'I can't pay my bills,' Rudy Giuliani says in courtroom outburst
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rudy Giuliani was rebuked by a federal judge on Tuesday after the former New York City mayor interrupted a court hearing, pleading he could not pay his bills because two Georgia election workers to whom he owes $148 million have tied up his assets.
The two election workers won the $148 million verdict from a jury in Washington, D.C. after accusing Giuliani of destroying their reputations by lying that they tried to help steal the 2020 U.S. presidential election from Trump.
U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman in Manhattan previously threatened Giuliani with civil contempt for failing to surrender assets, including a luxury Manhattan apartment, to partially cover what he owes.
That prompted Giuliani, 80, to speak up, complaining that his day-to-day life had been hamstrung by the election workers.
"Your implication that I have been not diligent about this is totally incorrect," Giuliani said from the defense table, pointing at the judge.
"I don't have a car, I don't have a credit card, I don't have cash," Giuliani said. "I can't pay my bills."
'I can't pay my bills,' Rudy Giuliani says in courtroom outburst
Rudy Giuliani was rebuked by a federal judge on Tuesday after the former New York City mayor interrupted a court hearing, pleading he could not pay his bills because two Georgia election workers to whom he owes $148 million have tied up his assets. Giuliani, once a personal lawyer for U.S...
