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BumRushDaShow

(145,331 posts)
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 02:51 PM 9 hrs ago

Rudy Giuliani avoids trial by settling with Georgia election workers he defamed

Source: CNN Politics

Updated 2:27 PM EST, Thu January 16, 2025


CNN — Rudy Giuliani has reached a settlement with two Georgia election workers that he defamed on their pursuit to collect on a $150 million debt, according to a court filing on Thursday.

Giuliani was about to face trial and potentially lose the Florida condo in which he says he lives and several New York Yankees World Series rings. He had been in litigation with the women, Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, over whether his $3.5 million Florida condo is his primary residence and can be exempt from the women’s debt collection efforts.

Freeman and Moss had already been awarded in court a slew of Giuliani’s most valuable possessions, including his $6 million Manhattan apartment, more than a dozen luxury watches, furniture and baseball memorabilia. Yet they have struggled to collect some of the items in recent months, despite multiple court orders for Giuliani to turn over his possessions.

“The past four years have been a living nightmare. We have fought to clear our names, restore our reputations, and prove that we did nothing wrong,” Freeman and Moss said in a statement. “Today is a major milestone in our journey. We have reached an agreement and we can now move forward with our lives. We have agreed to allow Mr. Giuliani to retain his property in exchange for compensation and his promise not to ever defame us.”


Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/16/politics/rudy-giuliani-georgia-election-workers-defamation-settlement/index.html



Link to FILING (PDF viewer) - https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25494843-giuliani-settlement-filing/

Link to FILING (PDF) - https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25494843/giuliani-settlement-filing.pdf
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OldBaldy1701E

(6,846 posts)
11. Exactly.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 05:17 PM
7 hrs ago

We will see what it is worth once that orange gibbon gets back into office. The Ghoul will be emboldened to forget the entire thing.

LauraInLA

(1,476 posts)
4. I'd love to know what the "settlement" actually gives the plaintiffs. Prurient interest on my part, I know.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 03:01 PM
9 hrs ago

kiri

(904 posts)
7. apology?
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 03:26 PM
9 hrs ago

I hope the agreement requires a public apology and renouncing all the nutsy accusations he made.

rubbersole

(8,814 posts)
15. Either Rudy dug up the Krugerands in his back yard...
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 09:12 PM
3 hrs ago

...or one of the friendly oligarchs lost a bet.

Ford_Prefect

(8,234 posts)
8. IMO we will have cause to regret this yet, as will the plaintiffs. Ghouliani and his pals have never honored promises,
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 04:57 PM
7 hrs ago

And never will. I have faith in Moss & Freeman's legal team, but without the threat of a Federal Judge Giuliani did not honor his obligations. He will continue to delay, and defer, and blame because that's how how rolls.

He cannot do otherwise because like his mentor he's permanently bent that way.

FakeNoose

(36,213 posts)
10. Does it mean that Ruby and Shaye aren't getting the full amount?
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 05:14 PM
7 hrs ago

They deserve the entire $150 million award, and probably more since Giuliani did it again.

If Giuliani is "settling" it sounds like he's been given a smaller penalty in order to avoid going to trial.

Just pay what you owe Rudy, and the zip your mouth shut.

AverageOldGuy

(2,277 posts)
12. ". . . and his promise not to ever defame us"
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 05:51 PM
6 hrs ago

And of course Rooty-Tooty will honor his pledge, he's such a Boy Scout, always honors his word.

Talitha

(7,488 posts)
13. Ladies, he ruined your lives with his lies - why believe his 'promise'?
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 07:48 PM
5 hrs ago

Sure hope they don't come to regret this.
I'd have taken every damned thing he owns.

JMCKUSICK

(718 posts)
16. It really pisses me off that
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 10:22 PM
2 hrs ago

This guy, after flouting all the rules, including continued defamation of Ms. Freeman and Ms. Miss, gets to stand out and say with a straight face he admitted to no liability and all this goes a way cause some benefactor was able to cash them out for Rudy.
Please tell me again how the system is fair? There has been a class war in this country for as long as there's been a country. It's just back out in the open again.

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