used to help pay off his debts to Freeman and Moss.
