A jury has awarded Shaye Moss and her mother Ruby Freeman, two Georgia election workers whom Rudy Giuliani defamed following Trump’s 2020 election loss, $148 million in damages.
According to @CNN, the ladies were awarded over $16 million each for defamation, $20 million each for emotional distress and $75 million total in punitive damages.
Via @CNBC:
“Giuliani had said at a Georgia Senate hearing after the 2020 election that Freeman and Moss at a ballot-counting location had passed each other USB flash drives like “vials of heroin or cocaine” as part of a scheme to defraud Trump of an election win. Moss later testified to Congress that she and her mother were passing candy.”
Giuliani reportedly continued antagonizing her, making inappropriate claims about her and her daughter and threatening them. She eventually left her home for two months at the beginning of 2021 per the recommendation of the FBI.
During the trial, Freeman shared emails in which she was threatened. “We are coming for you and your family!” one email read, according to evidence shown to jurors. “Ms. Ruby, safest place for you right now is in prison. Or you will swing from the trees.”
Maybe Rudy, Giuliani‘s supporters will learn not to accuse people of voter fraud, this upcoming election season! Congratulations on the bag, ladies! #BWLM💕 #ToFreedom!
