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Martin Pengelly in Washington

Giuliani claims ‘dog ate my homework’ in Smartmatic case, lawyers say

Rudy Giuliani entering court
Rudy Giuliani is named alongside Fox News in the lawsuit. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

A voting machine company behind a $2.7bn defamation lawsuit over lies about the 2020 election said Rudy Giuliani was using excuses like “the dog ate my homework” to avoid the discovery process.

“‘The dog ate my homework.’ ‘I have to wash my hair.’ ‘I can’t go out, I’m sick.’ Since the dawn of time, people have made up excuses to avoid doing things they do not want to do,” lawyers for Smartmartic wrote.

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