WASHINGTON – Former Donald Trump lawyer and former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani has admitted that he defamed two electoral process employees in Georgia during the 2020 presidential election on voter fraud charges by trying to deny Joe Biden’s victory in that election. state.
The two officials – who are mother and son – sued Giuliani for saying they had tampered with ballots during the aforementioned electoral process, in which Republicans accused Democrats of committing fraud in Georgia to guarantee Biden’s victory.
In a brief presented to the judge who is studying the lawsuit of these two workers and which has been published by the US media, Giuliani acknowledged that he had made said statements that are “defamatory per se” and admitted that they were denounceable and “false”, and that he was not going to to defend against that claim.
However, Giuliani insisted in the same text that his accusations about the two officials should be “constitutionally protected” under the First Amendment -on freedom of expression- and refused to recognize that the defamation has caused “any damage” to the plaintiffs, a element required to continue with the case.
According to The New York Times, the lawyer for the officials pointed out that with this letter Giuliani acknowledges that the two workers fulfilled their obligation “honorably” and in accordance with the law and that their allegations about electoral fraud are “completely false from the outset.” day one”.
The lawsuit by these two officials is one more of the various accusations of defamation against Republican leaders for their accusations of electoral fraud in the 2020 presidential elections, although the first filed by individuals.
A Georgia grand jury must decide whether former US President Donald Trump is indicted for trying to overturn the results of the state’s 2020 presidential election.
More than 70 people have testified before this grand jury, including Giuliani himself, and the Secretary of State of Georgia, Brad Raffensperger, who had the responsibility of certifying the electoral results.
This special jury presented a report in January, which remains sealed, with recommendations for charges for which the former president can be charged.
It is possible that charges against the former president will be filed this summer for the investigation in Georgia, since the prosecutor leading the case, Fani Willis, has indicated that if there is an indictment, it will be issued in August.
2023-07-26 20:39:59
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