Rudy Giuliani’s lawyer argued in court docket {that a} large award for Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss within the penalty part of the defamation lawsuit could be the top of Giuliani.
The Guardian reported:
A jury choice awarding tens of hundreds of thousands of {dollars} in damages for defamation could be a “death penalty” for Rudy Giuliani, his lawyer stated throughout opening statements in a trial that obtained underway Monday.
Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss are searching for between $15m and $43m in compensatory and punitive damages after Giuliani made false statements about them after the 2020 election. “If you award them what they are asking for, it will be the end of Mr Giuliani,” Joseph Sibley, Giuliani’s lawyer stated. Giuliani’s monetary difficulties amid mounting authorized troubles have been extensively reported.
Rudy Giuliani is dealing with a legal trial in Georgia, and a number of other authorized actions the place he’s a defendant. Giuliani’s money troubles are well known. Trump was so anxious about Giuliani flipping on him that he held a fundraiser for his former lawyer to assist him pay his authorized payments.
Giuliani’s protection that he’s utilizing is that Moss and Freeman had been harmed, however he didn’t do it.
The I didn’t do it protection most likely isn’t going to work. The civil circumstances mixed with the legal case and the continuing investigations all appear to be the top of the road for Rudy Giuliani.
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