A federal decide is holding Rudy Giuliani in contempt of courtroom for failing to adjust to requests for details about his belongings associated to his defamation verdict ordering him to pay two Georgia election staff $148 million.
The Related Press reported that New York-based U.S. District Decide Lewis Liman dominated that the previous Trump lawyer and New York mayor “willfully violated an unambiguous order of the courtroom” when he “blew previous” a Dec. 20 deadline to submit data.
Liman mentioned that Giuliani “tried to run the clock by stalling” and withholding details about belongings he may use to pay Georgia election staff Ruby Freeman and Wandrea Moss after he accused them of committing fraud in the course of the 2020 election.
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Rudy Giuliani, the previous private lawyer for former U.S. President Donald Trump, departs the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. District Courthouse on Dec. 11, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Photos)
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This comes after Giuliani, 80, testified for 3 hours on Friday and once more on Monday explaining the delays in sharing details about his belongings.
Liman mentioned that he could be issuing sanctions towards Giuliani over the contempt, which he would resolve on later.
One other trial set for Jan. 16 will resolve whether or not a New York Yankees World Collection ring and Giuliani’s Florida dwelling can be utilized to assist pay his debt to Freeman and Moss.
