Rudy Giuliani must give control of his New York City apartment, a 1980s Mercedes-Benz once owned by Lauren Bacall, several luxury watches and many other assets to two Georgia election workers he defamed.
Lewis Liman, a US district judge in New York, appointed Ruby Freeman and her daughter Shaye Moss as recipients of the property and gave the former New York mayor and Trump confidante seven days to turn over the assets.
A jury ruled that Giuliani owes them around $150m for spreading lies about them after the 2020 election though Giuliani is appealing the ruling. Liman authorized the two women to immediately begin selling the assets.
For those who are interested: This is trolling, in the original sense. It’s not designed to cause a fight or mislead anyone. It’s an obvious, harmless fake to anyone who slows down and thinks about it, but perfectly easy to take at face value if you’re a little bit rushed in your response. It’s at the perfect inflection point between entertainment and toxicity, without actually doing any harm. It just serves to keep everyone on their toes.