Rudy Giuliani on Thursday appealed a judge’s decision last month ordering him to turn over most of his assets to two Georgia election workers to satisfy their $146 million defamation judgment.
After months of collection efforts, U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman on Oct. 22 ordered Giuliani to hand over his New York apartment, Mercedes-Benz, luxury watches, signed New York Yankees memorabilia and cash, among other items.
The former New York City mayor then missed the deadline to comply, but his new attorney has indicated much of the property has since been transferred.
Giuliani, who had consented to much of the turnover order, is now hoping to reverse it, filing a notice of appeal to bring the matter before the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
The Hill has reached out for comment to Giuliani’s spokesperson, who previously described the efforts to seize Giuliani’s assets as politically motivated bullying and intimidation.
Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss won the $146 million judgment at a jury trial last December after Giuliani defamed the mother-daughter duo by falsely claiming they engaged in mass election fraud while serving as election workers in Atlanta in 2020. Giuliani is separately appealing the verdict.
The duo has accused Giuliani of continuing to defame them and on Wednesday asked a separate judge to hold the former Trump attorney in civil contempt for recent comments on his radio show.
Freeman and Moss's legal team declined to comment.
Updated at 6:09 p.m. EST.
