{"id":6186,"date":"2024-02-21T13:38:51","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T18:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=6186"},"modified":"2024-02-26T13:21:55","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T18:21:55","slug":"nyc-mayor-appeals-148m-verdict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/nyc-mayor-appeals-148m-verdict\/njackson\/2024\/02\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NYC Mayor Appeals $148M Defamation Verdict"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani appealed a jury&#8217;s verdict ordering him to pay $148 million to two Georgia election workers for defaming them following the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Giuliani filed for bankruptcy shortly after the verdict was handed down freezing the election workers\u2019 case and their efforts to collect the staggering sum from the lawyer who previously represented Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/regulation\/court-battles\/4480208-giuliani-appeals-148m-defamation-verdict-georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Hill<\/a> has more:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe very much appreciate the judge\u2019s expeditious consideration of this matter and look forward to proceeding accordingly,\u201d Ted Goodman, political adviser to Giuliani, said in a statement earlier in the day after the bankruptcy judge\u2019s ruling.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Washington, D.C., jury ordered Giuliani to pay $148 million\u00a0to the two election workers, Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, after they became a focal point of the Trump campaign\u2019s claims of mass voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to the trial, Giuliani was found liable for failing to turn over discovery. 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