Rudy Giuliani Loses Defamation Lawsuit by Georgia Election Workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, Gets Sanctioned By Judge

By Rick Martin First Posted: Aug 30, 2023 09:55 PM EDT

Rudy Giuliani's legal troubles continue as a judge found him liable for defamation in a lawsuit filed by Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, both of whom he wrongly accused of helping President Joe Biden "cheat" in the 2020 election without any evidence to back his claims.

Ruby Freeman, who worked the polls in 2020 with her daughter, Wandrea "Shaye" Moss, is suing the former New York City mayor after they were subjected to Trump-backed conspiracy theories and harassment. These accusations levied by Trump and Giuliani against them were later found to be "false and unsubstantiated" by the Georgia Elections Board.

Giuliani helped spread the conspiracy theories, telling the Georgia state legislature that "Ruby Freeman and Shaye Freeman Moss ... quite obviously surreptitiously passing around USB ports, as if they're vials of heroin or cocaine." This refers to a video of Freeman handing something to her daughter during the election. That object would later turn out to be a piece of candy.

ABC News reported that Giuliani has been rebuffing the mother-daughter pair's efforts to obtain relevant discovery materials in the case. Because of this, US Judge Beryl Howell found Giuliani liable for defamation.

"Giuliani has given only lip service to compliance with his discovery obligations ... and thwarted plaintiffs Ruby Freeman and Wandrea 'Shaye' Moss' procedural rights to obtain any meaningful discovery in this case," Judge Howell wrote in her decision.

Judge Howell then blasted Giuliani in her 57-page opinion, accusing him of avoiding the discovery process.

"Donning a cloak of victimization may play well on a public stage to certain audiences," Howell said. "[B]ut in a court of law, this performance has served only to subvert the normal process of discovery."

The former mayor has claimed that his statements were "constitutionally protected." The judge thought otherwise and wrote, "Giuliani's stipulations hold more holes than Swiss cheese." She then pointed out that his arguments "make clear his goal to bypass the discovery process."

Rudy Giuliani Faces Sanction After Losing Defamation Lawsuit

Rudy Giuliani is already facing financial troubles on top of his legal troubles as reports indicate that Donald Trump has yet to pay him his attorney's fees and that he even went to Mar-a-Lago to neg the Ex-POTUS to pay him. However, this latest legal defeat might cause the former Trump lawyer even more.

According to CNN, the damages he must pay could be worth thousands, if not millions, of dollars. In addition, he had been sanctioned almost $90,000 for Freeman and Moss' attorneys' fees, with Judge Howell stating that he might also face additional sanctions.

Jack Smith Also Investigating Rudy Giuliani For Being Drunk During Election Night

Giuliani's legal troubles also include Jack Smith's federal investigation into Donald Trump's attempts to steal the 2020 election, and the Special Counsel is looking into the report that he was drinking and was drunk during election night.

According to Rolling Stone, multiple witnesses were questioned by Smith's team "about how seemingly intoxicated Giuliani was during the weeks he was giving Trump advice on how to cling to power."

The special counsel's investigators also asked if Trump had ever gossiped with them about "Giuliani's drinking habits" and even questioned witnesses if "Trump had ever claimed Giuliani's drinking impacted his decision making or judgment."

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Written by: Rick Martin

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