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Rudy is strapped for cash (edition.cnn.com)

If only he knew a competent lawyer.

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[-] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 120 points 1 year ago

Did he try pulling himself up by the bootstraps? What about not having an iPhone? Starbucks coffee? Avocado toasts?

[-] ChocoboRocket@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

One of the greatest money saving tips we got up here in Canada is that cancelling Disney plus ($12/month plus taxes) would help struggling families deal with inflation and make ends meet.

Thanks chrystia freeland, you out of touch ghoul. That $12 a month will surely overcome the several hundred dollars a month increase in costs to food, shelter, and gasoline/heat since 2019.

To be non partisan, the federal leader of the opposition also suggested Canada could opt out of inflation by embracing bitcoin, right before it Collapsed 60%

As you can see, the people in charge up here have nothing but the best, most well thought out advice for the average Canadian and those bootstraps will be pulled up any day now.

[-] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

I feel your pain. Canadian conservatives are doing exactly the same BS as the ones in the US. Conservatism is the problem, no matter what is the name of party/country/society.

[-] btaf45@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Conservatism is the problem, no matter what is the name of party/country/society.

I wish more people understood this. Conservatism is the problem in Iran and China too.

[-] Zoboomafoo@yiffit.net 2 points 1 year ago

And they're being weird about it too, from what I've heard.

It's like they forgot that the US and Canada are different countries

[-] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

I bet he's even got a fridge!

[-] mr_tyler_durden@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

This reference will never not make my blood boil. Fuck Fox ”news”.

[-] adeoxymus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago
[-] VerdantSporeSeasoning@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

For a while, mainstream/right wing news especially told voters that many people under the poverty line couldn't be that badly off since such and such a percent of them had basic conveniences in their living places, like fridges, dishwasher, etc. It was one of those 90s strategies to create resentment against public programs.

[-] wolfpack86@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Maybe his public defender will suggest to take the plea since their caseload is too large

[-] Nougat@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Come on, give the guy a break. He's trying! Everyone knows he's only buying economy hair dye.

[-] milkjug@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

He should get kickbacks from four seasons landscaping, after all he was their point man.

[-] Nougat@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Jesus, remember when Four Seasons Total Landscaping was the most ridiculous thing?

[-] buddhabound@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I think it's still the most ridiculous thing. Either that, or farting on Jenna Ellis during the legislative hearing and giving her COVID. I'm really not sure which of those is more ridiculous.

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[-] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 52 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

He destroyed his legal career to defend Trump. He went on news channels and pointedly said that it’s normal for a lawyer to pay off hush money and never tell a client. His own law firm fired him because nobody wants a lawyer that spends such massive amounts of your money without telling you. Then he told so many lies that his law license was suspended by the bar for unprofessional behavior and disgracing the legal profession. And after all that, Trump refused to pay him because he didn’t like the outcome of the case.

NOW Giuliani is being sued by the poll workers he slandered and had their lives threatened, and Giuliani admitted to the court that he doesn’t have enough money to fight the case and won’t put up a defense. That’s in addition to the lawsuits against him by Dominion and Smartmatic which are still in progress.

[-] kescusay@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

I'm imagining Rudy going bankrupt and ending up in prison for the rest of his life, with his entire legacy reduced to his failure to defend an orange-skinned pig.

And now I can't wipe this smile off my face.

[-] NevermindNoMind@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

He's also being sued by his former employee whom he sexually assaulted/harassed (I'm not saying allegedly because he was recorded doing it). I believe she's looking for a couple million dollars. And then of course there's the criminal indictment, with probably more to come. I'd imagine his only source of income, apart from any investments he might have, is speaker fees from shitty Trump aligned group events, maybe he can write a book to raise cash. America's mayor is fucked.

[-] milkjug@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

There's likely a bottomless pit of gullible neckbeard R's that will contribute if he starts a gofundme.

[-] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It's like he watched too much Boston Legal and thought he was Denny.

[-] PeleSpirit@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago

I guess he shouldn't have been a traitor to our country then.

[-] athos77@kbin.social 28 points 1 year ago

A) This is entirely self-inflicted.

B) Guiliani is worth somewhere around $40-45 million, he's not going to be eating ramen or selling blood.

C) Anyway ...

[-] NevermindNoMind@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

Alright this is just too juicy to ignore.

In civil litigation, the plaintiff will often seek discovery of the defendant's finances, insurance policies, etc to find out if the defendant will ultimately be able to pay a judgement. Looks like Guliani is trying to avoid that because he's embarrassed he's broke:

While the former mayor has declined in court to provide details of his financial state, his lawyers wrote this week that “producing a detailed financial report is only meant to embarrass Mr. Giuliani and draw attention to his misfortunes.”

The article also cited campaign disclosures showing Trump's PAC was paying Guliani's bills related to record storage and production, at a cost of $300k. But it sounds like Trump cut him off:

On Wednesday, Katz argued Giuliani did not have the funds to pay for producing records in a lawsuit brought by voting technology company Smartmatic, adding that the “third-party source” that paid for his earlier bill was “not willing to give any additional money.”

By May, Giuliani was more than $320,000 behind in payments to the document hosting company, according to a sworn statement he made in court. “I do not have the funds to pay this amount at this time,” he wrote. 

He negotiated for a year with what his lawyers say were “third-party funding sources” for help in paying his legal bills, and awaited funding for six months for help with the Trustpoint bill, according to Giuliani’s filing this week in the Smartmatic case. But the $340,000 payment [previous one time payment from Trump's PAC to catch Guliani up on data hosting bills] isn’t enough to cover more searches, Trustpoint “will not extend any further credit” to him, and his bill to keep his data held by the company will keep growing by the month, his court filings say. On Wednesday, the New York state judge in that case gave Giuliani two weeks to find the money needed to produce the records to Smartmatic. If he fails to do so, the judge said Giuliani would be forced to pay some of Smartmatic’s legal costs.

What is fun is if he doesn't produce documents he may ultimately get sanctioned with negative inferences (instruction to the jury that they should assume anything Guliani didn't turn over was basically a smoking gun against him) or a default judgement as to liability (see Alex Jones). He's fucked lol. Damn I am never not fascinated by the epic fall of Guliani.

[-] wolfpack86@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Your last comment might be the most salient

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago

“This is not merely an excuse that Giuliani trudges out when required to produce documents,” his latest filing said.

I believe I recall that he ran away to avoid being served his court docs.

Def not a pattern of behavior. You can trust him. /s

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[-] Skyler@kbin.social 18 points 1 year ago

Just imagine if he hadn't hitched his wagon to the S.S. Trumptanic. He could be working a comfy legal/political analyst position at Fox News or CNN and not have to worry about losing his license, his credibility, his money, and his freedom. Oh well.

[-] DarkGamer@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago

He could have remained, "America's Mayor," that 9/11 hero guy. Now he's America's Traitor.

[-] Overzeetop@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Seriously, how can you possibly look at his history of dealings and not know, going in, he's going to screw you over / toss you under the bus the moment things get dicey.

[-] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago

If only he could get a plea deal and make it all go away.

[-] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

That's OK. An attorney can be appointed to him.

[-] Burn_The_Right@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

Hmmm. Was he ever paid by his last client? How unusual.

[-] btaf45@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

His most recent job was unpaid intern for Convicted Sex Offender Treason Trump

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago
[-] gamer@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

a $20,000 monthly fee to a company to host his electronic records, $15,000 or more for a search of his records

Props to the tech company ripping this guy off

[-] ScrollinMyDayAway@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

Good thing Trump is a loyal friend who always pays his lawyers fully.

[-] CouncilOfFriends@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 year ago

Hope he can scrape together enough doing Cameo clips. Couldn't be happening to a better person.

[-] MrPloppy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Let's all dig deep for the little guy....

[-] Xendarq@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Maybe Four Seasons Landscaping can hire him.

[-] keeb420@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

sounds like he unleashed the wrong kraken.

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