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WASHINGTON (AP) — Rudy Giuliani arrived at Washington's federal courthouse on Monday for a trial to decide how much he might have to pay two Georgia election workers he falsely accused of fraud while pushing Donald Trump's baseless claims after the 2020 election.
The former New York City mayor has already been found liable in the defamation lawsuit brought by Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea "Shaye" Moss, who endured threats and harassment after they became the target of a conspiracy theory spread by Trump and his allies. The only issue to be determined at the trial — which will begin with jury selection — is the amount of damages, if any, Giuliani must pay.
The case is among many legal and financial woes mounting for Giuliani, who was celebrated as "America's mayor" in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attack and became one of the most ardent promoters of Trump's election lies after he lost to President Joe Biden.
Giuliani is also criminally charged alongside Trump and others in the Georgia case accusing them of trying to illegally overturn the results of the election in the state. He has pleaded not guilty and maintains he had every right to raise questions about what he believed to be election fraud.
He was sued in September by a former lawyer who alleged Giuliani only paid a fraction of roughly $1.6 million in legal fees stemming from investigations into his efforts to keep Trump in the White House. And the judge overseeing the election workers' lawsuit...
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