Rudy Giuliani Held In Contempt by Judge In New York

The former New York City mayor could be held in contempt again later this week when he appears in a different courtroom in Washington, D.C.

Rudy Giuliani was held in contempt of court on Friday for failing to turn over personal items to two former Georgia election workers he defamed while spreading President-elect Donald Trump’s false claims about a stolen election in 2020.

The ruling comes before a trial in New York, set to begin Jan. 16, in which the judge will determine what is to become of Giuliani’s Palm Beach, Florida, condo; two World Series rings; and other items he argues are personal gifts that should not be surrendered to the workers, Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, as part of the $148 million he owes them.

The decision was handed down by U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman and comes after the former New York City mayor repeatedly flouted directions from the court to surrender records and personal items to Freeman and Moss.

“The court takes judicial notice that the defendant was until recently a barred attorney, and has committed discovery violations in the past. He has lost on both procedural and substantive questions. It was not even close. He violated the court’s order,” Liman said Monday, according to Inner City Press.

Giuliani owes the women $148 million for the damage and havoc he wreaked on their lives by falsely and repeatedly claiming they committed fraud while working the polls at State Farm Arena in Fulton County, Georgia, in 2020. Freeman and Moss were forced to quit their jobs and had to go into hiding. They were terrorized for weeks and endured a torrent of threats and racist attacks. Even after the defamation trial, the women say Giuliani has continued to smear them.