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Giuliani may face defamation and sexual harassment lawsuits if bankruptcy is dismissed

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Rudy Giuliani leaves court in Washington DC on 15 December 2023. Photograph: Bonnie Cash/Reuters

A US judge on Wednesday said he is likely to discontinue Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy process, which would enable lawsuits for defamation, sexual harassment and other claims to proceed in other courts against Donald Trump’s former lawyer.

Sean Lane, a US bankruptcy judge, said at a court hearing in White Plains, New York, that he would rule on Friday on competing requests from Giuliani and his creditors about the future of his bankruptcy case.

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