Judge Beryl Howell threatened Rudy Giuliani with jail if he continues to defy a $148 million defamation judgment.
The settlement was signed Thursday afternoon, just hours after the former New York City Mayor had been set to testify.
Two Georgia election workers asked a federal judge to hold Rudy Giuliani in contempt for allegedly continuing to defame them in violation of a court order.
A judge in New York found Giuliani in contempt of court on Monday for failing to comply with orders to turn over information about his assets to two former election workers.
Former NYC Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has settled a defamation lawsuit brought by two Georgia election workers and will keep his homes.
Plaintiffs’ attorneys have asked U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington, D.C., to impose civil contempt sanctions against Giuliani, the former New York City mayor who served as Donald
Giuliani said the settlement will allow him to keep all of his personal belongings, which he had been turning over to the election workers.
Rudy Giuliani has reached an agreement with two Georgia election workers that he defamed to settle the nearly $150 million judgment against him, in a deal that will allow him to keep his home and most valuable possessions.
The deal was announced after Giuliani was a no-show at the trial to determine the fate of his World Series rings and Florida home.
Rudy Giuliani has been held in contempt of court for the second time in a week after a federal judge in Washington, D.C., lambasted the former New York City mayor for repeatedly attacking a pair of election workers he defamed despite a court order that blocks him from repeating false statements against them.
After he was found in contempt twice in one week, Rudy Giuliani faces another treacherous week ahead at a trial to determine whether his Florida condominium and three World Series rings must be turned over to two Georgia election workers.
Rudy Giuliani has settled with two Georgia elections workers in a deal they say let him keep his homes and personal belongings in return for compensation and a promise to never defame them again.