Rudy Giuliani skips hearing in election worker defamation case, drawing judge's ire

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: NBC News

Dec. 5, 2023, 11:56 PM EST


WASHINGTON — Rudy Giuliani skipped out on a court hearing Tuesday ahead of his defamation trial, drawing the ire of a federal judge.

A pretrial hearing was held in Washington on Tuesday ahead of next week's jury trial to determine how much Giuliani will have to pay in damages to Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea "Shaye" Moss, two Georgia election worker he was found liable for defaming.

U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell began the hearing by asking the attorneys on each side to state their names and specify who was at their tables. Giuliani attorney Joseph Sibley, who was alone at the defendant's table, introduced himself before the judge asked him where Giuliani was.

When Sibley replied that Giuliani was in New York, the judge reminded him that her standing order instructed all counsel and parties to be in attendance for the hearing. “How could you have missed that? Or did you miss it?” Howell asked Sibley, saying it “sets the tone, doesn’t it, for the whole case.”

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/rudy-giuliani-skips-hearing-election-worker-defamation-case-drawing-ju-rcna128174

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Jury selection starts Monday.

[Think. Again.]

1. I hope...

...he's planning on using 'Contempt of Court' as his defense strategy.

[AllyCat]

2. And the ire part.

Any of the rest of skip, we are tossed in the slammer. Why are there different rules for insurrectionists?

[Irish_Dem]

4. We can see wealthy, well connected criminals get off the hook.

Over and over.

[myohmy2]

5. our...

...judicial system is on trial...

[Irish_Dem]

7. Yep. Trump and his pals are auditing the judicial system.

And the judicial system is flunking.

[Siwsan]

3. Maybe he couldn't afford cab fare.

[Novara]

6. Not believable

When a judge tells a lawyer to have his client in the courtroom, it's kind of hard to misunderstand that order.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. Well in all fairness

He is tied up in so many lawsuits and trials with whatever lawyers he has that have chosen to remain (while a number are still demanding payment), that I wouldn't be surprised if he was doing stuff to get more assets sold to come up with that money (he still hasn't paid the sanctions, let alone the attorney fees amount levied against him for the civil defamation suit).

Of course he still managed to find time to do his daily 1 hour afternoon 770 WABC radio show yesterday, so...

[Captain Zero]

9. Maybe it was hair dye day.

[Historic NY]

10. A good start piss off the Judge by not showing up.

[tanyev]

11. Oh...Washington. Rudy showed up at The Temple Court and Bar Room in NYC.

He's always doing that.

[republianmushroom]

12. rudy is home, hiding money from the court.

[iluvtennis]

13. Rudy should have been held in contempt of court and put in jail for a night. 2nd major infraction

wrt this trial - the first one being his refusal to turn over doscovery material to the lawyers for Ruby Freeman and Shay Moss.

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/giuliani-sanctioned-failing-produce-records-defamation-case-2023-06-23/