Giuliani is keeping his home safe from defamation lawsuits

Rudolph W. Giuliani made a deal with two Georgia election workers who he repeatedly, and falsely, said helped steal the 2020 election.

A former New York City mayor is at risk of losing millions of dollars in personal memorabilia, valuables and possessions he amassed during his decades in law enforcement and then in the public office. He was ordered to pay about $11 million in a $148 million judgment he paid to election workers Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Shaye Moss, who he said rigged the vote.

Full details of the settlement have yet to be released. Mr. Giuliani declared total victory and said he would hang up all the items, which include 10 Upper East Side apartments, a vintage Mercedes-Benz convertible and a signed Joe DiMaggio suit.

The plaintiffs said through their legal team that they agreed to let Mr. Giuliani keep their property in exchange for an undisclosed compensation and a promise not to abuse the women again.

“We fought to clear our name, restore our reputation and prove we did nothing wrong,” the women said in a statement. “Today is a big step in our journey. We have reached an agreement and can move on with our lives. “

Mr. Giuliani’s lawyer, Joseph Cammarata, said outside the courthouse on Thursday that negotiations had been “over the last 72 hours” and that his client was satisfied with the outcome.

In a statement, Mr. Giuliani said he would keep his properties, including his Manhattan cooperative and a Palm Beach, Fla., condo.

The deal came after a dramatic day in court, where Mr. Giuliani had hoped to stand up for the right to keep the Florida home and three Yankees World Series rings.

But he never showed up.

For hours, lawyers paced the courtroom in Lower Manhattan, and the judge, Lewis J. Liman, never took the bench.

The reason for Mr. Giuliani’s absence is unclear, but more than an hour after the trial began, a video was posted on his X account of a dog named Vinny wearing a tie with a text on it. that Trump.

“Vinny loves hanging out at Mar-a-Lago, but he’s ready to spend more time in Washington, DC for the next four years in support of his favorite president—Donald J. Trump!” said the message.

It appeared as of Thursday that Mr. Giuliani’s baseless claims about the employees cost him millions of dollars in assets. He did not cooperate in handing over most of the property, which is why he was held in contempt of court earlier this month.

Mr. Giuliani is expected to be the first witness in the trial on Thursday, followed by his son, Andrew Giuliani, who is expected to testify that his father gave them three World Series rings — specially made for the president. former city after the Yankees’ championship. won in 1996, 1999 and 2000 – many years ago and therefore they should not be arrested.

Mr. Giuliani had long asked for the trial to be delayed, saying it would interfere with his plans to attend events surrounding Mr. Trump’s inauguration in Washington.

Mr. Giuliani, 80, a former federal prosecutor in the New York district where the trial took place, was barred from law in New York, where he was born and raised, and most recently in Washington, DC. years for attempting to tamper with the 2020 election results. He also faces criminal charges in two states and other civil actions related to those efforts.

The deposition comes at a good time for Mr. Giuliani. Judge Liman last week held him in contempt for failing to answer basic questions that would have substantiated his claim that the Palm Beach residence was his primary residence and therefore exempt from foreclosure under Florida law.

Mr. Giuliani was also detained in a Washington court last week for continuing to make disparaging comments about two election workers. The judge in that case, Beryl A. Howell, said any other offense would have sent him to prison.