WASHINGTON (TND) — In papers filed in court, Rudy Giuliani — while he was serving as an attorney for former President Donald Trump — admitted to making false statements about two Georgia election workers during the 2020 election, according to the New York Times.

The admission comes after those two workers — Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss — filed a lawsuit against Giuliani in a Washington, D.C. court in December 2021.

According to the lawsuit, Giuliani promoted a video that allegedly showed Freeman and Moss, who are mother and daughter, manipulating ballots while working for the Fulton County Board of Elections.

Giuliani wrote a declaration he made false statements about Freeman and Moss, and that his actions led to the lawsuit the duo filed against him.

Giuliani's remarks “carry meaning that is defamatory per se," the two-page declaration stated. Giuliani says his false statements were "false" and "actionable."

He also no longer disputes the "factual elements of liability" of the lawsuit filed by Freeman and Moss.

Despite his admissions, Giuliani also says he has a valid legal defense, saying he thought his false accusations against the mother and daughter pair were protected by the First Amendment.

One of the major elements to collect on a judgment in most defamation cases is proving false statements caused damage. That's something Giuliani denies in the case filed by Freeman and Moss.

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