Rudy Giuliani, once a prominent figure in American politics, is facing more trouble in his legal battles. His attorneys recently quit representing him in a case where he owes $148 million for defaming two Georgia election workers, Ruby Freeman and her daughter Shaye Moss. The reason for their sudden departure? Giuliani told them he wouldn’t cooperate with the court’s demands to hand over evidence.
The situation unfolded when Giuliani’s former attorneys, Kenneth Caruso and David Labkowski, explained to the court that they couldn’t continue working with him. They said Giuliani refused to allow access to his electronic devices for review, a critical part of the case. According to Caruso, this made it impossible for them to do their job. The attorneys filed a motion to leave the case, citing a “fundamental disagreement” with Giuliani’s stance and stating that his lack of cooperation made their work “unreasonably difficult.”
Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss have been locked in a long legal fight with Giuliani to collect the damages awarded to them after he falsely accused them of election fraud. Things took a turn recently when Giuliani began blaming his former attorneys for missing court deadlines and failing to follow court orders, which led to serious consequences like the threat of sanctions and contempt.
The judge overseeing the case, U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman, decided to reveal some details from the attorneys’ request to quit. He said it was necessary to make these details public to preserve the court’s integrity. Judge Liman noted that Giuliani had essentially waived his attorney-client privilege by accusing his former lawyers of being responsible for his legal failures. Liman emphasized that Giuliani’s claim that his lawyers were to blame wasn’t supported by the facts presented by Caruso and Labkowski.
The judge pointed out that Giuliani’s attorneys had quit not because of the overwhelming amount of evidence requests, as Giuliani claimed, but because of his refusal to cooperate and insistence on pursuing defenses that lacked legal merit. Judge Liman said the attorneys had filed declarations detailing their reasons for quitting, and these statements contradicted Giuliani’s version of events.
As the legal drama unfolds, Judge Liman is left with two conflicting stories. On one hand, Giuliani argues he relied on his attorneys to handle the case properly. On the other hand, his former lawyers claim he knowingly defied court orders and made their work impossible. The judge hasn’t decided which version of events to accept yet but made it clear he won’t ignore the evidence provided by the attorneys.
Giuliani’s relationship with the judge has been rocky, to say the least. During a recent hearing in New York, Giuliani interrupted Judge Liman, accusing him of bias, saying, “You are against me!” After the hearing, Giuliani continued to criticize the judge to reporters outside the courthouse, calling him an “activist Democrat.” Ironically, Judge Liman was appointed by Donald Trump, Giuliani’s longtime ally, in 2019.
Giuliani’s frustration didn’t stop there. He reportedly ranted about the judge while getting on an elevator, claiming the judge was more interested in popularity than the truth. He described the legal process he’s facing as “lawfare,” accusing the system of being unfairly stacked against him.
As the case progresses, one thing is clear: Giuliani’s legal troubles are far from over, and the court isn’t buying his attempts to shift blame. Meanwhile, Freeman and Moss continue to fight for justice in a case that has drawn national attention.
