How Rudy Giuliani, once a national hero, ruined his own reputation

Discussion in 'Politics' started by themickey, Sep 17, 2022.

  1. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    #101     Mar 6, 2024
  2. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    Just Giuliani failing to turn over his assets in bankruptcy proceedings as ordered by the court. Also it should be noted that Giuliani does not pay his federal taxes and does not have property insurance.

    Rudy Giuliani won't give up 'pot of gold' Florida condo to bankruptcy creditors: report
    https://www.rawstory.com/rudy-florida-condo/

    Bankrupt Rudy Giuliani's "pot of gold" may be his prized Palm Beach condo.

    Creditors say they want to sell the pad, but have so far been rebuffed by the former New York City mayor.

    "Accordingly, the Committee respectfully requests that this Court compel [Giuliani] to take all necessary steps to sell the Florida Condo and obtain homeowners insurance in order to preserve and protect estate resources and abide by his duty to maximize the value of the estate for the benefit of his creditors," according to court papers filed on Friday in New York's Bankruptcy Court and first reported by Politico's Kyle Cheney.

    It appears to be the same property that was placed under a $549,435.26 federal tax lien by the IRS.


    Giuliani filed for Chapter 11 protection soon after a Fulton County jury awarded $148 million to mother-daughter Georgia election workers Shaye Moss and Ruby Freeman for the reputational and emotional harm they claim they endured when Giuliani publicly assassinated their character by making bogus accusations that they were fraudulently amassing votes to benefit Biden against Trump in the 2020 presidential election.

    Creditors suggest they're being stonewalled to add the Florida home to the collection offerings which also include a $25,000 Mercedes-Benz SL500, a signed Joe DiMaggio shirt and Reggie Jackson photo - unknown, three New York Yankees World Series rings worth $30,000, and over $1.4 million in retirement accounts.

    "On several occasions, [Giuliani] has emphasized his limited assets available for distribution to creditors—according to the [his] counsel, 'there’s no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.'"

    "Of this purported limited pool of assets disclosed by [Giuliani], the Florida Condo is a key asset, and the proceeds thereof will be available to satisfy the claims of his creditors."

    They accuse Giuliani of making "no effort to monetize this nonexempt property of the estate."

     
    #102     Mar 16, 2024
  3. themickey

    themickey

    Rudy Giuliani Says Loyalty to Donald Trump Will Help Him in Heaven
    Published Mar 17, 2024
    Giuliani Doesn't Regret A 'Damn Thing' After $148 Million Judgment
    By Natalie Venegas Weekend Reporter
    https://www.newsweek.com/rudy-giuliani-said-loyalty-donald-trump-help-heaven-1880128

    Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said on Sunday that his loyalty to former President Donald Trump will help him "in heaven."

    Giuliani, who also previously served as a lawyer for Trump, is currently facing a penalty of $148 million after he was found liable in court for defaming two Georgia election workers, the mother-daughter pair Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss. In the wake of the 2020 presidential election, as the former mayor became a significant proponent of Trump's false claims of widespread voter fraud that made him lose to Joe Biden, Giuliani spread unfounded conspiracy theories that the pair had committed election fraud while counting ballots in Fulton County, Georgia.

    Freeman and Moss said in the lawsuit that the claims about them, which were amplified considerably by Giuliani, resulted in them receiving a torrent of harassment and threats. Following the verdict against him, the former mayor told reporters that he did not "regret a damn thing" about the comments he made, and decried the "absurdity" of the penalty amount, which resulted in him filing for bankruptcy last year.

    In a Sunday WABC radio broadcast, Giuliani said he would be disbarred for what he stated was "confidential stuff" after he was found liable for defaming Freeman and Moss.

    "The Bar Association is going to crucify me no matter what. I will be disbarred in New York. I will be disbarred in Washington. It will have nothing to do with anything I did wrong," he said. "And I consider that something that will help me in heaven for sticking to my principles and not being a weakling, like all these weaklings who are afraid to represent Trump."

    Newsweek has reached out to Giuliani via an email online form and Trump's spokesperson via email for comment.

    However, Giuliani's comments come after he said last month he is owed $2 million in legal fees from the former president's campaign.

    Speaking at a New York bankruptcy court hearing in early February, Giuliani said Trump's campaign team never paid him for work he did after the 2020 election.

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    Rudy Giuliani speaks to members of the media on January 21 in Manchester, New Hampshire. The former New York City mayor said on Sunday that his loyalty to former President Donald Trump will help him... Brandon Bell/Getty Images

    Giuliani said during the meeting with his creditors at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York that his claim about the money he is owed is against the Trump campaign and the Republican National Campaign, not against Trump himself, Bloomberg Law reported.

    More recently, he took aim at Judge Scott McAfee who on Friday ruled that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can continue prosecuting Trump and other defendants, including Giuliani, in the Georgia election interference case.

    In August, Trump and 18 co-defendants were indicted by a Georgia grand jury and face criminal racketeering charges for allegedly attempting to overturn the state's electoral results in the 2020 election won by Biden.

    McAfee ruled that the district attorney could continue on the case as long as Nathan Wade, a special prosecutor she was accused of having an inappropriate relationship with, was removed. Wade ultimately resigned shortly after the judge's ruling.

    Giuliani was originally charged on 13 counts including violating Georgia's anti-organized crime RICO act, conspiracy to commit forgery in the first degree and conspiracy to file false documents. He, like Trump, has pled not guilty to all charges and strongly denies any wrongdoing.

    However, last week McAfee quashed six counts in the indictment, including three against Giuliani and Trump.

    Speaking on Newsmax, Giuliani said of McAfee's decision regarding Willis, "This is absurd. This judge is a disgrace. He's an absolute disgrace. This woman [Willis] committed perjury right in front of him...What kind of a sissy boy is he? The woman made a fool out of him, treated him like garbage...This judge has so little regard for the law."
     
    #103     Mar 18, 2024
  4. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    #104     Aug 21, 2024
  5. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    Giuliani gets pwned.

    Whining Giuliani schooled by official: "I know you're no longer a licensed attorney because you made false statements about the election, so allow me to clarify Michigan law for you."
    https://boingboing.net/2024/09/04/w...allow-me-to-clarify-michigan-law-for-you.html

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    Chock full o'Nuttiness: Rudy Giuliani peddles coffee in a low-production value advertisement

    Rudy Giuliani thought he could cash in big by using every dirty trick he could think of to get his pal Donald back in the White House. Instead, it has rendered him disgraced, disbarred, and destitute. He is crippled by hundreds of million of dollars in debt, including defamation damages, unpaid taxes to the IRS and New York government, and outstanding legal fees. His predicament is so dire that he even owes $9,530 in overdraft fees on his Citigold checking account, forcing him to pathetically hawk stuff like "Rudy Coffee."

    You might think Rudy would want to back off and work on getting his life back together so he could live out his remaining years in relative peace. Instead, he's still making false claims and accusations about the upcoming election.

    "URGENT NOTICE: Michigan's corrupt Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is already engaging in election interference by keeping RFK Jr.'s name on the ballot. This is just one of many examples of what they're doing to keep Trump out of the White House…" he posted on Xitter.

    But Benson wasn't in the mood to put up with Rudy's foolishness.

    "Hi @RudyGiuliani," she xitted. "I know you're no longer a licensed attorney because you made several "demonstrably false and misleading statements" about the 2020 election, so allow me to clarify Michigan law for you. MCL 168.686a(4): Candidates who are nominated and accept a minor party's nomination 'shall not be permitted to withdraw.'"


    Keep peddling that coffee, Rudy!

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    #105     Sep 5, 2024
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  6. Tuxan

    Tuxan

    I often ponder how Rudy would have been better off had he reconsidered moving the emergency response center to WTC Building 7, especially since the WTC had already been attacked. It seems the choice was made out of convenience and a misguided belief that lightning never strikes twice.

    This decision forced him to spin a huge lie and lean into the narrative that he was a great hero, masking what was actually a massive failure. Over time, he became a figure defined by evasion and deception. He was never a truly decent man but he was a leader, abet a cruel one at times.

    He could have retired quietly and comfortably, maybe even kept his questionable relationship with his first cousin going until his liver gave out. Then a couple of donor livers. But instead, he became another terrible moral compass for Trump, who was eager to deploy his own set of big lies.
     
    Last edited: Sep 5, 2024
    #106     Sep 5, 2024
  7. Atlantic

    Atlantic

    suicide is his best option at this point.
     
    #107     Sep 5, 2024
  8. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    #108     Sep 16, 2024
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  9. Atlantic

    Atlantic

    #109     Oct 3, 2024
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  10. Atlantic

    Atlantic

    #110     Oct 11, 2024