Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 US presidential election did not come without opposition. One of President Donald Trump’s main supporters was Rudy Giuliani, who headed the president’s legal team in the effort to overturn the election results.
While the president’s team had little success in court, the legal team led by Giuliani attracted a significant amount of attention when it sought to overturn the results in the crucial state of Georgia. In the course of their political retaliation, Giuliani and his team defamed the poll workers by suggesting they had committed criminal activity.
After months of media scrutiny and pressure, the three poll workers at the center of the controversy decided to take legal action against Giuliani. On Monday, May 17, these three poll workers sued Giuliani for defamation in an effort to reclaim $1.48 million in damages.
The lawsuit is based on the accusation that Giuliani and his legal team acted with “actual malice” by recklessly or purposely disregarding the truth when they accused the poll workers of wrongdoings. The lawsuit then claims that, as a result of the accusations, the three poll workers incurred severe personal damage.
This is not the first time the poll workers took legal action against Giuliani. They first sued him in February for defamation, but the Greater Atlanta Area Court barred the lawsuit on the grounds that Giuliani had not made specific false statements.
In response to this most recent legal move, Giuliani’s legal team has said that they will seek to have the case dismissed based on the arguments made in the February case.
The allegations against Giuliani are of a serious nature, and the three poll workers will be hoping to this time gain the victory that they weren’t able to achieve in February. The trial could have the potential to set a precedent for similar cases in the future, highlighting the power of the law in ensuring people’s right to personal security is respected.
Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 US presidential election did not come without opposition. One of President Donald Trump’s main supporters was Rudy Giuliani, who headed the president’s legal team in the effort to overturn the election results.
While the president’s team had little success in court, the legal team led by Giuliani attracted a significant amount of attention when it sought to overturn the results in the crucial state of Georgia. In the course of their political retaliation, Giuliani and his team defamed the poll workers by suggesting they had committed criminal activity.
After months of media scrutiny and pressure, the three poll workers at the center of the controversy decided to take legal action against Giuliani. On Monday, May 17, these three poll workers sued Giuliani for defamation in an effort to reclaim $1.48 million in damages.
The lawsuit is based on the accusation that Giuliani and his legal team acted with “actual malice” by recklessly or purposely disregarding the truth when they accused the poll workers of wrongdoings. The lawsuit then claims that, as a result of the accusations, the three poll workers incurred severe personal damage.
This is not the first time the poll workers took legal action against Giuliani. They first sued him in February for defamation, but the Greater Atlanta Area Court barred the lawsuit on the grounds that Giuliani had not made specific false statements.
In response to this most recent legal move, Giuliani’s legal team has said that they will seek to have the case dismissed based on the arguments made in the February case.
The allegations against Giuliani are of a serious nature, and the three poll workers will be hoping to this time gain the victory that they weren’t able to achieve in February. The trial could have the potential to set a precedent for similar cases in the future, highlighting the power of the law in ensuring people’s right to personal security is respected.
