A Washington, D.C. jury has awarded nearly $150 million to Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye Moss” in the defamation case they filed against Rudy Giuliani for his claims he made falsely accusing them of participating in fraud in the 2020 election.
According to CNN, the verdict was unanimous and included a variety of damages for each of the two plaintiffs who were Georgia election workers in 2020 — and targeted by former President Donald Trump and his allies who accused them of helping steal the election from him.
Both Moss and Freeman testified regarding the deluge of harassment, racist attacks, and death threats they received after being falsely accused of committing election fraud, including being afraid to use their real names, having to flee their homes, and having to quit their jobs as election workers.
Moss and Freeman were awarded nearly $17 million and just over $16 million for their defamation claims, $20 million each for their emotional distress claims — plus $75 million in punitive damages.
All together, the damages total more than $148 million. Giuliani will also be on the hook for the plaintiffs’ attorneys fees.
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