Washington Arguments in Rudy Giuliani’s second contempt of court hearing this week, which involves former Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea Shaye Moss, will be heard by a federal judge on Friday.
Before the hearing even began, Giuliani attacked U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell, saying in a post on X that she was “making us wait all day for her inevitable highly prejudiced, usual, biased decision.”
Minutes before the hearing started, Giuliani wrote, “The hearing is a hypocritical waste of time and a disgusting example of Biden lawfare.”
Arguments are being heard by Howell over whether the former mayor of New York City and Donald Trump’s attorney should face consequences for continuing to disparage Freeman and Moss on his streaming program in defiance of a court order stating that he would not.
Giuliani has stated that his remarks on his show were not defamatory and that discussing the case and my defense is within my First Amendment rights.
When Giuliani attempted to assist then-President Trump in overturning the 2020 election results, Freeman and Moss sued him for his allegations against them. After Giuliani disregarded court requests to turn up evidence, Howell ruled him responsible in 2023 for defaming Freeman and Moss.
The judge lowered the jury’s $148 million damages award to $146 million. Giuliani is contesting the ruling.
A federal judge in New York held Giuliani in contempt of court earlier this week for not complying with instructions to provide Freeman and Moss with information regarding his assets.
up the course of two days, Giuliani gave testimony regarding the reasons behind his failure to turn up assets and court-ordered discovery evidence related to the $146 million judgment.
A New York Yankees jersey signed by Hall of Fame outfielder Joe DiMaggio was one valuable item he neglected to turn over, but Giuliani claimed last week that it was “missing.”
He remarked, “I am personally conducting my own investigation about this, and I don’t know where it is, and it is difficult to recreate who took it.”