Judge Likely To Boot Giuliani’s Bankruptcy Attempt

Politico reports:

A New York federal judge is poised to dismiss Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case, expressing concern Wednesday that Giuliani has used the proceedings to obfuscate his assets and delay paying a massive defamation penalty to two Georgia election workers.

“I’m leaning toward dismissal, frankly, because I am concerned that the past is prologue,” U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane said during a tense hearing, raising concerns that “the difficulties that we’ve encountered in this case in terms of transparency will continue and dog the case.”

Lane’s comments portend a significant victory for the two Georgia women, Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, who won a $148 million defamation verdict against Giuliani last year. A dismissal of his bankruptcy case, their attorney argued, would require Giuliani to liquidate his assets — which include two multimillion-dollar homes — and immediately begin paying off his debts, including to them.

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