Judge rejects Giuliani’s attempt to keep witness list secret in upcoming trial linked to defamation case The former New York mayor is hoping to keep his Palm Beach condo away from defamed election workers seeking to collect nearly $150 million he owes them.
An upcoming trial in a federal court in Manhattan will determine if Rudy Giuliani can exempt his multi-million dollar Florida condominium from a list of property he must hand over to mother-and-daughter election workers trying to collect on their $150 million defamation judgment against him.
The former New York City mayor is seeking to present several witnesses at the mini trial, including his friend Alan Placa, a retired priest who played a central role in the Catholic Church’s sexual abuse scandal in New York.
The trial on January 16 will determine whether Giuliani can claim a homestead exemption for his Palm Beach condo, which he had previously claimed was his permanent property, and exempt from any court orders to hand the keys over to Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss.
But attorneys for the defamed women have argued that Giuliani was treating the property as a vacation home, not a permanent residence, and have accused the former mayor of repeatedly dodging questions about it.
