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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Rachel Leingang

Multimillion-dollar ruling against Giuliani shows cost of spreading election lies

Rudy Giuliani outside court in Washington after he was ordered to pay $148m to two election workers he defamed.
Rudy Giuliani outside court in Washington after he was ordered to pay $148m to two election workers he defamed. Photograph: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

The judge had already decided Rudy Giuliani defamed the two former Georgia election workers, the question was just how much that cycle of lies and ensuing harassment should cost him.

A jury declared on Friday that it was worth an eye-popping $148m, far beyond expectations and a major blow to the former New York mayor and key Donald Trump ally.

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