Giuliani files for bankruptcy after judge rules Georgia election workers can collect $148m

Rudy Giuliani speaks to reporters in New York City on 23 August 2023. Photograph: Seth Wenig/AP

Rudy Giuliani has filed for bankruptcy after two election workers sued him for defamation and won $148.1m in damages.

One expert said the move would probably not mean Giuliani had a “clean slate over the damages”, though it was likely to make recovering them a “long road” for the election workers, Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Shaye Moss.