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Rudy Giuliani has conceded to making false statements about Georgia poll workers, including claims that they tried to rig the 2020 presidential election.
In a court filing. Guiliani, who was formerly on Donald Trump's legal team, admitted to defaming election workers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea "Shaye" Moss, per Daily Mail.
The concession came after the mother-daughter duo filed a defamation lawsuit against Guiliani over his claims that they engaged in election fraud while counting ballots in Atlanta. In the lawsuit, Freeman and Moss argue Guilliani repeatedly peddled lies that the two pulled out suitcases of illegal ballots and other acts of fraud.
Guiliani admitted that his prior statements were false, but he didn't concede that they caused any damage to the mother and daughter. According to Daily Mail, plaintiffs of a defamation suit must prove that false statements resulted in damage.
Ted Goodman, Guiliani's political advisor, said the filing was made "in order to move on to the portion of the case that will permit a motion to dismiss."
"While Giuliani does not admit to Plaintiffs' allegations, he - for purposes of this litigation only - does not contest the factual allegations," the filing states.
In a statement, Michael Gottlieb, a lawyer for Freeman and Moss, said Giuliani is conceding to "what we have always known to be true - Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss honorably performed their civic duties in the 2020 presidential election in full compliance with the law; and the allegations of election fraud he and former-President Trump made against them have been false since day one."
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