CNN — Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, the two Georgia election workers who won a nearly $150 million verdict against Rudy Giuliani for defamation on Friday, have sued him again, asking a federal judge to permanently prohibit him from lying about them.

The lawsuit comes as Giuliani has continued to make false statements about their work as absentee ballot counters in the 2020 election.

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    11 months ago

    I’m curious what remedy there is for someone defaming you that’s broke. Imagine Rudy getting sued into bankruptcy. On paper, he could have no assets and no income but mooching off the rich fucks still shielding him. What’s to stop him from defaming people then?

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          11 months ago

          I think you could jail him still for the original offense and not have it be a debt issue. The court finds him guilty for defamation, but he has no assets to sell, so he’s sentenced to jail time instead.

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            11 months ago

            Jail him for defamation, I’m sure it can carry a sentence, but not because he can’t pay. We’re back to debtor’s prisons in that case.