Donald Trump’s former personal attorney Rudy Giuliani lashed out at the federal judge overseeing his massive $148 million payout for defaming two Georgia election workers in court on Tuesday.
Giuliani interrupted the court hearing, to angrily lash out at U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman after he pointed out that Giuliani is not complying with orders from the court to surrender his assets.
“Your implication that I have been not diligent about this is totally incorrect. I have no car, no credit card, no cash, everything I have is tied up, they have put stop orders on my business accounts, and I can’t pay my bills,” he said.
Liman then warned Giuliani that his lawyer should be doing the talking in court and he should only speak if under oath.
“He’s either represented by counsel, or he’s permitted to proceed pro se — he can’t have hybrid representation,” Liman told his attorney Joseph Cammarata. “There should be no higher priority for your client than complying with the court’s orders, period.”
A trial is scheduled for Jan. 16 to determine whether Giuliani must surrender his Florida home and sports memorabilia, including four World Series rings.
Cammarata asked Liman to push back the trial so Giuliani could attend events related to Trump’s inauguration.
Liman denied the request saying Giuliani’s “social calendar does not constitute due cause.”
Outside the courthouse, Giuliani attacked Liman as a “left-wing Democrat,” while acknowledging that the judge is a Trump appointee. Still, Giuliani maintained, the judge is “about as left-wing as you get.”
He also suggested that the trial doesn’t matter because Liman is “going to rule against me.”
“The reality is I have no cash,” the former New York City mayor said. “It’s all tied up. So right now, if I wanted to call a taxi cab, I can’t do it. I don’t have a credit card. I don’t have a checking account. I have no place I can go take cash out except a little bit that I saved, and it’s getting down to almost nothing.”
