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When Rudy Giuliani<\/strong> was ordered<\/a> last month to pay Ruby Freeman<\/strong> and Shaye Moss,<\/strong> the 2020 election workers he defamed, nearly $150 million, the resounding response heard \u2019round the world went something like, \u201cThere\u2019s no way he\u2019s got even close to that kind of money.\u201d But clearly, he\u2019s got some<\/em> money<\/a>, which is why Freeman and Moss are calling bullshit on his decision to file for bankruptcy protection<\/a>, which they believe is an attempt to get out of paying them a dime.<\/p>\n Per CNN<\/a>, the mother-daughter duo alleged in a court filing<\/a> Thursday that they attempted to collect some of the money they were awarded, days after a jury ordered the former mayor to pay the women $148 million. But they could not do so because Giuliani had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. (Filing for bankruptcy allowed Giuliani temporary but immediate relief from paying debts owed. He has also said he intends to appeal the verdict but would, conveniently, have to get permission from the bankruptcy judge.) \u201cIf Mr. Giuliani truly wanted to appeal the Freeman Litigation, all he needed to do was not<\/em> file for Chapter 11 protection,\u201d lawyers for Freeman and Moss wrote in the filing. They added that Giuliani has \u201ca history of engaging the judicial system in bad faith,\u201d and that his tactics are an obvious attempt to \u201chold off creditors\u201d and \u201cgut their legal rights.\u201d<\/p>\n Freeman and Moss\u2019s lawyers argued in the filing Thursday that, incredibly, Giuliani has continued to defame the two women, even after being found liable and ordered to pay them a massive amount of money. (Vanity Fair<\/em> has reached out to a Giuliani spokesman for comment.)<\/p>\n While testifying last month, Moss\u00a0told<\/a>\u00a0jurors that after the former mayor spread vicious, baseless claims about her and her mother, \u201cI was afraid for my life. I literally felt like someone was going to come and attempt to hang me, and there\u2019s nothing that anyone will be able to do about it.\u201d She\u00a0added<\/a>: \u201cI now am very anxious. I have these nonstop anxious sweats. I have a lot of dark moments. I no longer go out. I will not be caught out anywhere alone, ever\u2026. I look totally different; I gained, like, 70 pounds. I stress eat. I cry a lot. I\u2019m just this whole new stressed-out person.\u201d Freeman\u00a0read<\/a>\u00a0a selection of the terrifying messages she received as a result of Giuliani\u2019s decision to put a target on her back, which included, \u201cKill yourself now so we can save AMMO,\u201c and \u201cI hope the Federal government hangs you and your daughter from the Capitol dome you treasonous piece of shit! I pray that I will be sitting close enough to hear your necks snap.\u201d She told the jury, \u201cMy life is just messed up. It\u2019s really messed up all because somebody put me on blast.\u201d<\/p>\n A number of Republicans really want a government shutdown (<\/strong>they have so far been unsuccessful in achieving one<\/strong><\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n This content can also be viewed on the site it originates<\/a> from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n This is their new Benghazi<\/strong><\/p>\n This content can also be viewed on the site it originates<\/a> from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Elsewhere!<\/strong><\/p>\n Justice Department report finds \u201ccascading failures\u201d and \u201cno urgency\u201d during Uvalde, Texas, shooting<\/strong><\/p>\n Politico \u2022 Read More<\/a><\/p>\n Donald Trump Is Privately Pressuring His Opponents to Bow Out<\/strong><\/p>\n Vanity Fair<\/em> \u2022 Read More<\/a><\/p>\n Biden World Hopes Voters Are Waking Up to Trump<\/strong><\/p>\n New York<\/em> \u2022 Read More<\/a><\/p>\n DeSantis regrets anti-media strategy: \u201cI should have gone on everything\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Politico \u2022 Read More<\/a><\/p>\n Biden Administration Gives Greg Abbott an Ultimatum on His Brutal Border Policies<\/strong><\/p>\n Vanity Fair<\/em> \u2022 Read More<\/a><\/p>\n Climate crisis ignored by Republicans as Trump vows to \u201cdrill, baby, drill\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n The Guardian<\/em> \u2022 Read More<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cNo Labels\u201d has now officially become a political party in Kansas, paving the way for a third-party candidate<\/strong><\/p>\n Insider \u2022 Read More<\/a><\/p>\n Bronx Zoo\u2019s \u201cName a Roach\u201d program returns for Valentine\u2019s Day<\/strong><\/p>\n Pix11 \u2022 Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\nX content<\/h4>\n
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