Giuliani loses Georgia election workers' defamation lawsuit by default

Former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani lost by default Wednesday in a defamation lawsuit filed by two Georgia election workers and a judge imposed sanctions on him in the case. 

In a scathing 57-page ruling, federal Judge Beryl Howell criticized Giuliani for not producing evidence as required for the case filed by election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, resulting in the default loss.

The judge also ordered Giuliani to pay the plaintiffs' attorneys fees totaling tens of thousands of dollars.

The ruling follows Giuliani's concession in July that he made "false" and "defamatory" statements about the election workers.

The former New York mayor is already facing financial difficulties due to his numerous legal battles.

In addition to the civil case filed by Freeman and Moss, Giuliani has been criminally charged in Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' probe of his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia.

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