Judge Beryl Howell's decision means that a trial will commence in this case to decide how much Rudy Giuliani must pay Ruby Freeman and Wandrea 'Shaye' Moss.
Rudy Giuliani speaks outside the Fulton County jail in Atlanta on Aug. 23, before he surrendered on 13 felony charges related to efforts to try to overturn the 2020 election.Rudy Giuliani speaks outside the Fulton County jail in Atlanta on Aug. 23, before he surrendered on 13 felony charges related to efforts to try to overturn the 2020 election.
U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell, a nominee of former President Barack Obama, issued a"default judgment" against Giuliani, writing inWednesday that he"has refused to comply with his discovery obligations and thwarted plaintiffs Ruby Freeman and Wandrea ['Shaye'] Moss's procedural rights to obtain any meaningful discovery in this case."
The decision means Giuliani is liable for"defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, civil conspiracy and punitive damage claims," and a trial will be held to decide how much he may need to pay Freeman and Moss.Freeman and Moss, a mother and daughter, sued Giuliani back in 2021 for unspecified damages.
Giuliani had targeted the two women as President Donald Trump and his allies spread the lie that the 2020 election was stolen. As part of the campaign in Georgia, Giuliani, Trump and others made Moss and FreemanOne of Giuliani's false accusations included a claim that Moss handed her mother a thumb drive"like they were vials of heroin or cocaine" as the two worked at the State Farm Arena for the Fulton County Board of Elections in 2020.
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