Giuliani Tells Judge He’s Too Ill To Appear At Contempt Hearing, Judge Says Okay, But No Inauguration Either

The Huffington Post reports:

On Wednesday, Rudy Giuliani told a federal judge in Washington, D.C. that it could be dangerous for him to attend an upcoming contempt hearing tied to his defamation case with election workers due to ongoing issues with his knee, heart and lungs, as well as what he said were death threats linked to his criticisms of Iran.

In response, U.S. District Beryl Howell gave Giuliani permission to attend the hearing remotely on one condition: He must declare, under penalty of perjury, that he cannot not travel anywhere because of those reasons and therefore would not travel for the next month — including for Trump’s inauguration. She gave Giuliani until 2 p.m. Thursday to respond.

And respond he did. In a declaration filed Thursday, Giuliani said it wasn’t that he said he couldn’t travel, it was just that he probably shouldn’t. His death threats were credible, he said, and he is definitely suffering various ailments that require him to take medication.

Read the full article. And then he caved.