WASHINGTON >> Rudy Giuliani, a former lawyer for President-elect Donald Trump, was held in contempt of court today, for the second time this week, in a case brought by two Georgia election workers he falsely accused of helping to rig the 2020 election.
U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington found that Giuliani violated a previous court agreement to stop making allegations of wrongdoing against the election workers, Ruby Freeman and her daughter Wandrea “Shaye” Moss.
“It is outrageous and shameful that Mr. Giuliani dares to suggest that he is the one who is being treated unfairly,” Howell said as she handed down the ruling.
Howell found that Giuliani violated the court agreement when he suggested on an episode of his “America’s Mayor Live” podcast in November that video showed the pair “quadruple counting the ballots” and using a computer hard drive to “fix the machines.”
The judge required Giuliani to submit a court document within 10 days acknowledging that testimony and evidence presented during his civil trial in 2023 directly contradicted his statements.
Giuliani will also have to pay attorney’s fees and will face a $200 fine each day he does not file the court declaration, Howell said.
The judge said jailing Giuliani was an option if he continued to defy court orders.
Giuliani, a former New York mayor, was already held in civil contempt on Monday after a federal judge in New York determined he had not complied with information requests from Freeman and...
Rudy Giuliani has been held in contempt of court for the second time this week in the case brought by two US election workers he falsely accused of helping to rig the 2020 presidential poll. The f...