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“They are suing me in order to lie to them. I’m sorry, I can’t do it,” he said.

Rudy Giuliani doubled down on his election-related allegations Monday, just days after two Georgia election workers won millions in a defamation lawsuit against him and hours after they filed another suit against him.

The former New York mayor must pay $148 million in damages to election workers Ruby Freeman and her daughter Shaye Moss as a result of their emotional distress following Giuliani’s accusations that the two were manipulating ballots in 2020. The second lawsuit sought to keep him from repeating the debunked claims at the heart of the first case.

In a rambling interview with Newsmax’s Rob Schmitt, Giuliani blasted the verdict, describing the court as a “fascist system run by the Biden regime.”

Giuliani told Schmitt that he still believes the allegations to be true, but that they “want me to lie.”

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[–] oDDmON@lemmy.world 65 points 11 months ago

In a rambling interview with Newsmax…

^ That’s all ya need to know.

Rudy has been assimilated by the mother of all reality distortion fields and having pandered once seems incapable now of stopping.

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 36 points 11 months ago (1 children)

'unfazed' is a weird way to spell senile

[–] snek@lemmy.world 24 points 11 months ago

He might be senile, he might also just be insane like that. Remember this? https://movieweb.com/borat-subsequent-moviefilm-giuliani-scene-not-faked/

[–] GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 35 points 11 months ago (1 children)

And people once thought this cunt would be president someday

He topped out at "drunk lecher who ruined his reputation so he could cup Trump's balls".

[–] Riccosuave@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Don't forget greasing up his 2" punisher with leaky hair dye before felating him to completion in exchange for using donations from Trump's dumb-fuck followers to pay his legal fees.

[–] Neato@kbin.social 26 points 11 months ago (1 children)

He doesn't have $148M and he's hidden his assets in a bullshit nonprofit. Can a civil defamation and libel/slander suit do anything but try to extract more money? At this point he's sitting where Alex Jones is: as destitute as the courts can legally make them. More debt won't mean anything. He no longer has to fear punishment be cause the only punishment is meaningless.

I don't want there to be debtors prison nor do I want to curtail free speech, so I'm unsure what other measures can be taken.

[–] 800XL@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Wait, how do l startup a bullshit non-profit and put what little I have there out of the grubby hands of debtors and shit?

[–] CosmicTurtle@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

I actually looked into something similar: making a corporation and basically making my corporate entity take on all liabilities while assets remain in a separate holding company.

This was mostly a thought/legal experiment with the goal of using the very cushy corporate precedents to shield me from things like accidents, etc. while allowing me to benefit from zero taxes, etc. Basically if something happened to me like a multimillion dollar court case, I'd dissolve the first entity, taking all its liabilities with it, and then set up a second subsidiarity. This is something most corporations do today.

The TL;DR is that while it's possible, it takes up a lot of time and resources and will likely need to hire an accountant to keep it all straight.

The reason why companies and rich people do this is because they have the resources and incentive. The only incentive I'd have is to save a bit on taxes and push off some risk. But not enough that it'd be worth hiring a full time accountant.

[–] baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Anyone can do it, but it's gonna cost what little you have.

[–] Binthinkin@kbin.social 24 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Corrupt old fuck who will probably have to hide where he will be buried over fears it will be vandalized for sure.

They’re going to have to bury these shitty weirdos on the moon LOL

[–] andrewta@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Launch them to Pluto. It's out of site, out of mind and not even a planet anymore.

[–] Endorkend@kbin.social 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Don't waste the resources trying to send some ashes to a small speck far from earth.

Just launch em straight into the sun, big target and a perfect alternative for where they should go if it existed. The burning fires of hell.

[–] squiblet@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

We could try to convince Elron that Rudy is a Great Patriot and deserves a funeral in orbit.

[–] Wermhatswormhat@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

While I agree with you, it’s Out of “sight”

[–] moshankey@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

No planet shaming, please. Rudy shaming. Well that’s fine.

[–] RattlerSix@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Just flush them twice so they don't float back up

[–] Treczoks@kbin.social 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

How many repeat trials do you need in the US to end up behind bars?

[–] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Unfortunately the kind where civil becomes criminal probably.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Well yeah, either Trump is reelected and he's saved or Trump loses and he's doomed. There's no middle ground for him anymore lol

[–] MagicShel@programming.dev 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Trump can't pardon $150 million even if they all escape prison.

[–] anewbeginning@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

Don’t trust rule of law to survive a second trump presidency.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Trump could do literally anything he wants and his fascist Supreme Court will defend him.

Laws aren't real. They're just rules we all agree to follow, and those rules can change.

[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 7 points 11 months ago

Yip, if Trump is elected again, current laws won't matter anymore.

[–] Pratai@lemmy.ca 8 points 11 months ago

How does someone that fucking stupid remember to breathe every day?

[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 6 points 11 months ago

How long can these assholes possibly live?

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

[0] days since last defamation by Rudy

[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

In for a penny, in for £116 million.

[–] YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Can someone please get him some medical help for his obvious mental health issues?

[–] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

What do you mean? He just got his health checkup not long ago. The doctors at the Four Seasons Total Doctoring said he was fine.

[–] YeetPics@mander.xyz 1 points 11 months ago

Double down on the statements? Double down on the fine. $296m.

Triple it you sad sack of shit.