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Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who is ordered to pay nearly $150 million in damages for defaming two former election workers, has been sued again by the two women. Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss filed a court order on Monday (local time). They want to go to court to ensure that the 79-year-old is no longer allowed to discredit them in the future.

Freeman and Moss, mother and daughter, were poll workers in the US state of Georgia in the 2020 presidential election. Giuliani, an ally of former President Donald Trump, falsely claimed after the election that aides like her had thrown away ballots for Trump and forged papers for Democrat Joe Biden is said to have counted. Moss and her mother were targeted by Trump supporters.

Prosecutors now accuse Giuliani of continuing to spread the same lies for which he has already been prosecuted. His refusal to refrain from making such statements in the future made it clear that he intended to continue his targeted defamation and harassment, the lawsuit said.

Both women gained national attention last year when they testified before the Congressional committee investigating the attack on the Capitol. People threatened her and wished her dead, Moss said. The two women eventually filed for damages, accusing Giuliani of saying his claims had destroyed their reputations and led to numerous threats, including racist ones, against them. The two women are black.

Giuliani did not testify at the trial, but told reporters outside court that he did not regret his statements and that they were true. Last Friday, the jury awarded the two women a significantly higher amount than they had demanded. (sda/dpa)