A federal judge has held former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani in contempt for failing to comply with orders in the ongoing defamation battle brought by two Georgia election workers.
Southern District of New York Judge Lewis Liman said Giuliani, a former adviser to then-President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign, had “willfully violated a clear and unambiguous order of this court.”
According to the Associated Press, Liman targeted Giuliani’s refusal to hand over evidence that would help him decide whether Giuliani could keep his Florida condo as his residence.
Giuliani testified on Jan. 6 that he didn’t comply with all of the requests.
Liman’s decision is the latest blow to Giuliani, whom two Georgia election workers sued for defamation following his claims about them around the 2020 presidential election.
The plaintiffs, Wandrea Moss and Ruby Freeman, ultimately won a nearly $150 million defamation judgment against him in Washington and have been seeking to satisfy the judgment in Liman’s court.
Liman had set up a receivership, or legal arrangement for managing the property, on Oct. 22 while ordering Giuliani to hand over many high-dollar items.
They included shares in his Manhattan co-op apartment, various furniture and watches, and a Mercedes Benz.
Aaron Nathan, an attorney for the plaintiffs, told Liman in a Jan. 2 letter that they were able to serve deposition subpoenas to multiple witnesses named by Giuliani.
Nathan said several of Giuliani’s witnesses sat for depositions but did not produce materials responsive to the plaintiffs’ requests.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
From The Epoch Times