NEW YORK As he attempts to comply with an order compelling him to turn over the majority of his assets to two election poll workers who won a libel case against him, Rudy Giuliani blasted a judge in a New York courtroom on Tuesday for making false assumptions about him.
In response, U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman stated that unless the former mayor of New York City and past presidential contender is a sworn witness, he will not be allowed to speak in court any more.
The judge’s questioning of Giuliani’s attorney on why Giuliani has yet to produce the title to a car he has given up in an attempt to settle a $148 million defamation judgment won by two former Georgia election workers interrupted an otherwise regular pretrial hearing in Manhattan.
In reference to Giuliani’s tenure as the head of the federal prosecutor’s office in the Southern District of New York in the 1980s, the judge stated, “Your client was the U.S. attorney for this district.” He implied that it was difficult to accept that Giuliani could not obtain a duplicate title to the vehicle.
Speaking via a microphone, Giuliani informed the judge that he had requested a duplicate copy of the car’s title but that it had not yet been sent.
Giuliani reprimanded him, saying, “The implication that I haven’t been diligent about it is totally incorrect.” Every inference you make against me is incorrect, and this one is against me.
Giuliani continued, “I’m not poor.” I have everything tied up. I don’t own a vehicle. My credit card is nonexistent. I have no money. They have placed… stop orders on my Social Security account, for instance, which they have no authority to do, so I am unable to access bank accounts that are my mine.
In response, Liman warned defense attorneys that Giuliani would not be allowed to speak at the next hearing and that the court would take appropriate action.
According to the judge, Giuliani had the option of hiring attorneys or representing himself, but hybrid representation was not permitted.
Giuliani can be called to the witness stand and sworn in as a witness if he wishes to testify in court once more, Liman continued.
The conversation had place during a hearing where the court declined to postpone a trial on January 16 over Giuliani’s Florida home and World Series rings.
Giuliani is attempting to prevent the seizure of those two sets of assets as part of Liman’s directive to give the poll workers many of his most valuable belongings.
Defense lawyer Joseph M. Cammarata had earlier in the case urged Liman to postpone the trial, which would be held without a jury, for one month due to Giuliani’s role in organizing President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.
According to Cammarata, my client frequently speaks with President-elect Trump directly on matters pertaining to the inauguration and the upcoming administration. My customer want to use his political right to attend.
The judge denied the request, stating that Giuliani’s social schedule did not warrant a trial postponement.
Giuliani, who once served as Trump s personal attorney, was found liable last year for defaming two Georgia poll workers by falsely accusing them of tampering with ballots during the 2020 presidential election. Following Giuliani’s unfounded allegations that they interfered with polling machines, tallied ballots more than once, and smuggled ballots into luggage, the women said they received death threats.
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