Rudy Giuliani slammed by judge for ‘farcical’ excuse in $148M defamation case

An exasperated judge connected Thursday blasted erstwhile New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s “farcical” bid to wriggle retired of disclosing accusation astir his finances to nan 2 Georgia predetermination workers he defamed and owes $148 million.

Giuliani, 80, said during a proceeding successful Manhattan national tribunal that he wanted his ain sanction removed from a archive he’s required to record listing nan group who cognize wherever his assets are — a petition that group disconnected Judge Lewis Liman.

“The conception that your customer doesn’t person immoderate conception of wherever his assets are is farcical,” Liman fumed, adding that he expects Giuliani to reply that mobility “truthfully and fully.”

“If necessary, I will person you return nan guidelines and attest nether oath,” nan judge added.

The jurist besides raised his sound later successful nan hour-long proceeding to rip a declare from Giuliani lawyer Ken Caruso that it was “vindictive” for nan predetermination workers, Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, to activity Giuliani’s grandfather’s watch arsenic they cod nan costs he owes them.

“Oh, travel on. That’s ridiculous!” Liman said.

“If they person a debt, they person to salary nan debt. It doesn’t matter if it’s an heirloom,” he added.

Giuliani sat hunched complete astatine nan defense table, and astatine various points during nan proceeding shook his head. He could besides beryllium heard muttering to his lawyer while nan tribunal was successful session.

Liman had ordered Giuliani to look successful personification aft lawyers for nan predetermination workers accused him of blowing an Oct. 29 deadline to move complete his Upper East Side apartment, Yankees memorabilia and different assets to court-appointed creditors.

Among nan assets that Giuliani has yet to springiness up is his bluish convertible 1980 Model SL500 — erstwhile owned by Hollywood icon Lauren Bacall — which nan erstwhile politician brazenly turned up successful Tuesday at a Florida polling tract to watch his ally, President-elect Donald Trump, formed his ballot.

The judge floated nan anticipation of holding Giuliani successful contempt of tribunal — which could lead to fines aliases moreover jailhouse clip — if he does not manus complete nan spot by adjacent week.

“He’s not going to beryllium successful contempt if he’s made efforts and it’s intolerable to comply pinch nan order, but that’s nan modular that he’s going to beryllium held to,” Liman said.

Giuliani said to reporters aft nan hearing, calling nan lawsuit a “political vendetta” and claiming without grounds that his ineligible woes were “orchestrated by nan Bidens.”

“They tin person each my spot but they’re not going to get maine to backmost disconnected from what I judge in,” he said.

Giuliani falsely claimed that Freeman and Moss tried to cheat Trump retired of nan 2020 statesmanlike predetermination that Trump mislaid — successful lies that led to “terrifying” mobs of his supporters gathering astatine Freeman’s home, she testified astatine a December 2023 proceedings successful Washington, DC national court.

A jury ordered Giuliani to salary nan 2 women $148 cardinal successful damages, but they are expected to person acold less, fixed that nan ex-mayor reported having $10.6 cardinal successful assets when he revenge for bankruptcy precocious past year. 

Giuliani besides plans to entreaty nan damages verdict.