Jury to Decide How Much Giuliani Pays in Defamation Suit

An attorney for two Georgia election workers told jurors on Dec. 11 that Rudy Giuliani, former President Donald Trump’s former attorney, owed his clients tens of millions of dollars in damages after spreading lies about their conduct during the 2020 presidential election. The plaintiffs—Ruby Freeman and her daughter Shaye Moss—seek as much as $43 million. Mr. Giuliani’s attorney, Joseph Sibley, suggested that the amount was “the civil equivalent of a death penalty” and that granting the plaintiffs’ request would spell “the end” for his client. Ms. Freeman and Ms. Moss are seeking damages for defamatory statements and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Their attorney, Michael Gottlieb, urged the jury to use the punitive damages to send a message that Mr. Giuliani’s conduct was not inevitable and wouldn’t be tolerated....