Bankruptcy Judge Lets Giuliani Challenge $148 Million Judgment

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani won bankruptcy court permission to challenge a $148 million judgment over false claims he made against two Georgia election workers, but faces long odds if he moves to get the financial penalty excused in Chapter 11.

US Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane said Friday during a hearing in White Plains, New York that Giuliani can request a second trial in federal court over damages he owes poll workers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea’ ArShaye “Shaye” Moss, whom Giuliani falsely accused of rigging the 2020 election for Joe Biden. Giuliani’s legal fees in the defamation action will ...