Legal Experts Explain How Rudy Giuliani's Latest Financial Blow Could Play Out
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"I'm not even sure that Rudy Giuliani can afford to pay for Four Seasons landscaping right now," former DOJ official Neal Katyal said.
Rudy Giuliani might not have $148 million lying around, but that doesn’t mean he can shirk the latest blow to his finances, according to top legal experts.
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“Does he have $148 million? No, I’m not even sure that Rudy Giuliani can afford to pay for Four Seasons landscaping right now,” former acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal told MSNBC’s Jen Psaki on Sunday, referring to the infamous press conference Giuliani hosted for Trump in the parking lot of a landscaping business in the days following the 2020 vote.
“But nonetheless, I think whatever he’s got is now going to be seized by these two plaintiffs.”
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