Georgia election staff who gained $148 million judgment in opposition to Rudy Giuliani sue him once more

By Carolina Stanton On Dec 19, 2023

WASHINGTON — Two former Georgia election staff who gained a $148 million defamation judgment in opposition to Rudy Giuliani requested Monday for a court docket order barring him from persevering with to repeat the lies he unfold about them following the 2020 election.

The new lawsuit factors to feedback the previous New York City mayor made throughout and after the damages trial final week, repeating the baseless conspiracy theories about Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss.

Those statements “make clear that he intends to persist in his campaign of targeted defamation and harassment. It must stop,” attorneys for the mom and daughter wrote in court docket paperwork.

A spokesman for Giuliani didn’t instantly return a message searching for remark.

Giuliani has beforehand acknowledged in court docket paperwork that he made public feedback falsely claiming Freeman and Moss dedicated poll fraud as he fought to maintain fellow Republican Donald Trump within the White House after Democrat Joe Biden gained the 2020 presidential election.

Those claims led to racist threats and intense harassment that pressured the mom and daughter to flee their properties and concern for his or her lives, they mentioned in emotional testimony final week. The trial was held to find out the quantity of damages after a choose discovered he was accountable for defaming them.

Giuliani has vowed to enchantment the decision, and it isn’t clear whether or not he would have the ability to pay the staggering damages. He’s proven indicators of economic pressure as he defends himself in opposition to pricey lawsuits and investigations stemming from his illustration of former president Donald Trump.

He can also be amongst 19 individuals charged in Georgia within the case accusing Trump and his Republican allies of working to subvert the state’s 2020 election outcomes. Giuliani has pleaded not responsible and has characterised the case as politically motivated.