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Rudy Giuliani is apparently starting to feel the heat, as the women he defamed, Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, have gotten a go-ahead signal from the court to start seizing his assets. He already turned over his Manhattan condo, but only after removing and hiding all the contents, despite the judge's instructions not to do so. As a next step, he has turned over his 1980 Mercedes-Benz convertible car that was once owned by Lauren Bacall, his luxury watch collection, and a diamond ring. Guiliani has also claimed to have instructed his bank to turn over $30,000 to the women. All this combined will come nowhere near his $148 million debt to them, though. Oh, and Giuliani is not happy about this, so he got himself a new lawyer, Joseph Cammarata. For Cammarata's sake, we hope he got paid in advance.
Friday was the deadline for Giuliani to turn over a long list of items to the women. While the items above are on the list, he has failed to turn over many others, including his Florida condo (where he is living since turning over his Manhattan apartment) and his collection of valuable World Series rings. He claims that he gave the World Series rings to his son long ago so they are no longer his to turn over. The women sued him over that claim. The trial will be on Jan. 16, 2025. Giuliani has objected to the date because he wants to attend the pre-inauguration festivities. It is unlikely that Donald Trump is keen on his going there, though, since Trump hates losers.
Since Giuliani has failed to turn over all the possessions the judge has ordered him to turn over, the judge could find him in contempt of court. However, Cammarata is claiming that many of the items Giuliani has withheld, including clothing, appliances, televisions, radios, computers, phones, and tableware, are exempt under state law.
Giuliani has been disbarred and so cannot practice law. Since few media outlets want anything to do with him, he has lost all his earning potential. He is not in a good situation now. (V)