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Mary Yang

Rudy Giuliani liable for defaming Georgia election workers, judge rules

Rudy Giuliani surrounded by reporters
Giuliani, seen here in May, is liable for ‘intentional infliction of emotional distress, civil conspiracy and punitive damage claims’, the opinion found. Photograph: Leah Millis/Reuters

Rudy Giuliani, an attorney and close ally of Donald Trump, is liable for defaming two Georgia poll workers following the 2020 election, a federal judge has ruled in a default judgment.

Giuliani failed to produce records during the discovery process while making “excuses” to shroud his noncompliance, according to the opinion by Judge Beryl Howell, of the federal US district court for the District of Columbia.

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