# Rudy admits he lied and made defamatory statements about election workers **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [July 26, 2023, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rudy-admits-he-lied-and-made-defamatory-statements-about-election-workers/987645 "2023-07-26T15:17:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rudy-admits-he-lied-and-made-defamatory-statements-about-election-workers/987645/1 "2023-07-26T15:17:12Z")
Probably pay-walled, but here’s the NY Times article. He still thinks he can defend himself > [@](#): > > In a two-page declaration, Mr. Giuliani acknowledged that he had in fact made the statements about Ms. Freeman and Ms. Moss that led to the filing of the suit and that the remarks “carry meaning that is defamatory per se.” He also admitted that his statements were “actionable” and “false” and that he no longer disputed the “factual elements of liability” the election workers had raised in their suit. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rudy-admits-he-lied-and-made-defamatory-statements-about-election-workers/987645/2 "2023-08-30T15:58:51Z")
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