Giuliani settles legal fight with former Georgia election workers, agrees to stop defaming them

Rudy Giuliani, center, speaks to reporters after leaving federal court in Washington, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Updated on Jan. 16, 2025, at 6:07 p.m.

Rudy Giuliani reached a deal Thursday that lets the cash-strapped ex-New York City mayor keep his homes and belongings, including prized World Series rings, in exchange for unspecified compensation and a promise to never again speak ill of two former Georgia elections workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against him.

The agreement resolves all pending litigation between Giuliani and the former election workers, Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea “Shaye” Moss. It also led to the cancellation of a trial that was supposed to begin Thursday to decide the ownership of his Florida condominium and three World Series rings that Giuliani, a prominent New York Yankees fan, had received from the team.