Giuliani struggling under massive legal bills after defending Trump

[brooklynite]

Source: CNN

Rudy Giuliani is staring down hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal bills and sanctions amid numerous lawsuits in addition to the new criminal charges – related to his work for Donald Trump after the 2020 election.

In court on Monday, the former New York City mayor said the legal quagmires have left him effectively out of cash. He even appears to have responded to some of the money crunch by listing for sale a 3-bedroom Manhattan apartment he owns for $6.5 million.

Not including standard legal fees, Giuliani faces nearly $90,000 in sanctions from a judge in a defamation case, a $20,000 monthly fee to a company to host his electronic records, $15,000 or more for a search of his records, and even a $57,000 judgment against his company for unpaid phone bills.

While he 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.”

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[irisblue]

1. Tough shit Rudy

[spooky3]

2. Totally self-inflicted pain. Nt

[Permanut]

3. Boy, I hope I don't ever have such extreme legal trouble..

that I have to sell my $6.5 million apartment.

[RockRaven]

4. A minute fraction of the discomfort/distress he deserves, but

it's a start. Long may it deepen.

[canetoad]

5. You've known him for decades Rudy

No excuse for not knowing what he's like.

[nycbos]

6. Well Mr. Giuliani...

... I am sure the prosecutors you are dealing with will give you a deal. Information in exchange for a reduced sentence. The type of deal you offered to defendants hundreds, if not, thousands of times.

[617Blue]

7. This puts a little extra spring to my step.

[Maeve]

8. Poor, poor Rudi

Once you built a rep, you built it high
Made you look mighty fine...
Once you built a rep, but now it's done
Brother, can you spare a dime?

[NHvet]

9. I don't think Rudy

lost one nights sleep over the fact that a financial disclosure would "embarrass or draw attention to ones misfortunes" of a defendant when he was a NY prosecutor. Seems he relished it. Boy, how I love that Karma is coming for them all.

[Grins]

10. $20,000 a month to host his electronic records??

His vast porno collection?

Almost a quarter million a year?
I’d do it for half that!

Anyone know how this is possible?

[speak easy]

11. "$20,000 a month to host his electronic records?"

Jack Smith will do an ultimate backup for free. What a deal.

[Uncle_Remus]

20. I can't figure that one out either

You can buy a 16TB hard drive for 300 bucks. How much data could any person possibly have that they would need to rent storage space out for 20 grand a month?

[onetexan]

27. He's probably self dealing, or find out who he's grossly overpaying to

If he doesn't own the company, who does & why are they charging him exorbitant fees? Sounds way too shady to me. Follow the moola.

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

35. My first thoughts, too...

... who is getting paid that $20k a month?

[ancianita]

12. In which case jail might be a welcome escape from his debts.

He's near 80 and will likely die penniless and behind bars.

On another note... Can't wait to see when they show up at the Fulton County jail for their prints and mug shots.

[keithbvadu2]

13. Just don't bother paying your bills, Rudy. Emulate your hero.

[Turbineguy]

14. Choice

Free will.

[MontanaMama]

15. Womp womp.

May Rudy get all that he deserves.

[AZLD4Candidate]

16. my small violin is cracked, missing a string, and can't seem to get into tune.

[Major Nikon]

17. Just wait till he gets his defamation judgement

Everything he owns and will ever make is soon to be gone.

He hitched his wagon to the horse that ran off a cliff.

[MustBeTheBooz]

18. Everything Chump touches dies....

[nwduke]

19. You'd think these dimwits would learn

Conman carni trump is it for himself! No sympathy for a rube who would follow this creep down the sewer!

[Botany]

21. Well Rudy Donny punked your ass so what are you gonna ...

.. do about it? Donny will let you take the heat, sit in prison, and not pay you.

[AverageOldGuy]

22. What about . . .

. . . cutting back on hair day and booze, probably save enough for legal fees.

[CCExile]

23. But...but..

9/11!

[Old Crank]

24. No more Starbucks and

Avocado toast. Or shoe polish for his hair.

[Hekate]

25. The world's smallest violin is playing "My Heart Bleeds For You, Rudy"

[PortTack]

26. There's always a public defender

[Mz Pip]

28. If Trump is the hill

Rudy wants to die on, so be it.

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

29. 😂

[viva la]

30. $20K a month to host his electronic records?

Huh? How many records could he have?

[SKKY]

31. 20K to host his electronic records? Are these from his days as an actual Lawyer?

[bearsfootball516]

32. He should pull himself up by his bootstraps!

Maybe get a second job, make his coffee at home, etc.

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

33. My violin of sympathy is pretty small here

?1670382452

[Zorro]

34. That's sooo Rudy...

[Ray Bruns]

36. What's that? Trump isn't covering Rudy's legal bills?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=9&v=BwSts2s4ba4&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&source_ve_path=Mjg2NjY&feature=emb_logo

[Emile]

37. Well deserved too.

[Postal Grunt]

38. What's that sound?

Could it be Rudy flipping like a carp in the Mississippi River?

[republianmushroom]

39. Well you did back a looser.

And you knew he stiffed anybody and everybody he can/could, tough luck.
But you wouldn't need much in a Georgia prison.

[Blue Owl]

40. He chose to be broke instead of woke