Jury in Giuliani defamation trial reaches verdict on compensation for Georgia election workers
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Washington — A federal jury has reached a verdict in the defamation trial against former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani brought by two Georgia election workers who were at the center of baseless claims he spread in the wake of the 2020 presidential election.
The jury of eight Washington, D.C., residents deliberated for roughly 10 hours across Thursday and Friday before reaching a decision. Jurors heard four days of emotional testimony in the civil trial against Giuliani, who served as former President Donald Trump's personal lawyer toward the end of his presidency.
Giuliani was sued for defamation by Ruby Freeman and Wandrea ArShaye "Shaye" Moss, her daughter, for falsely claiming they engaged in a fake ballot processing scheme while they served as election workers for Fulton County in the last presidential election.
An American Airlines jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night while coming in for a landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington. The Black Hawk helicopter was carrying a crew of three. Officials said early Thursday that everyone on board both aircraft is believed dead, which would make it the deadliest U.S. air crash in nearly a quarter century.