AURN News with Ebony McMorris

The Big Payback: Giuliani’s Election Lies Cost Him Some of His Luxury Life

Ebony McMorris
October 24, 2024

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“For now, I want people to understand this. Money will never solve all of my problems,” said Ruby Freeman.

She is one of two Georgia election workers defamed by Rudy Giuliani after the 2020 election. During a news conference, she said, “I will always have to be careful about where I go and who I choose to share my name with.”

A general view shows 45 East 66th Street, a building that including an apartment owned by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

A federal judge has ruled that Giuliani must hand over his New York City apartment, sports memorabilia, and 26 luxury watches to Freeman and her daughter, Shaye Moss, as part of the $148 million defamation judgment against him. He falsely accused them of ballot fraud, fueling Donald Trump’s claim of a stolen election.

Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, a former Georgia election worker, is comforted by her mother Ruby Freeman, right, as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol continues to reveal its findings of a year-long investigation, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. On Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, a federal judge declined to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed against former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani by Moss and Freeman, who served as election workers in Georgia in November 2020. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

The lies spread by Giuliani led to violent threats that made the women fear for their lives. Giuliani’s team is appealing the judgment, but Freeman and Moss are already one step closer to receiving compensation for the harm caused by his false claims.

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White House Correspondent Ebony McMorris is a native Washingtonian and University of South Carolina alumna. Her passion is mentoring young adults by teaching community empowerment and media education. She is an NAB member and board member of the Thurgood Marshall Center and was presented the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award for contributing more than 4,000 hours of community service under the Obama Administration.