'Scathing rebuke': Georgia judge doesn't hold back in ruling against Trump co-defendant

The Georgia judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s election racketeering case on Friday issued a “scathing rebuke” of co-defendant Rudy Giuliani’s attorneys, according to experts and court records.

Judge Scott McAfee denied Giuliani’s motion for an extension on the Jan. 8 deadline to file pre-trial motions in the Fulton County case, records show.

Giuliani’s lawyers' argument that he hadn’t been able to review “voluminous” discovery materials — or the proposed evidence to be presented at trial — wasn’t good enough, McAfee wrote.

“Defendant does not articulate exactly what discovery must still be reviewed, or why the review has not been completed in the approximately four months that have passed since arraignment,” McAfee writes.

One possible distraction may have been the $148 million defamation lawsuit Giuliani faced from two Georgia poll workers in Washington D.C. and his subsequent declaration of bankruptcy.

That didn’t stop McAfee from chastising Giuliani’s attorneys for failing to detail what material they had yet to review and how much more time they needed to review it.

McAfee also issued a fact-check.

“While Defendant claims to have filed ‘many’ motions concerning discovery, none appear on the docket,” McAfee added. “The motion is DENIED.”

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MSNBC legal analyst Andrew Weissmann reviewed the motion Friday and shared his opinion with follows on X.

“This is a pretty scathing rebuke of Giuliani's counsel,” Weissmann wrote.

His followers agreed, but noted reports that Giuliani’s former attorneys last fall sued “America’s Mayor” for $1.4 million in legal fees they say he never paid.

“How hard would anyone work if they're not being paid?” retorted Ken Cox. “ It won't be long before Rudy qualifies for a public defender and then he'll get better representation.”