Rudolph W. Giuliani announced his latest legal maneuver on Wednesday with an email blast at 2:44 a.m.
The short message said his new lawyer, a Staten Island divorce attorney, would provide an update later in the day on the $148 million that Mr. Giuliani must pay to two Georgia election workers whom he defamed.
But there was no update, at least in a legal sense. Instead, it marked a new turn in Mr. Giuliani’s shambolic legal battle.
Mr. Giuliani has already missed several deadlines to give the poll workers, Ruby Freeman and her daughter Shaye Moss, close to $11 million of his personal assets — a small down payment on the nine-figure judgment.
Some of the items include a luxury apartment on the Upper East Side and a collection of rare Yankees memorabilia. So far, the women have only received a number of Mr. Giuliani’s high-end watches and a vintage Mercedes-Benz convertible, among other collectibles.
If he does not comply fully with the handover, Mr. Giuliani could face steep penalties, including jail time. He could face further penalties if a federal judge in Washington, D.C., finds him in contempt for continuing to defame the two women.
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