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Donald Trump’s former lawyer was ordered at the end of 2023 to pay $148 million to two federal agents for defamation. Rudy Giuliani supported Donald Trump in 2020 in his campaign to invalidate the results of the presidential election lost to Joe Biden.
Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, also former mayor of New York, ordered to pay nearly $150 million to two electoral agents he had defamed, agreed to give up his Mercedes and luxury watches to compensate them but clings to a collectible baseball jersey, according to his lawyer.
Rudy Giulani played the role of spearhead of the campaign led by the former Republican president to obtain the invalidation of the results of the 2020 presidential election which he lost to Democrat Joe Biden.
He was ordered in December 2023 to pay $148 million to Ruby Freeman and her daughter Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, two election officials in the key state of Georgia, in the southeast of the country.
Called to give up apartment, jewelry…
From a video showing the two women passing an object – which turned out to be a mint tablet – during the counting of the ballots, the ex-mayor and ex-prosecutor of New York claimed that they exchanged a USB stick “as if they were doses of heroin or cocaine” to fake the results.
Last month, a federal judge in New York ordered the former city councilor to give up part of his assets to compensate the two women.
These include his New York apartment, a 1980 Mercedes Benz, jewelry, numerous luxury watches and collectibles, such as a jersey signed by baseball legend Joe DiMaggio.
Former mayor wants to keep his baseball jersey
In a letter to the judge on Friday, his lawyer informed him that Rudy Giuliani had begun the execution by handing over the watches, a ring and the Mercedes on the same day. On the other hand, he argues that certain goods must be exempt from the seizure ordered by the courts, in particular the baseball jersey.
The lawyer also asks the judge to postpone until January 22, 2025 a trial of his client scheduled for January 16 so that he can attend the inauguration ceremony of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States on the 20th, as well as than the preparatory events on the previous days.
Finally, he emphasizes that this compensation results from a criminal conviction which Rudy Giuliani appealed. The judge who set the amount declared Rudy Giuliani guilty of defamation against the two women in August 2023.
How did Rudy Giuliani’s actions and statements during the 2020 election impact his legal standing and the subsequent court rulings against him?
1. Can you provide an overview of the case involving Rudy Giuliani and the two federal agents he was ordered to pay nearly $150 million to? What were the main allegations made against him?
2. What was Rudy Giuliani’s role in former President Trump’s campaign to invalidate the 2020 election results?
3. How did Rudy Giuliani defame the two federal agents in question, and what was the legal basis for the court’s decision to order him to pay such a substantial sum?
4. In your opinion, did Rudy Giuliani’s claims about the two agents have any impact on the outcome of the 2020 election?
5. The court has ordered Rudy Giuliani to surrender his luxury apartment, high-end watches, and other valuable possessions. However, he has requested to keep a collectible baseball jersey and delay the court proceedings. How do you respond to this request?
6. Given that the court has set a trial date for January 2025 which happens to coincide with the inauguration of a potential Trump presidency, what implications might this have on the case and/or the political climate at the time?
7. As Rudy Giuliani plans to appeal the decision, do you anticipate any further developments or resolutions in the case? What are your predictions for the future of his legal battles regarding the 2020 election?
