Trump's former lawyer tells judge he 'has no car, credit card, or cash'

Rudy Giuliani, the erstwhile politician of New York and idiosyncratic lawyer to Donald Trump, has pleaded poorness successful a US court, telling a justice helium has nary car, recognition card, oregon cash.

Guiliani, 80, was appearing successful national tribunal successful the metropolis earlier a January proceedings to determine which assets helium indispensable manus implicit to 2 Georgia predetermination workers helium accused of lying to assistance bargain the 2020 statesmanlike contention from Mr Trump, who mislaid to Joe Biden.

Last December, the now-disbarred lawyer was told to wage $148m (£118m) successful damages to Ruby Freeman and her girl Wandrea Moss.

The women told a Washington tribunal their reputations were ruined and racist and convulsive threats were made against them that turned their lives upside down due to the fact that of Giuliani's lies.

On Tuesday, Giuliani complained his regular beingness had been hamstrung by the brace and, aft Manhattan District Court Judge Lewis Liman formed uncertainty connected his inability to find paperwork for a car, helium pointed astatine the justice and said: "Your accusation that I person been not diligent astir this is wholly incorrect.

"I don't person a car, I don't person a recognition card, I don't person cash. I can't wage my bills."

Judge Liman warned Giuliani not to talk again successful tribunal unless testifying nether oath and said his highest precedence should beryllium "complying with the court's orders. Period."

Judge Liman had antecedently threatened the suspect with civilian contempt for failing to surrender assets, including a luxury Manhattan apartment, to partially screen what helium owes.

Giuliani's lawyer Joseph Cammarata told Judge Liman that his lawsuit had turned implicit 90% of the assets, but Giuliani's spot successful Florida and sports memorabilia volition beryllium astatine contented successful the January trial.

Judge Liman besides told the suspect helium wouldn't hold the proceedings truthful helium could spell to Trump inauguration events.

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Giuliani pleaded not blameworthy to transgression charges successful Georgia and Arizona that helium was among those attempting to overturn the 2020 election.

Mr Trump, a Republican similar Giuliani, won a second White House term earlier this month, beating vice president Kamala Harris.

The president-elect has agelong pushed debunked claims that his rightful triumph successful the 2020 contention was stolen from him, contempt providing nary grounds to enactment it and losing aggregate tribunal cases connected to it.