Rudy Giuliani’s Personal Bankruptcy Is Off to Contentious Start

Former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani may soon find out how far Chapter 11 bankruptcy can go in sheltering him from overwhelming legal bills.

Giuliani is scheduled to make his first appearance Friday in New York bankruptcy court, where he has asked a judge’s permission to challenge the $148 million judgment that drove him to seek protection from creditors. The hearing is slated for 11 a.m.

Rudy Giuliani departs court in Washington, DC, last December.

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The onetime prosecutor went bankrupt last month after losing a defamation lawsuit to two 2020 Georgia election workers he falsely accused of trying to rig the election for Joe Biden. Giuliani must ask ...