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Rudy Giuliani's Appeal Denied In $148M GA Defamation Case: Report

A U.S. District judge upheld an order that former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani must pay $148 million to two Georgia election workers.

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FILE - Rudy Giuliani speaks to reporters after Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump spoke at a primary election night party in Nashua, N.H., Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024.
FILE - Rudy Giuliani speaks to reporters after Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump spoke at a primary election night party in Nashua, N.H., Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, File)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A verdict ordering former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani to pay $148 million to two Fulton County election workers has been upheld, per a media report.

United States District Judge Beryl A. Howell denied on Monday Giuliani's appeal to the December 2023 verdict, Fox 5 Atlanta reported.

Giuliani reportedly accused the workers of fraud in the 2020 presidential election. The workers, Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, have sued Giuliani twice as they maintained he harassed them and spread "false speech."

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Giuliani's legal battles include an indictment consisting of several racketeering and election interference charges in Fulton, alongside former client Donald Trump and 17 others. They are all accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.

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