WASHINGTON (CN) — Two former Georgia poll workers asked a federal judge on Wednesday to hold Rudy Giuliani in contempt for continuing to peddle baseless claims that already led to a $148 million defamation judgment against him.

A jury awarded Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss the sum following a four-day trial in December 2023, where the mother and daughter described how Giuliani upended their lives and sparked a campaign of death threats against them.

The pair asked U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell to hold Giuliani in contempt for violating a permanent injunction against repeating the false claims, specifically on recent episodes of his nightly livestreams.

“These statements repeat the exact same lies for which Giuliani has already been held liable, and which he agreed to be bound by court order to stop repeating,” Freeman and Moss argued in the motion. “The court should hold Giuliani in civil contempt and — following a hearing, if necessary — impose sanctions calculated to ensure Giuliani’s compliance with the consent injunction.”

The motion comes amid Giuliani's financial troubles from his numerous legal woes, which led him to declare bankruptcy soon after the judgment in Washington.

In the Southern District of New York, Freeman and Moss asked U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman to grant them control of Giuliani’s assets through receivership to fulfill the $148 million defamation judgment.

The seizure request included all of Giuliani’s assets, including his New York...

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