Rats. Just the civil equivalent.
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In the event, the jury did not award the women the original rumored amount of damages – around forty million dollars.
It awarded them $148 million.
“[This award sends a message] to any other powerful figure with a platform and an audience who is considering whether they will take the chance to seek profit and fame by assassinating the moral character of ordinary people.”
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“This case is what happens when you combine vicious, over-the-top defamation against innocent victims with the single worst legal strategy ever devised by a human mind,” [Elie] Honig said [the day before damages were announced]. The former federal prosecutor broke down Giuliani and his lawyer’s approach to the case, explaining that because they agreed Giuliani was liable and conceded to defamation, he should have gone into the trial expressing remorse in an effort to minimize damages. “Instead, they go in on this damages trial and commit more defamation,” Honig concluded. “They are just asking for a massive verdict and I think we’re gonna see that tomorrow.”
December 16th, 2023 at 9:12PM
Will the plaintiffs see any of the money? As I understand it, Giuliani can appeal repeatedly or declare bankruptcy in which case all his creditors would queue for payment. Presumably the defense attorneys would also take a substantial share of any money that comes.
It appears that his strategy is to ward people off until he dies or a second Trump administration voids the verdict as part of its vengeance campaign.
Alex Jones, Sidney Powell, et.al. are flouting the courts and elsewhere the wealthy who bought uni admissions for their children were barely punished.
December 16th, 2023 at 10:48PM
Giuliani, like Trump, is a notorious deadbeat. It’s not clear that anyone – attorneys, victims – will see any money from all of this.
The most disgusting deadbeat of all is Alex Jones, with his vicious lies about the Sandy Hook parents. He owes zillions, and is doing everything he can to pay out nothing.
Giuliani and Jones certainly belong in jail. I hope that in lieu of payment they will both be locked up.