New York (AP) – Rudy Giuliani A $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against his baseless 2020 election rigging claim has reached a settlement with the Dominion voting system.
Both said Submit it In a federal court in Washington, D.C., they agreed to permanently dismiss the case against President Donald Trump against the former New York City mayor and former personal attorney.
The brief submission does not cite the terms of the settlement. A spokesman for the Giuliani and the Colorado-based company said on Saturday that the terms were confidential and they refused to comment further.
Dominion He sued Giuliani in 2021 $1.3 billion in damages after he led Trump’s efforts to question the 2020 election results.
Conservatives and other Trump supporters have denounced the company, one of the nation’s top voting machine makers, for the Republican defeat to Democrat Joe Biden.
Many claimed without evidence that the system was easily manipulated. Dominion was offering voting machines to Georgia. US Senate Reversal Management.
A web of conspiracy theory Following the 2020 election, it not only caused Dominion’s headaches; It undermines the confidence of the people The US election led to a call for Voting machines are prohibited and It caused a death threat to election authorities.
But Trump’s former Attorney General and other Attorney General have discovered it There are no widespread fraud in elections.
Fox News agreed again Almost $800 million settlement In 2023, Dominion and another politically conservative network, Newsmax, agreed. $67 million settlement There’s Dominion over his election claim.
The company’s lawsuit against Giuliani was based on social media, conservative news outlets and statements the president made during social media, conservative news outlets and legislative hearings during legislative hearings that he allegedly conspired to flip the vote for Biden.
The Dominion lawsuit was in it A series of legal and financial recessions Because of Giuliani, due to his role in spreading election conspiracy theory.
Earlier this month, a New York judge ordered a Republican, once celebrated as “the mayor of America” after the attack on September 11, 2001. Paying $1.36 million in legal fees.
Giuliani has been like that in recent years. He was rejected as a lawyer In New York and Washington; filed for bankruptcy and A private settlement has been reached To maintain his home and belongings after he was Ordered to pay $148 million to two former Georgia election workers he slandered.
