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Judge orders Rudy Giuliani to turn over his NYC penthouse to defamed election workers

David Edwards
October 22, 2024 

FILE PHOTO: Former mayor of New York City and former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani speaks at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum during a rally held by Republican presidential nominees and former U.S. President Donald Trump, in Uniondale, New York, U.S., September 18, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

A federal judge this week ordered former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani to turn over real estate and luxury possessions to two former Georgia election workers who sued him for defamation.

In a 24-page order on Tuesday, Judge Lewis Liman said Giuliani must place the property in receivership controlled by Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss. Giuliani owes the women $150 million after a judge determined they were defamed following the 2020 presidential election.

Freeman and Moss could potentially sell Giuliani's Manhattan penthouse apartment for millions. Other luxury items would be transferred directly to the women's ownership.

It was not immediately clear if Giuliani would be able to keep his Palm Beach condominium or the four New York Yankees World Series rings. The former mayor claims to have given the rings to his son, Andrew.

Liman said that the women were also entitled to $2 million, which former President Donald Trump is said to owe Giuliani.

'Sweet justice': Rudy Giuliani mocked as judge seizes almost all of his property

Matthew Chapman
October 22, 2024

Rudy Giuliani (Photo by Mandel Ngan for AFP)

Former President Donald Trump's legal ally Rudy Giuliani was roundly mocked on social media after a devastating court order against him Tuesday.

Giuliani, a former federal prosecutor and New York City mayor who has been one of Trump's most dedicated surrogates, helped push baseless lawsuits to try to throw out the 2020 presidential election, and ended up facing a $148 million default judgment in a defamation suit brought by a pair of Georgia election workers, Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, whom he had accused of stuffing the ballot box in Atlanta.

Already in a dire financial situation, and with his bid to shield his assets through bankruptcy being thrown out in court, a judge has ordered the seizure of Giuliani's New York penthouse and several other assets to start paying off the money.
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Commenters had a field day over the new development.

"Well that is called sweet justice and should serve as a deterrent to others in this MAGA orbit," wrote former DOJ attorney and political consultant Julie Zebrak.

"When you repeatedly lie about people committing election fraud in 2020, it can lead to $146 million judgments against you," wrote congressional reporter Jamie Dupree. "On the bright side, Rudy Giuliani won't have to sell his 3 World Series rings - at least not yet."

"A federal judge has ordered the property of election denying TRAITOR Rudy Giuliani to be put into receivership," wrote singer/songwriter Bill Madden. "Repeating the lies of the loathsome piece of sh-t, Giuliani put the lives of election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss in danger — and he is now paying the price."

"The Martin Scorsese saga of the rise and fall of Rudy Giuliani is going to be excellent," wrote statehouse reporter Jake Zuckerman, noting that among the other possessions Giuliani has to surrender are a luxury watch collection, movie star Lauren Bacall's former Mercedes, and a jersey signed by baseball legend Joe DiMaggio.