Giuliani Joins Alex Jones in Defamation-to-Bankruptcy Pipeline

Rudolph Giuliani’s bankruptcy bears striking similarities to that of right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who recently learned that filing for bankruptcy won’t necessarily eliminate debts stemming from defamation rulings.

Giuliani, the former New York mayor who led efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, filed for Chapter 11 in the Southern District of New York bankruptcy court on Thursday. He faces $148 million in judgments stemming from his discredited campaign to keep Donald Trump in the White House. Giuliani’s bankruptcy will give him some breathing room from debt collection efforts. But Jones’ recent losses in his own Chapter 11 case ...