Chris Menahan
InformationLiberation
Obama-appointed DC district judge Beryl Howell sidestepped the First Amendment on Wednesday by finding Rudy Giuliani guilty of defaming two Georgia election workers before trial for allegedly “not complying with his discovery obligations.”
The same tactic was used by another judge in Connecticut to find Alex Jones guilty before trial in the Sandy Hook defamation case last year.
Whereas both Giuliani and Jones could have argued their allegedly defamatory statements were protected speech under the First Amendment at trial, instead their trials are only being held to determine how much damages, if any, they owe.
From CNN, “Giuliani loses defamation lawsuit from two Georgia election workers”:
A federal judge has determined that Rudy Giuliani has lost a defamation lawsuit from two Georgia election workers against him after he failed to provide information sought in subpoenas.
The decision could lead to significant penalties for the former Donald Trump attorney.
In court in recent weeks, Giuliani said he could no longer contest that he made false and defamatory statements about Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss – who are only one group of plaintiffs suing him for defamation related to his work for Trump after the 2020 election.
