Voting machine maker sues Trump lawyer Giuliani for defamation Dominion Voting Systems said Giuliani and other Trump allies had damaged its reputation by alleging its widely used voting machines were part of a massive fraud . FILE: Former US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One before departing Harlingen, Texas on 12 January 2021. Picture: AFP
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WASHINGTON, United States - A voting machine manufacturer sued Rudy Giuliani, the lawyer for former US president Donald Trump, on Monday after he claimed the company had cost Trump last November s election.
In a defamation lawsuit seeking damages of $1.3 billion, Dominion Voting Systems said Giuliani and other Trump allies had damaged its reputation by alleging its widely used voting machines were part of a massive fraud that Giuliani claimed had fixed the vote for now-President Joe Biden.
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Dominion files lawsuit on defamation against Rudy Giuliani
Dominion Voting Systems filed a defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani
January 25, 2021 9:10 am
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN)- On Monday, Dominion Voting Systems filed a defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump‘s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani.
Dominion is suing Giuliani for carrying out “defamatory falsehoods” about the company in part to enrich himself via legal fees and Giuliani’s podcast.
The company said it’s looking to “set the record straight, to vindicate the company’s rights under civil law, to recover compensatory and punitive damages, and to stand up for itself, its employees, and the electoral process.”
Rudy Giuliani Fast Facts
Personal
Birth place: Brooklyn, New York
Birth name: Rudolph William Louis Giuliani
Father: Harold Giuliani, a tavern owner
Mother: Helen (D’Avanzo) Giuliani, a secretary
Marriages: Judith “Judi” Nathan (May 24, 2003-2019, divorced); Donna Hanover (April 15, 1984-July 10, 2002, divorced); Regina Peruggi (October 26, 1968-1982, annulled)
Children: with Donna Hanover: Caroline, August 22, 1989; Andrew, January 30, 1986
Education: Manhattan College, B.A., 1965; New York University Law School, J.D., 1968 (magna cum laude)
Religion: Roman Catholic
Other Facts
Widely credited with New York’s revitalization during the 1990s, when crime dropped significantly and the economy boomed.
After the 9/11 attacks, Giuliani was widely praised for his response to the disaster.