Giuliani lashes out at judge during tense hearing on defamation judgment

Giuliani was ordered to turn over multiple luxury items to Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, including his Manhattan apartment, several watches, and a ring.

By Misty Severi

Published: November 26, 2024 9:02pm

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and a federal judge on Tuesday got into a heated sparring match, during a hearing related to the collection of Giuliani's affairs from his $146 million defamation judgment.

Giuliani was ordered to turn over multiple luxury items to Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, including his Manhattan apartment, several watches, and a ring. The luxury items are intended to help offset the almost $150 million in damages a jury ordered Giuliani to pay for defaming Freeman and Moss during the 2020 election.

The former attorney slammed the U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman on Tuesday for accusing him of not complying with court orders to surrender his assets, stating that the allegations that he has not tried to make payments to the workers was false.

“I have no car, no credit card, no cash, everything I have is tied up," Giuliani insisted, per NBC News. "They have put stop orders on my business accounts, and I can’t pay my bills.”

Giuliani has turned over his Mercedes-Benz, which previously belonged to Hollywood star Lauren Bacall, but not the car's title. Liman instructed the former mayor to turn over the title, and questioned why he could not get a new title for the vehicle.

"Your client is a competent person," he told Giuliani's lawyer Joseph Cammarata. "He was the U.S. attorney in the district. The notion that he can't apply for a title certificate ..."

Giuliani then interrupted the judge, insisting that he did apply for a new title for the car.

"What am I supposed to do, make it up myself? Your implication that I have not been diligent about it is totally incorrect," the former mayor said.

Liman warned Giuliani not to have another outburst. A trial in the case is scheduled for January 16 on two outstanding issues related to the order, including whether Giuliani has to give up his Florida home.

Cammarata asked for a delay in the trial because of Trump's presidential inauguration on January 20, but the judge denied the request, stating Giuliani's "social calendar" is not a reason to push the trial back.

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just the News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.