Trump’s former attorney faces contempt sanctions twice in one week
Rudy Giuliani has been held in contempt of court for the second time in a week after a federal judge in Washington, D.C., lambasted the former New York City mayor for repeatedly attacking a pair of election workers he defamed despite a court order that blocks him from repeating false statements against them.
Donald Trump’s former attorney has been ordered to sign a sworn declaration acknowledging his statements are false — or he could be thrown in jail.
Giuliani was ordered to appear in court to answer for a string of recent statements falsely alleging the women had manipulated election results in 2020 — claims that landed him a $148 million defamation judgment in 2023.
District Judge Beryl Howell criticized Giuliani for his “baseless whining.” The former mayor called her “bloodthirsty” and “biased” moments before Friday’s hearing started.
“It is outrageous and shameful that Mr. Giuliani dares to suggest that he is the one being treated unfairly when his conduct has caused the plaintiffs real harm,” the judge told him.
“This takes real chutzpah,” she said.
“The public should know that Mayor Rudy Giuliani never had the opportunity to defend himself on the facts in the defamation case,” he said in a statement with his spokesperson Ted Goodman.
“This is an important point that many Americans still don’t realize due to biased coverage and a campaign to silence Mayor Giuliani,” the statement added. “This...
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...