Giuliani found in contempt of court for continued defamation of Georgia women
Source: MSNBC
A federal judge on Friday found Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court for his continued defamation of two former Georgia election workers, just days after a different federal judge held him in contempt for failing to turn over his assets to them as ordered.
In a courtroom in Washington, D.C., U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell excoriated Giuliani for continuing to defame Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, saying he violated a permanent injunction that he agreed to in May in at least six ways.
In November, attorneys for Freeman and Moss asked Howell to find Giuliani in contempt for allegedly violating the injunction to stop claiming that the women engaged in fraud during the 2020 election or repeating any of the statements about them for which he was found liable for defamation. Their attorney said in a motion that the former New York City mayor has continued to accuse the women of wrongdoing on his online show, Americas Mayor Live, citing examples in two of his episodes.
Read more: https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/rudy-giuliani-contempt-court-defame-ruby-freeman-shaye-moss-rcna187043
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hlthe2b
(107,144 posts)i.e., his own lawyers as a last-ditch defense and "justification" for preserving his remaining funds OR the judge given he only intermittently appears competent.
Irish_Dem
(60,651 posts)Of course there might not be any money left, but Rudy is no longer competent to manage his affairs.
C0RI0LANUS
(2,271 posts)JoseBalow
(5,887 posts)That'll teach him
lastlib
(25,053 posts)When is he going to jail?? asking for a friend......
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dickthegrouch
(3,675 posts)sheshe2
(88,543 posts)Seize all his assets. Done.
Joinfortmill
(16,777 posts)TexasTowelie
(117,903 posts)are/were at a pawn shop in the Tri-State area within the past few months. Once Rudy put them in hock, he was never able to afford to take them out.
BumRushDaShow
(145,077 posts)and I noted only a few of the news sources made a mention that it was his SECOND one.
50 Shades Of Blue
(10,960 posts)Sessuch
(153 posts)Found in contempt, but so what?
Mz Pip
(27,950 posts)I just want him to have to turn over his assets to those two women in Georgia whose lives he ruined.
When is that going to happen?
50 Shades Of Blue
(10,960 posts)montanacowboy
(6,368 posts)now have immunity from prosecution
AZ8theist
(6,605 posts)What a scumbag.
Septua
(2,635 posts)"The man who showed Donald Trump how to exploit power and instill fear", and summed up his lesson as "a simple formula: attack, counterattack and never apologise".
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240517-roy-cohn-the-mysterious-us-lawyer-who-helped-donald-trump-rise-to-power
Old Crank
(5,082 posts)The concerned Senator from Maine.
HereForTheParty
(383 posts)nm
Sneederbunk
(15,466 posts)Hekate
(95,570 posts)GoodRaisin
(9,686 posts)Our court system is so disappointing.
totodeinhere
(13,413 posts)I will believe that when I see it. Can Trump pardon him again? I don't think so because these are not federal charges. But if these are only civil charges then he can't go to jail for that I don't think.
LetMyPeopleVote
(156,236 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(156,236 posts)This makes me smile
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I check to confirm this story
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/10/politics/rudy-giuliani-contempt-hearing-defamation-case/index.html
LetMyPeopleVote
(156,236 posts)Judge Howell may send Rudy to jail if contempt continues
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https://www.rawstory.com/rudy-giuliani-contempt/
Thus far, Judge Beryl Howell has not held Giuliani accountable for contempt, but those days are ending. Giuliani appeared before the court on Friday, and the judge mandated that he sign a sworn declaration saying evidence at a 2023 defamation trial refuted his claims about Freeman and Moss. If he doesn't sign the paper, he'll be issued a $200 fee for each day he refuses or ultimately jailed.
It's the first time Giuliani has been threatened with jail time for contempt.
So what youre saying is that this defamation is never going to stop? Howell asked. He believed it in 2021 when he made the original statements. He believed it all throughout the trial. He believes it today. Its never going to stop. Thats chilling.
Mr. Giuliani does have a history of not completing his financial obligations, Howell said.
Legal analyst P. Andrew Torrez, who hosts "Law and Chaos," characterized it as Howell "reading him for filth for an hour," before requiring the change.
"Literally any other non-Trump human who displayed this level of open contempt for a court with no signs of remorse would be given a night in lockup to cool their heels with an instruction to come back on your knees with a fulsome apology if you want to be let out," Torrez lamented.
surfered
(4,074 posts)Dave Bowman
(4,009 posts)Surprising with all the booze he take.
The Third Doctor
(397 posts)LilElf70
(608 posts)Needs to spend some quality time in jail. By some quality time, I mean a long long time. He truly deserves it.
And yet another one of Trumps buddies is thrown under the bus, as Trump walks away smiling.