Ex-Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani admits lying about Georgia election workers who sued him for defamation
- The former New York City mayor and lawyer for Donald Trump conceded he spread lies about attempts to rig the 2020 election in favour of Joe Biden
- He’s not contesting allegations made by Ruby Freeman and Shay Moss that he claimed they were caught on video surveillance passing USB drives to help Biden cheat
Rudy Giuliani admits he lied about two Georgia election workers he infamously accused of trying to rig the 2020 election for US President Joe Biden.
The ex-New York City mayor and lawyer for former president Donald Trump conceded in a late night court filing that he does not contest the allegations against him made in a defamation lawsuit filed by Ruby Freeman and Shay Moss.
“[Giuliani] does not contest that … such actionable factual statements are false,” his lawyers wrote in the signed filing.
Despite the admission, Giuliani, 79, insisted that he should not be found liable because the statements “did not carry meaning that is defamatory, per se” and that they are “constitutionally protected statements or opinions”.
Giuliani is facing possible sanctions from Federal District Court Judge Beryl Howell for repeatedly failing to hand over information demanded by the election workers.
It remains to be seen if his latest legal strategy will satisfy the judge.