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A federal jury on Friday ordered Rudolph W. Giuliani to pay two former Georgia election workers more than $148 million for destroying their reputations and causing them extreme emotional distress by spreading baseless lies that they had tried to steal a victory from President Donald J. Trump after the 2020 presidential election.
The award came after Judge Beryl A. Howell of the Federal District Court in Washington had ruled that Mr. Giuliani, who helped lead Mr. Trump’s efforts to remain in office after his defeat, had defamed the two workers, Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss. The jury in the civil trial had been asked to decide only on the amount of the damages.
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Who wants to bet he pulls an Alex Jones and never pays a dime?
Undoubtedly. He probably doesn’t even have a (legally reported) wage to garnish. And his usefulness to MAGA has run its course.
Still, it serves as a warning to others from enabling an authoritarian.
Damn. I bet all those legal fees that Trump owes him would come in really handy right about now.
He most definitely has assets to seize!
It’s really unlikely they’ll get all that money. He’s fucked either way though.
Damn, that’s a lot of money. He must be sweating hair-dyed bullets.
