Giuliani skips testimony in Georgia poll worker defamation case

Outspoken former Mayor Rudy Giuliani passed on testifying in his own defense Thursday in a defamation case brought against him by two former Georgia election workers

On Wednesday, Giuliani had told reporters, “I intend to, you always leave them guessing” when asked if he would take the stand.

Andrea “Shaye” Moss and her mother Ruby Freeman are seeking more than $43.5 million in damages from Giuliani, who they say slandered them with false accusations of fraud following the 2020 presidential election.

Moss and Freeman initially sued Giuliani in 2021 along with One America News (OAN), but the conservative network settled the claims against it separately.

Giuliani was found liable for defamation of Moss and Freeman by default in August when he failed to hand over electronic communications or complete financial records to the women’s attorneys as part of the discovery process.

The current case is to determine how much the man once beloved as “America’s Mayor” owes the two women.

On Tuesday, Moss recounted that she rarely leaves her home after receiving threatening and racist messages stemming from Giuliani’s accusations. Freeman added that the deluge of threats left her feeling “terrorized.”

Giuliani claimed in late 2020 the mother-daughter duo had exchanged a USB drive “like vials of heroin or cocaine” to commit ballot fraud to boost Joe Biden’s vote count in heavily Democratic Atlanta. Moss later testified to the House January 6th Select Committee that she was actually handing her mother a ginger mint.

Georgia’s State Election Board in June dismissed the allegations following an investigation, stating that the fraud claims were “unsubstantiated and found to have no merit.”

Trump also name-checked Freeman in his infamous Jan. 2, 2021, call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in which he stressed the need to “find” votes needed to flip the election result in the Peach State..

A spokesperson for the former mayor did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Giuliani was also one of 18 Trump allies and supporters to be indicted along with the former president in August by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

Four of the co-defendants, including attorneys Sidney Powell, Kenneth Chesebro, and Jenna Ellis, have since cut plea deals.