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Giuliani: I lied about ballot fraud in GA. So what?
HotAir ^ | July 26, 2023 | Ed Morrissey

Posted on 07/26/2023 5:47:11 PM PDT by Trump20162020

In a court filing last night, Rudy Giuliani admitted he lied about a key allegation that fueled the “Stop the Steal” movement in Georgia. Giuliani and others in Donald Trump’s post-election efforts accused two election workers — a mother and daughter — of manipulating ballots to wipe out Trump votes. A video of the ballot processing fueled this allegation, even though Georgia election officials insisted it showed nothing out of the ordinary.

Giuliani admitted to making false statements in accusing the two women, who are suing him for defamation. But Giuliani asserts in the same filing that he has a First Amendment right to, er … promote falsehoods, or something:

Rudolph W. Giuliani has admitted that while acting as a lawyer for former President Donald J. Trump, he made false statements in asserting that two Georgia election workers had mishandled ballots while counting votes in Atlanta during the 2020 election.

The admission by Mr. Giuliani came in court papers filed on Tuesday night as part of a defamation lawsuit that the two workers, Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, had brought against him in Federal District Court in Washington in December 2021.

In fact, Giuliani even admits in the filing that his statements were “defamatory per se,” and that they were both false and “actionable,” and that he was no longer disputing the factual allegations made by the two women. That in itself might be news to people who have stood by the claims made by Giuliani and Team Trump for more than two and a half years. Many of them refused to believe efforts to debunk these claims because Trump’s attorneys kept asserting them as fact, especially Giuliani.

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TOPICS: Politics
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1 posted on 07/26/2023 5:47:11 PM PDT by Trump20162020
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To: Trump20162020

“...even though Georgia election officials insisted it showed nothing out of the ordinary.”

Isn’t that our point?


2 posted on 07/26/2023 5:51:25 PM PDT by BobL (Trump has all the right Enemies; DeSantis has all the wrong Friends)
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To: Trump20162020

So why lie when truth is so abundant? Was he given incorrect information?


3 posted on 07/26/2023 5:52:41 PM PDT by Retain Mike ( Sat Cong)
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At this point why should we care if our side lies? What’s good for the goose is good for the gander


4 posted on 07/26/2023 5:54:37 PM PDT by Rattlesnake_Snook
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To: Rattlesnake_Snook

At this point why should we care if our side lies? What’s good for the goose is good for the gander

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The OP is a DeSantis supporter, he’s posting this article to throw shade on the 2024 Republican frontrunner.


5 posted on 07/26/2023 6:02:07 PM PDT by unclebankster ( Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel)
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To: unclebankster

Sorry articles you don’t like exist.


6 posted on 07/26/2023 6:03:22 PM PDT by Trump20162020
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To: Trump20162020

His claim as to your motive exists. Sorry you don’t like it.


7 posted on 07/26/2023 6:09:28 PM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: Trump20162020
Not a big enough story to knock the Hunter stuff off the air. A couple of stations will begin to report as breaking news what we already knew. No way to avoid or twist words. Not much the Democrats in the hearing can say “but Trump” won't cut it.
8 posted on 07/26/2023 6:11:08 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: All

Rudy’s side of the story:

Rudy W. Giuliani @RudyGiuliani 🚨CORRECTING THE RECORD🚨

The Fake News says I admitted to lying in an overnight court filing. I didn’t.

We are simply moving to a point in the case where we can file a motion to dismiss.

If you see a headline claiming I made an admission, just know it is #FakeNews.

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5:01 PM · Jul 26, 2023

https://twitter.com/RudyGiuliani/status/1684307957419241474


9 posted on 07/26/2023 6:11:30 PM PDT by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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Until Rudy explains this, I’m going to wait. ED MORRISSEY is a liberal Republican.


10 posted on 07/26/2023 6:11:32 PM PDT by TakebackGOP
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To: Trump20162020

He didn’t say he lied. He said he was giving his opinion.


11 posted on 07/26/2023 6:14:59 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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People were actually commiting election fraud. You dont have to lie about people who weren’t Rudy. Cripes.

So what? So you make everyone who believed you out to be dupes for believing you? You could have actually just targeted some of the people there who actuzlly did election fraud. They were all over. How about that.


12 posted on 07/26/2023 6:15:17 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Trump20162020
First, the headline is a lie. There is no way Giuliani said he lied, so what. Secondly, the question is, what if anything, he got wrong.

We all saw the video of ballots being pulled out from under table and run multiple times each.

https://nationalfile.com/video-georgia-poll-worker-ruby-freeman-runs-same-ballots-through-tabulation-machine-multiple-times/

Ruby Freeman was left unsupervised while repeatedly scanning the same ballot stacks for at least two minutes per the video footage isolated by National File.

13 posted on 07/26/2023 6:16:06 PM PDT by Kazan
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To: Trump20162020

Giuliani was totally the wrong attorney to be leading the effort regarding election / voting fraud. He has minimal experience in that area of law and listened to the likes of Sidney Powell. What a clown.


14 posted on 07/26/2023 6:16:46 PM PDT by Fury
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To: Trump20162020

Sorry articles you don’t like exist.

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The obscure article you posted doesn’t bother me one bit.

Carry on.


15 posted on 07/26/2023 6:17:43 PM PDT by unclebankster ( Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel)
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To: unclebankster

Wait. Now let me get this straight. Rudy submitted a late night document conceding that what he was saying about what happened election night was a lie and posting about it is somehow wrong?


16 posted on 07/26/2023 6:18:22 PM PDT by joesbucks (It’s called love-bombing. Claiming he’s saving the world. This is a cult. Just back away. )
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To: Trump20162020

But when the article you post is a lie, you should be ashamed you feel for the lie by Ed Morrissey. He said he was offering his opinion, based upon evidence he was provided, as well as, collected personally.


17 posted on 07/26/2023 6:18:48 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: joesbucks

Wait. Now let me get this straight. Rudy submitted a late night document conceding that what he was saying about what happened election night was a lie and posting about it is somehow wrong?

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Where did I say posting an obscure article about Rudy was wrong?

I didn’t.

I said the OP is a DeSantis supporter, who is posting this article to throw shade on the 2024 Republican frontrunner.


18 posted on 07/26/2023 6:24:58 PM PDT by unclebankster ( Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel)
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To: unclebankster

Obscure? That was a fairly significant admission. I’m no DeSantis fan, but I really wouldn’t care who the poster was or their motivation. It’s a big story. He’s given up on the having proof angle because the discovery is undermine and pulling in too many others so he’s claim now he’s got a first amendment right to slander/libel not only those 2 women, but anybody.


19 posted on 07/26/2023 6:30:29 PM PDT by joesbucks (It’s called love-bombing. Claiming he’s saving the world. This is a cult. Just back away. )
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