Rudy Giuliani Ordered to Pay $148 Million, Goes Bankrupt

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[mcnamaraky]

As a New Yorker who personally knows 4+ people who died on 9/11, to hear that Rudy Giuliani, the MAYOR OF NEW YORK ON THAT DAY, is now selling signed 9/11 memorabilia for $911 might be the slimiest, grossest, most disgusting thing a person can do. He is beyond redemption to me at this point.

[laurenmp]

"Your honor, my client, a former United States attorney, is an idiot"....hard to believe that didn't help Giuliani's cause.

[wfla]

My company was in a lawsuit where the other side destroyed evidence. Our lawyers high-fived when they found out. It was absolutely the best thing that could have happened for us. The jury was instructed to assume our claims about what the 5 gig contained were true.

[masterdirk]

Imagine losing a defamation case, going outside from the courthouse you just lost in, and defaming the same people again. the ACTUAL audacity.

[ICantThinkOfANameB]

Rudy’s lawyer’s last defense makes me laugh every time.
“Rudy, it’s okay, I saw this in a movie. I’m going to bring up how you’re a hero who just lost his way. They’ll be so moved, they’ll HAVE to forgive you!”
Court: “….148 million dollars.”
Lawyer: “….Damn it!”

[Haileycartero]

The funniest part is he still claims he has a “smoking gun, ” when that was what the whole discovery process was for, yet he refused to participate in anything.

[andrewshandle]

After leaving office in NYC, Rudy could have sat on half a dozen boards and collected millions in speaker fees and led an idyllic life...the fact he went this direction is just amazing.

[EpicWinNoob]

It's always funny and convenient that people who flaunt their wealth and have exorbitant amounts of money suddenly go bankrupt when they owe people money that's known publicly.

[Mattastrophic]

Rudy in 2019: "I am afraid it will be on my gravestone. 'Rudy Giuliani: He lied for Trump.'" Since then, he's been doing everything in his power to make sure that becomes a reality...it's a bold strategy, Cotton!

[lyndsaybrown]

"Everything I said about them is true, " says the man who offered zero evidence during his own trial to prove that.

[eriktheos]

Kinda funny that his lawyer just came out and said: my client is an idiot

[southernfriedwestcoaster]

Those women didn't deserve any of the harassment they deal with. Its crazy how a cult has taken over so many people even after they get exposed.

[Rugelacharugula]

After marrying his cousin, giving a press conference at a landscaping company, and dropping trou in a Borat movie, Rudy Giuliani is finally bankrupt…financially.

[Pro_Butcher_Amateur_Human]

I would just like to clarify, Rudy is only declaring "financial" bankruptcy.

He became morally bankrupt around 2003 and has never recovered.

[julieswenson]

I don't understand how Guiliani got away for so long with not disclosing his finances. Why wasn't he found in contempt and jailed? I feel like any of us would have been in serious trouble for blatently ignoring a judge's orders.

[dracosummoner]

4:16 I realize it's supposed to make the accusers look silly that the supposed 'USB drive containing fake votes' was actually a ginger mint, but it's terrifying for me to think about how these women could have lost their lives over what turned out to be nothing but a ginger mint. Thank you for all that you do.

[survivedandthriving]

That whole argument 'but think of what he did after 911' by Giuliani's defence lawyer is no different than 'but Chad is a football star! He shouldn't be punished for assaulting that woman!'

Both are abhorrent, both are BS, and I am happy that, at least in this case, the jury treated it like the garbage that it is. Hopefully someday, more Chads will be punished in this way as well.

[schloops]

Can't pay for a parking ticket? End up in jail. Can't pay 150 million? Just call yourself bankrupt. And they call that "justice". What a joke.

[Iris_]

I really hope he doesn't manage to get out of this by fundraising from gullible people who don't understand his rights weren't violated. "Free speech" doesn't mean "Can say whatever you want and ruin the lives of two people who provably did nothing wrong."

Or maybe he'll skim a decent bit off of people who'd otherwise donate to the Trump war chest? We can only hope.

Edit: Thanks to everyone who mentioned he actually has to post the full damages amount as bond to make an appeal. I'm still a little worried the judge will reduce the amount but, honestly, even the compensatory amount the two ladies were asking for would be great.

[Arkinnian]

A quick warning to anyone watching this video while they're eating: you may be exposed to images of Rudy Giuliani.