Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani Faces New Complaint from Georgia Election Workers
Washington — Three days after winning an award of $148 million in damages in their defamation case against former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss have filed a new complaint alleging he continues to make false claims about them.
The 10-page complaint filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia asks a federal judge to "permanently bar Defendant Rudolph W. Giuliani from persisting in his defamatory campaign against" the mother-and-daughter duo, whom Giuliani falsely accused of participating in a ballot fraud scheme during the 2020 election.
A federal jury on Friday ordered Giuliani to pay the pair $148 million, including $75 million for punitive damages. The new complaint is not seeking any money from the former mayor, beyond filing costs and attorney's fees.
"Giuliani has engaged in, and is engaging in, a continuing course of repetitive false speech and harassment — specifically, repeating over and over the same lies that Plaintiffs engaged in election fraud during their service as election workers during the 2020 presidential election," the complaint from Freeman and Moss said.
The document highlights a recent press conference where Giuliani announced his intention to testify in his own defense. He aimed to clarify that his previous statements were true and that any negative consequences that occurred were a result of others overreacting. However, he ultimately changed his mind and decided not to testify.
The complaint mentioned that when Giuliani was asked if he regretted his comments that led to the defamation suit, he confidently replied, "Of course I don't regret it ... I told the truth."
