Rudy Shambles In To Court As Trump Runs For The Hills
Rudy Giuliani’s defamation trial is off to an auspicious start.
He’s now entering court, late, after he failed to show up to a pretrial hearing last week that he was required to attend.
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) December 11, 2023
googletag.cmd.push( function() { // Display ad. googletag.display( "div-id-for-top-300x250" ); });Jury selection is underway in DC as Atlanta poll workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss seek to hold the former president’s lawyer responsible for falsely claiming that they tabulated thousands of fraudulent ballots on election night. Rudy’s failure to buckle up on discovery got him a default judgment, so the only issue here is how much money he’s going to owe them for damages. His lawyer Joseph Sibley IV confirmed this morning that his client still plans to testify in his own defense, instead of zipping it up, for the love of God.
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“He will open himself up to whatever they want because he’s not afraid. People who are afraid cower. Trump doesn’t cower.”
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But apparently these colors do run, because given the opportunity to show up and testify about his magical realism property valuations, Trump headed for the hills. Indeed, cowering appears to be something of a family trait.
Last week, Eric Trump also declined to take the stand, apparently on instructions from his father.
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TopicsAlina Habba, Arthur Engoron, Donald Trump, Government, Ruby Freeman, Rudy Giuliani, Shaye Moss
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