A federal judge said Rudy Giuliani was in civil contempt of court because he did not turn over information related to his assets.
Giuliani, 80, faces a $148 million judgment following a defamation case filed by two Georgia election workers, the Associated Press reported.
Judge Lewis J. Liman made the contempt ruling after hearing Giuliani testify for a second day. The hearing occurred after lawyers for the election workers said Giuliani had failed to properly comply with evidence production requests, the AP reported.
The two election workers sued Giuliani after he made false statements that they tried to help steal the 2020 election, Reuters reported. Giuliani repeatedly made false claims that surveillance video showed the workers concealing and counting suitcases filled with illegal ballots in Atlanta, Reuters reported.
Giuliani, who has been disbarred and once was affectionately nicknamed "America's Mayor" in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, conceded in July 2023 that he made the defamatory remarks, Reuters reported.
During the civil contempt hearing, the lawyers for the election workers said that Giuliani had displayed a "consistent pattern of willful defiance" in relation to Liman's previous order to surrender assets, the AP reported.
For example, the attorney's said the election workers need paperwork regarding a Mercedes-Benz and Giuliani's New York apartment so that they can monetize the assets, the AP reported. Other assets include Giuliani's Joe DiMaggio jersey. Giuliani said he doesn't know where the jersey is, the AP reported.
