Rudy Giuliani Has His Feathers Ruffled in Court

So, what is going on with Rudy Giuliani and the never-ending courtroom drama? Besides that he should be in jail by now; let’s review the status of his case as creditors Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss continue to pursue his assets.

Giuliani is very close to being held in contempt of court. The reality is, if it had been any of my clients, they would have been held in contempt a long time ago and probably in jail. It’s well-reported that Giuliani recently had a couple of outbursts in court. Even the sketch artist, because it’s a federal court and no cameras are allowed, captured him looking angry, and the sketch went viral. The sketch artist even did several interviews with the media.

What Happened This Time with Rudy Giuliani?

A few outbursts later, Giuliani mentioned that his money was tied up and that his bank accounts were frozen. I’ve written about that plenty of times. Giuliani was even on X asking for money so he could “eat.”

In his tweet, Giuliani claims, and here’s the funny thing: they are trying to prevent him from earning a living. Giuliani’s tweet reads: “Wilkie Farr Law firm and Judge Liman are trying to inhibit me from making a living. They seized my measly checking account, so I can’t buy food. Help me fight.”

As has been reported numerous times and mentioned by me in my YouTube videos and blog, Giuliani said in bankruptcy court that he would try to reduce his expenses to $43,000 per month. I don’t know to what extent they have been able to grab all that. I’m certainly not going to give any hints on how he can avoid that issue—that’s what his bankruptcy lawyers are for.

Giuliani’s case stems from having defamed two Georgia poll workers, Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, who got doxxed by President Trump. Try putting that in perspective. A President publicly attacked two private citizens.

On Truth Social, Trump posted:

“Wow! Has anyone seen the Ruby Freeman ‘contradictions’ of her sworn testimony? Now this is ‘BIG STUFF.’ Look what was captured by Cobb County police body cameras on January 4, 2021. … Now it gets awful.”

Trump continued:

“What will the Great State of Georgia do with the Ruby Freeman MESS?”

As if that wasn’t enough, Giuliani jumped into the fray with his racist attacks, saying that Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss were passing a jump drive like “vials of cocaine.” It was a mint. Moss and Freeman testified before the January 6th committee, and their testimony was heartbreaking.

Giuliani and his lawyers, who continue to push the legal envelope, even asked about attending President-Elect Trump’s inauguration. That judge denied that request, saying there was no “political right” to do so. All I can say is I don’t recommend you keep pushing the judge’s buttons.

Creditor and Debtor Law: It’s not Unique to Rudy Giuliani

With Giuliani, he is now facing collection. In this case, Freeman and Moss are creditors, while Giuliani is the debtor. That is the next step now that they have a judgment against him. While Giuliani continues to complain about his frozen bank account, as a lawyer, well, a disbarred lawyer, you would think he understands the process. State bar of New York posted about Giuliani’s disbarment.

Of course, it has been reported that the New York City condominium was cleaned out. So I guess he understands the process and is only pretending he doesn’t while he asks his followers on X to send him money. Nothing like free money, right? Sounds like entitlements sprinkled in with some communism.

Debt Collection: The Final Stage

Regardless of any false claims or surprises by Giuliani, he is being treated like any other judgment debtor. Giuliani is experiencing what happens to everyone when you don’t pay your bills and creditors get a judgment against you. They start collecting on their judgment, precisely what Freeman and Moss are doing.

But here’s the one issue that the media doesn’t focus on enough, but it’s important to me: Giuliani did not deny that he committed defamation against Moss and Freeman. He signed a stipulation to that effect. My blog post regarding the stipulation can be read here.

Giuliani figured it would be a judgment he could afford, and if he couldn’t, well, there are always followers on X willing to foot the bill. But the fact is that he rolled the dice and lost. There was no trial because of the stipulation. So, that means he waived his right to an appeal.

But the fact that Giuliani had his bank account frozen and is acting surprised, I’m not sure why, as that has happened to a long list of my clients, and they didn’t go to law school or were the chief prosecutor for the Southern District of New York.

Of course, Giuliani does have a $3,000,000 condo in Palm Beach that will go a long way towards paying off all these debts. Of course, he chose Florida as his residency to claim the unlimited homestead exemption. That’s why he lost his New York condo.

So, don’t be distracted by what Giuliani says. Just focus on the law, which is clear: you have a judgment against you, and creditors will seek to collect. Giuliani did file for bankruptcy, but I’ve discussed many times before why bankruptcy may not wipe out that judgment. Defamation of character is considered an intentional tort or act, which will typically not be wiped out in bankruptcy.

As the insanity of this case continues, I’ll start working on the next blog, which is about  Alex Jones from Infowars, since a hearing is scheduled in a couple of weeks to determine if The Onion should be the winning bid.

Update:

Rudy Giuliani settled his defamation lawsuit with Moss and Freeman, but the settlement terms are confidential.

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Updated on May 9, 2025.