Howell blasted Giuliani for "willful ... misconduct," and "slippery" statements in failing to turn over the requested information as part of the legal process known as discovery. A federal judge on Wednesday issued a default judgment against former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and ordered him to pay sanctions of nearly $133,000 in a civil conspiracy lawsuit by two Georgia election workers he had claimed mishandled ballots in the 2020 presidential contest. The women had sued Giuliani in 2021 with claims of defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and civil conspiracy. "Given the willful shirking of his discovery obligations in anticipation of andduring this litigation, Giuliani leaves little other choice," Howell wrote. Howell also ordered Giuliani to compel two of his companies to pay another $43,684 to the women for the same conduct.

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Persons: Giuliani, Ruby Freeman, Wandrea, Howell, Beryl Howell, ArShaye Moss, Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Freeman, Moss Organizations: Washington , D.C, Trump, Giuliani Communications, Giuliani Partners, Giuliani Locations: U.S, Washington ,, Georgia, Atlanta