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Rudy Giuliani Completes $146 Million Defamation Judgment to Georgia Election Workers

The settlement ends a years-long legal battle over false election fraud claims that targeted Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss after the 2020 election.

Former Donald Trump lawyer and former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani speaks to the media as he departs the U.S. Federal court following a hearing in his case to surrender valuables to Georgia election workers he was found to have defamed, in New York City, U.S., November 26, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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Georgia election worker Ruby Freeman Moss speaks during a press conference after a jury ordered Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani to pay her and her daughter, Shaye Moss, $148 million in damages outside the U.S. District Courthouse in Washington, U.S., December 15, 2023. REUTERS/Bonnie Cash/File Photo
Rudy Giuliani at the White House on Sept. 27, 2020.

Overview

  • Rudy Giuliani has fully satisfied a $146 million judgment in a defamation case brought by Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss.
  • The judgment stemmed from Giuliani's false claims that the two women engaged in election fraud during the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.
  • The settlement, finalized in January, allowed Giuliani to retain certain personal assets, including properties and memorabilia, while compensating the plaintiffs.
  • Freeman and Moss endured years of harassment, including death threats, following Giuliani's accusations, which were widely debunked.
  • As part of the settlement, Giuliani agreed to refrain from making further defamatory statements but did not admit to any wrongdoing.