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'He's almost 80!' Giuliani lawyer blames his age for continued smears of election workers

An attorney representing former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Tuesday blamed his client's age for his seemingly self-destructive decision to continue lobbing smears against defamed Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss.

According to Politico's Kyle Cheney, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Beryl Howell began the day's damages trial by scolding Giuliani for once again making baseless accusations against Freeman and Moss, despite the fact that he had already been found liable for defaming them after the 2020 presidential election.

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Jury to determine damages Giuliani owes to poll workers

A federal jury began hearing arguments in Washington on Monday to determine how much former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani should pay for defaming two Georgia election workers.

US District Judge Beryl Howell, in a ruling in August, found Giuliani liable of defaming Fulton County poll workers Ruby Freeman and her daughter Wandrea Moss with his November 2020 election lies.

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'Surprise!' Judge dryly mocks Giuliani's attorney after he makes another legal slip

U.S. District Court Chief Judge Beryl Howell was reportedly frustrated on Monday with an attorney representing Rudy Giuliani in his defamation trial related to the 2020 election.

Attorney Joseph Sibley followed his opening statements for Giuliani by objecting to evidence presented by an attorney for former election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss.

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Giuliani lawyer compares client to Amber Heard and civil suit to 'death penalty': report

Rudy Giuliani’s attorney Monday compared his client to Johnny Depp’s ex-wife, likened civil litigation to the death penalty and wrapped up his opening statement in about five minutes, according to a reporter in the courtroom.

Joe Sibley’s slapdash summary came after Giuliani infuriated the Washington D.C. civil court judge overseeing two Georgia poll worker's $43 million civil defamation case by strolling into court late.

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Rudy Giuliani is cautionary tale against following Donald Trump's lies: analyst

Rudy Giuliani, once known as America’s mayor and now facing criminal election interference charges and a potentially bank-breaking defamation lawsuit, is a cautionary tale for America about what happens when you follow Donald Trump, political analysts say.

“I think he’s a cautionary tale for the whole country,” Tim Miller, former political director for Republican Voters Against Trump, told MSNBC’s Chris Jansing Monday.

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Judge 'visibly annoyed' after Rudy Giuliani shows up 20 minutes late to defamation trial

U.S. District Court Chief Judge Beryl Howell appeared "visibly annoyed" on Monday after Rudy Giuliani was late to his defamation trial.

According to MSNBC's Kyle Griffin, Giuliani was 20 minutes late to the hearing.

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Rudy Giuliani: Electing Obama has 'taken us back 40 or 50 years on race relations'

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani blamed Barack Obama — the nation's first Black president — for a deterioration of race relations in the United States.

On his Sunday radio program, Giuliani called Democrats "the party of slavery."

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Fani Willis has served notice to Trump what her 'endgame' is: Guardian reporter

During an appearance on MSNBC on Sunday morning, Guardian reporter Hugo Lowell suggested that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has put Donald Trump on notice that he can expect no plea deals or mercy and that she fully intends to see that he goes to jail.

Speaking with MSNBC host Katie Phang, Lowell elaborated on his report about a fiery exchange of emails between Willis and Trump's attorneys and said they set the stage for the Georgia prosecutor's "endgame" in the sprawling racketeering case related to accusation of 2020 presidential election interference.

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'Money play': GOP strategist explains why Kevin McCarthy is still clinging to Donald Trump

Kevin McCarthy recently endorsed Trump and said he would consider working in a future administration of the former president, but his motives are suspect, a Republican insider said Saturday.

Republican strategist Susan del Percio, who has a history of working with Republican candidates and in Rudy Giuliani's administration, appeared on MSNBC's Ayman, where she was asked about the potential for the failed House speaker to claim a spot in Trump's next administration, should he prevail in 2024.

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'Mid-life crisis': Expert shows how Trump co-defendant became a far-right coup lawyer

Pro-Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro was charged as one of the former president's co-defendants for allegedly drafting a secret memo outlining how to steal the 2020 presidential election.

But he wasn't always that way, legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin — who once studied with Chesebro in law school — told MSNBC anchor Chris Hayes on Friday's edition of "All In." Indeed, he seems to have spiraled into a Trump foot soldier after a mid-life crisis.

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'Equal justice time': Mary Trump exposes alleged crimes of her extended family

Donald Trump's niece, Mary Trump, on Thursday exposed what she said are alleged crimes among her extended family.

Mary Trump, who earlier in the day accused Marjorie Taylor Greene of using a bribe to get the V.P. spot under Trump, was responding to the news that Hunter Biden had been hit with new criminal charges.

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Cassidy Hutchinson spills more dirt on Trump's 'volcanic temper'

Trump is a volcano that blasts ketchup magma often behind closed doors, according to his former aide.

Cassidy Hutchinson, the former aide to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, told MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell that Mar-a-Lago's walls and others gracing the 45th president have been splattered by ketchup following one of his alleged tantrums.

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Jack Smith was just handed 'valuable evidence' from Wisconsin fake electors case: expert

Fake electors in Wisconsin agreed Wednesday that President Joe Biden won the 2020 election — and an expert predicts special counsel Jack Smith is already planning how to use their admission in his federal investigation.

Donald Trump has already been indicted for the attempt to overthrow the 2020 election, and Just Security's Ryan Goodman explained the 10 fake electors, as part of their agreement in settling a civil trial, have pledged to aid in the federal probe of the former president.

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