Rudy Giuliani misses court-mandated deadline to respond to contempt motion: report

Embattled Donald Trump ally Rudy Giuliani missed a deadline to reply to a motion arguing he should be held in contempt, according to a report. was fully aware of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Civil Contempt, as well as the Court’s Order scheduling a hearing on the Motion for December 12, 2024," said a new filing to the court, brought by attorneys representing Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss. "As it turns out, Rudy hired new counsel in the collection action brought by Atlanta pollworkers Ruby Freeman & Shaye Moss, to whom Giuliani owes $148MM for defaming them after the 2020 election." Judge Beryl Howell warned Giuliani last month that if he did not respond to the motion, the court would treat it as "conceding" he is in civil contempt, opening him up to whatever sanctions Freeman and Moss argue are appropriate. The bottom line, Torrez concluded, is that "Rudy blew off his legal agreement not to keep defaming Atlanta pollworkers Ruby Freeman & Shaye Moss and now is going to pay the price."