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Judge torches Giuliani in ruling after he refused to turn over evidence in lawsuit from Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump's former lawyer Rudy Giuliani is liable for defaming two Georgia election workers who were the target of vote-rigging conspiracy accusations following the 2020 U.S. presidential election, a U.S. judge in Washington ruled on Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell issued the order as a sanction against Giuliani for failing to turn over electronic records sought by the two Fulton County election workers, Wandrea "Shaye" Moss and her mother Ruby Freeman, in th

Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss can be awarded punitive damages, a judge has ruled

The case will now head to trial, where a jury will determine the amount of damages that Giuliani must pay to the two election workers.

ReutersRudy Giuliani on Wednesday lost a defamation suit filed by two Georgia election workers after a federal judge deemed him unable to produce and preserve substantial electronic evidence or respond to subpoenas, resulting in a “default” judgement.In a fiery 57-page ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell, Giuliani was chided line after line for “donning a cloak of victimization” and undermining the discovery process in what should have been a “straight-forward defamation case.”“Ra