Judge rules against Rudy Giuliani in Georgia election workers’ defamation suit – as it happened

Trump's former attorney ordered to pay attorneys' fees of $89,172.50 for Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss

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  Rudy Giuliani liable for defaming Georgia election workers, judge rules

Jury selection will begin on 5 September in the contempt of Congress trial of Peter Navarro, a former White House aide to Donald Trump.

Navarro was indicted last year after failing to comply with two subpoenas from the bipartisan congressional committee investigating the January 6 attack. He attempted to argue that executive privilege concerns prevented him from cooperating with the panel, but a federal judge ruled against that defense today.