Posted on Dec 15, 2023
Rudy Giuliani must pay $148 million to 2 Georgia election workers he defamed, jury decides
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A federal jury on Friday ordered former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani to pay a total of $148 million to two former Georgia election workers who were at the center of baseless claims he spread in the wake of the 2020 presidential election, a stunning award worth nearly $100 million more than the women had sought.
The jury of eight Washington, D.C., residents deliberated for roughly 10 hours across Thursday and Friday before reaching a decision. Jurors heard four days of emotional testimony in the civil trial against Giuliani, who served as former President Donald Trump's personal lawyer toward the end of his presidency.
The case was brought by Ruby Freeman and Wandrea ArShaye "Shaye" Moss, her daughter, who sued Giuliani for falsely claiming they engaged in a fake ballot processing scheme while they served as election workers for Fulton County in the last presidential election.
A federal judge in Washington determined earlier this year that Giuliani was liable for defaming Freeman and Moss, and the jury was tasked with determining how much in compensatory and punitive damages to award the mother-and-daughter pair. Freeman sought compensatory damages of $23.9 million for defamation, while Moss was asking for $24.7 million.
The jury of eight Washington, D.C., residents deliberated for roughly 10 hours across Thursday and Friday before reaching a decision. Jurors heard four days of emotional testimony in the civil trial against Giuliani, who served as former President Donald Trump's personal lawyer toward the end of his presidency.
The case was brought by Ruby Freeman and Wandrea ArShaye "Shaye" Moss, her daughter, who sued Giuliani for falsely claiming they engaged in a fake ballot processing scheme while they served as election workers for Fulton County in the last presidential election.
A federal judge in Washington determined earlier this year that Giuliani was liable for defaming Freeman and Moss, and the jury was tasked with determining how much in compensatory and punitive damages to award the mother-and-daughter pair. Freeman sought compensatory damages of $23.9 million for defamation, while Moss was asking for $24.7 million.
Rudy Giuliani must pay $148 million to 2 Georgia election workers he defamed, jury decides
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Donald Trump
Election 2020
Lawsuit
Washington
Posted 5 mo ago
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel now... it's way past time for 45 to pay for his crimes...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
CPT (Join to see) They're pretty much automatic in those amounts, but in this case at best it may reduce the award, not reverse the decision on his fault.
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LTC Eugene Chu
CPT (Join to see) - Appeals are usually due to either egregious substantive or administrative errors. From a lay perspective, they are not present in this case.
Substantive is unlikely since the election workers suffered and 2020 results were legitimate.
Administrative would be Rudy’s fault since he refused to participate in the normal pre-trial discovery process.
Substantive is unlikely since the election workers suffered and 2020 results were legitimate.
Administrative would be Rudy’s fault since he refused to participate in the normal pre-trial discovery process.
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