Georgian election workers demand tougher penalties for Giuliani, saying he continues to defame them

Two former Georgia election workers who won $148 million verdict for defamation against Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday, he asked a judge to punish him even more for continuing to falsely accuse them of tampering with ballots during the 2020 presidential election.

Lawyers for Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, argued in a lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington that Giuliani “brazenly” violated an agreement he signed to stop repeating lies. The alleged violations were outlined in his statements during the last two broadcasts of his late-night show on the X social media platform.

“These statements repeat the very same lies that Mr. Giuliani has already been held accountable for and has agreed to commit under a court order to stop repeating,” reads the lawsuit, which asked the judge to censure Giuliani and impose sanctions against him.

Giuliani’s lawyer, Joseph M. Cammarata, said he had not seen the case file and could not comment on specific claims therein, but accused the women’s lawyers of trying to intimidate the former New York mayor. In a statement, Giuliani’s spokesman, Ted Goodman, called the new legal filing an attempt to “deprive Mayor Rudy Giuliani of his First Amendment right to free speech.”

Giuliani cannot accuse women of misconduct during the election

Giuliani, a longtime ally of Donald Trump, he was found guilty of libel last year Freeman and Moss, accusing them of ballot fraud while spreading then-President Trump’s lies about voter fraud. The women said they received death threats after Giuliani falsely claimed they smuggled ballots in suitcases, repeatedly counted them and tampered with voting machines.

The $148 million judgment resulted in: failed bankruptcy attempt by Giuliani. He has since been ordered to turn around many of his assets Freeman and Moss, including his $5 million Upper East Side apartment.

In December, the women sued Giuliani again for continuing to repeat his claims of ballot fraud, resulting in the court in May issuing a permanent injunction barring the former mayor from making any statements suggesting that the women were involved in any misconduct related to the 2020 presidential election .

Lawyers for both plaintiffs argued in a court filing Wednesday that Giuliani breached that agreement when he again referred to the pair in his recent video broadcasts on Nov. 12 and 14, including falsely claiming that he was not allowed to show the “quadruple count” tapes. ballots during the hearing.

In his statement responding to the lawsuit, Goodman argued that Giuliani “has every right to defend himself.”

Giuliani’s lawyer says “90-95%” of his assets have been transferred

Giuliani was critical of the judge’s ruling he told him to turn over Freeman and Moss were given many valuable possessions – including an apartment, a Mercedes once owned by movie star Lauren Bacall and dozens of luxury watches. He said he should not have been forced to hand over his assets until the appeal was heard.

At a news conference in New York on Wednesday, Cammarata said Giuliani had handed over “90-95%” of his fortune. Last week, Giuliani returned his Mercedes and watches. Cammarata said the 1980 Mercedes-Benz SL 500, Giuliani’s only vehicle, was worth less than $5,500 and should legally be exempt from the judgment.

As for the New York apartment, Cammarata stated that it has either been transferred or is in the process of being transferred.

Giuliani remained defiant about the collection efforts that ended this way extended beyond the October 29 deadline.

“We will not budge,” Cammarata said.

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Associated Press writer Jennifer Peltz in New York contributed to this report.