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The Associated Press reports:
A federal judge in New York City on Monday said that Rudy Giuliani was in contempt of court for failing to properly respond to requests for information as he turned over assets to satisfy a $148 million defamation judgment granted to two Georgia election workers.
Judge Lewis J. Liman ruled after hearing Giuliani testify for a second day at a contempt hearing called after lawyers for the election workers said the former New York City mayor had failed to properly comply with evidence production requests over the last few months.
At the start of the hearing Monday, Giuliani had an American flag backdrop, which he said he uses for a program he conducts over the internet, but the judge told him to change it to a plain background.
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UPDATE: Penalty, if any, to come later.
Judge Liman: The Court also finds Mr. Giuliani in contempt. There was no substantial compliance. He has not produced a single email responsive to the RFPs. He had the emails going to his travel but he failed to produce them.
— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) January 6, 2025
Judge Liman is still going, hasn’t specified yet https://t.co/L0AZtFPg9n
— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) January 6, 2025
Rudy Giuliani found in contempt over $148 million defamation case | Click on the image to read the full story https://t.co/7Q5IBIIyRf
— 16 WAPT News (@16WAPTNews) January 6, 2025
Judge Liman: On the contempt sanctions, the Court takes it under advisement and will give it more serious thought. I am reserving judgment. Okay. That is the order of the court.
— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) January 6, 2025