Rudy Giuliani held in contempt of court in 2020 election defamation case 

A federal judge has found Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court for failing to comply with requests for information about his assets related to a defamation verdict ordering him to pay two Georgia election workers $148 million. The ruling was made by New York-based U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman, who stated that Giuliani “willfully violated an unambiguous order of the court” by missing the Dec. 20 deadline to submit the required information.

Giuliani, the former Trump lawyer and New York mayor, had accused election workers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea Moss of committing fraud during the 2020 election. However, he failed to provide information about his assets that could be used to pay the defamation verdict. Judge Liman noted that Giuliani had attempted to stall and withhold information, leading to the contempt ruling.

Giuliani, who is 80 years old, testified for three hours on Friday and again on Monday to explain the delays in sharing information about his assets. Judge Liman mentioned that he would be issuing sanctions against Giuliani for contempt, which would be decided later. Additionally, a trial scheduled for Jan. 16 will determine if Giuliani’s New York Yankees World Series ring and his Florida home can be used to help pay his debt to Freeman and Moss.

The legal battle between Giuliani and the Georgia election workers continues, with the former facing consequences for failing to comply with court orders. Stay tuned for updates on this case as it unfolds.

This article was written by Peter Pinedo, a politics writer for Fox News Digital.