Rudy Giuliani dismisses $148m damages verdict as ‘absurd’ as former election workers praise decision – as it happened

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Moss went on to thank the court and jury for listening to her and her mother's experience in the aftermath of Giuliani's defamatory statements.

Her voice broke slightly when she added: I know I won't be able to retire from my job with the county like my grandma did, but I hope having taken these very big steps towards justice, I can make her proud."

The lies Rudy Giuliani told about me and my mommy after the 2020 presidential election have changed our lives and the past few years has been devastating.

The flame that Giuliani lit with those lies and passed to so many others to keep that flame blazing changed every aspect of our lives - our homes, our family, our work, our sense of safety, our mental health. And we're still working to rebuild.