In Closing Arguments Giuliani’s Own Attorney Compares Him To ‘Flat-Earther’ Who Won’t Stop Believing In Stolen Election

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Rudy Giuliani’s own attorney compared him to a fanatical “flat-earther” who will never stop believing the 2020 election lie, and asked the jury to “have sympathy” when determining how much he owes the plaintiffs in his defamation suit.

Politico’s Kyle Cheney live-tweeted closing arguments in the defamation case Thursday.

“[Joe] Sibley repeatedly criticizing Giuliani, comparing him to flat-earthers who will never stop believing election lies, saying he committed an ‘injustice’ against Moss/Freeman, noting he’s almost 80. ‘Rudy Giuliani shouldn’t be defined by what’s happened in recent times,'” Cheney posted.

Cheney continued, “Now SIBLEY recalling Rudy as a unifying figure around 9/11, wants jury to remember him that way. ‘This is a man who did great things. If he hasn’t been so great lately, I want you to judge him by the entire character of who he is.’ Urges jury to have sympathy.”

The civil case was brought by Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, two Georgia election workers whose lives were upended after Giuliani repeatedly claimed they manipulated ballots in the 2020 presidential election. The women received myriad racist threats and were forced to avoid being out in public for their own safety. They are asking for upwards of $43 million in damages.

“Attorney for Freeman/Moss now giving closing arguments,” Cheney continued. “He begins with Giuliani’s press comments 3 days ago: ‘Mr. Giuliani’s defense is that his reputation, his comfort, his goals are more important than Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss. That is a fiction and it ends today.'”

“Mr. Giuliani has shown over and over and over again that he will not take our clients’ names out of his mouth. The facts do not, can not, and will not stop him … he says he isn’t sorry. He’s telegraphing that he will do this again. Believe him,” Cheney quoted the attorney.

U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell chastised Giuliani in court this week for making further defamatory statements about the women outside the federal courthouse.

Giuliani did not take the stand.