'I Can't Buy Food': Giuliani Fundraises After GA Defamation Case

ATLANTA, GA — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Tuesday said he could not afford food after all of his finances were seized following a December 2023 order to pay two Georgia election workers $148 million in a defamation case.

Judge Lewis Liman, in late October, ordered Giuliani to turn over his interest in the property to mother and daughter Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, Patch previously reported.

Giuliani reportedly accused the workers of fraud in the 2020 presidential election. They sued Giuliani twice as they maintained he harassed them and spread "false speech."

On Tuesday, Giuliani tweeted that Liman "doesn't seem to know the exemptions."

"They have seized all my money, which wasn't much. I need legal representation against these evil people. I can't buy food," Giuliani tweeted.

A GiveSendGo fundraiser with a $250,000 goal has been started for Giuliani's legal defense. As of Wednesday afternoon, supporters donated more than $120,000.

Organizers of the fundraiser said contributions will go to the Rudy Giuliani Freedom Fund.

"America's Mayor, Rudy Giuliani, has been persecuted to the highest level through law fare due to his support of President Donald Trump," read the fundraiser.

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In October, he was ordered to turn over his Manhattan luxury penthouse and other valuable possessions to Freeman and Moss.

The property was to be put in receivership under the two women's control so they could potentially sell it for millions of dollars.

A representative for a moving company and lawyers for Freeman and Moss were expected to be let into Giuliani's apartment in October to see what property was there and estimate the cost of moving items named in Liman's order, according to a past court document.

But during discussions with Giuliani's lawyer, attorneys for Freeman and Moss said, "it became clear defendant’s counsel was not ‘ready’ to make any turnovers," according to an Independent UK report.

In addition, they claimed Giuliani’s lawyer “could not even answer basic questions about the location of the receivership property, including the co-op shares and any particular items of physical property, or the amount of the cash accounts subject to turnover.”

He must also turn over a collection of several watches, a signed Joe DiMaggio jersey, a 1980 Mercedes once owned by the Hollywood star Lauren Bacall, his television, furniture items and jewelry, according to reports.

Giuliani's legal battles include an indictment consisting of several racketeering and election interference charges in Fulton County, alongside former client Donald Trump and 17 others. They are all accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.

He has yet to go to trial in the election subversion case.