The ex-New York City mayor owes the two election workers $148 million.
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., held Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court for violating a court order that barred him from making false and defamatory statements against two Georgia election workers after they secured a $148 million defamation judgement against him in 2023.
U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell admonished the former New York City mayor for continuing to spread lies about Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss in November on his web show, saying she hoped that sitting through trial and agreeing to a consent judgement would have made Giuliani "stop saying such fabricated lies."
The judge asked Giuliani, "$148 million wasn't a sufficient incentive to stop the defamation?"
Giuliani was ordered by Howell to file a declaration acknowledging that he reviewed testimony and evidence from the defamation trial and that no testimony or government report contradicted the two election workers. Howell issued a $200 fine for each day Giuliani does not comply with the deadline to submit the declaration.
If Giuliani engages in further violations, Howell said the court would have to consider imprisonment or confinement.
"It is outrageous and shameful," Howell said while reading her verdict. "This takes real chutzpah, Mr. Giuliani."
Last week, a federal judge...
A federal judge on Friday found Rudy Giuliani in civil contempt of court for continuing to make false claims about two Georgia election workers after being ordered to pay them $148 million in a de...