A group of people and businesses who say they are owed money by Rudy Giuliani gathered virtually Friday for the first court hearing since he declared bankruptcy last month after losing a defamation suit to two Georgia election workers. During a two-hour Zoom hearing, an attorney for Giuliani told a U.S. bankruptcy judge that the former New York City mayor lacks the funds to pay the $148 million he owes the election workers for spreading a conspiracy about their role in the 2020 election. Others with claims against Giuliani should expect to wait as well.
he s well familiar with judge kaplan s rulings. in fact, judge caplan ruled that because a jury found last spring that donald trump had sexually assaulted and defamed e. jean carroll, those issues are not up for debate at this trial, much like rudy giuliani s defamation filed with respect to those two georgia election workers that recently included the only issue here is about damages. is he testing this judge? he is absolutely testing this judge, but i think he ll find that lou kaplan is far less patient with him then arthur engoron. that s both because of the differences between federal and state court, but also because of he picked the wrong guy to mess with. lou kaplan is the same judge who also presided over sam bankman-fried s reason federal trial. he is known for being smart, no nonsense, and particularly protective of the people in his courtroom and in the courthouse. i think you ll see if trump tries more shenanigans it s not going to work with lou kaplan.
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The attorney representing two Georgia election workers who sued Rudy Giuliani for defamation reveals he s been "planning" for the former NYC mayor to file for bankruptcy.