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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Guiliani was among Donald Trump’s staunchest defenders in the final days of the administration – echoing his allegations of voter fraud and taking those allegations to state lawmakers across the country.
He now finds himself indicted by a grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, with his legal bills piling up as he fends off multiple investigations and lawsuits, and fights to retain his attorney’s license.
Lawyers for the once-powerful former mayor – who relishes fine cigars – have cited his financial troubles in court, and his legal fees have now run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
He’s even put his Upper East Side apartment on the market, though some real estate experts doubt it’ll hit the $6.5million price tag, in part because of the ‘negative perception’ of all the drama. legal.
Fees and fines keep piling up. Giuliani was the second official identified after Trump in the Georgia indictment on Tuesday, accusing them of a “criminal enterprise” as part of Trump’s election-cancellation effort.
Rudy Giuliani was indicted by a grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia. This is only the latest of his legal setbacks. A court filing says he’s struggling to comply with an order to pay $89,000 in legal fees and wants to stay it
By order of the judge, he will have to surrender for arrest by August 25.
Georgian election officials Shaye Moss and Ruby Freeman, who are referenced in the indictment, sued Giuliani for defamation.
A judge ordered him to pay them $89,000 in legal fees.
Late last month, he admitted in a legal filing that he had made the statements detailed in their complaint and that “to the extent that the statements were statements of fact and otherwise actionable, those actual statements of fact were false”.
It is unclear whether he has assets available to pay the charges, and he is asking the court to defer payment. According to a new deposit in the case, Giuliani’ is experiencing financial difficulties and wants payment of the fee to be a toll until the matter is resolved.
“Giuliani needs more time to pay attorneys’ fees and would like the opportunity to ask the Court for an extension.”
He faces significant exposure in the Fulton County case. He is charged with 13 counts, including misrepresentation and solicitation of public officials as part of the “fake” voters scheme.
His “massive” legal bills now run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, CNN reported.
He faces another defamation lawsuit from Smartmatic, plus one from Dominion Voting Systems, both related to his defense of Trump and allegations of fraud.
Giuliani (pictured in 1987) ripped Fulton County DA Fanni Willis for hitting him with RICO charges he once used against mobs and white-collar criminals
Noelle Dunphy has filed a $10 million lawsuit against Giuliani, alleging sexual harassment and abuse
Giuliani has put his New York apartment up for sale
Giuliani, pictured with former President Donald Trump in Bedminster, New Jersey,
Ruby Freeman, the mother of Wandrea ArShaye Shaye Moss, a Fulton County, Georgia, election worker, sued Giuliani for defamation
Giuliani and Trump attorney Sidney Powell (r) were each charged on Tuesday
He parted with some of his resources during an acrimonious divorce from Judith Giuliani.
Noelle Dunphy in May sued him for $10 million for sexual harassment and abuse. Transcripts of audio tapes in one of her documents instruct her, “Come here, big boobs. Come here, big boobs. Your breasts belong to me.
Giuliani has “unequivocally” denied the charges.
Facing financial difficulties, Giuliani put his $6.5 million Upper East Side co-op on the market.
But Coldwell Banker’s Cara Ameer told Realtor.com he might have to provide a discount for negative goodwill.
“While many properties command a small premium for ‘ambitious celebrity prices’, in this case it could work against it,” said Ameer, a listing agent.
“Given all the legal drama hanging over Giuliani for his involvement with former President Trump, the property may have a negative perception,” Ameer continued. “Because Giuliani’s legal troubles are well known, it could be difficult to command the best price for this property. . There is no doubt that a buyer will want to try to take advantage of the situation and feed themselves a little.
Giulani slammed Willis on Tuesday for using against him the racketeering law he started as a US attorney in New York.
“This is ridiculous racketeering law enforcement,” he told Newsmax host Eric Bolling.
“There’s probably no one who knows it better than me. Probably some who know it too. I was the first to use it in white-collar cases,” he said.
“It is not intended for electoral disputes. I mean, it’s ridiculous what she’s doing,” he added.
“Also, I don’t know if she realizes it because she seems like a pretty incompetent and sloppy prosecutor. What she did yesterday with that indictment is inexcusable. If she was working for me, I would have fired her,’ he added, referring to the fact that the indictment was posted online before the grand jury voted to drop the charges. .