Rudy "Colludy" Giuliani is in extra deep doody now that a judge in White Plains, New York, ended his bankruptcy on Friday.
While that might sound like a win for Trump's former lawyer, the decision now removes all bankruptcy protections to allow lawsuits for defamation, sexual harassment, and other claims to proceed against Guiliani.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane also banned Giuliani from seeking bankruptcy for one year.
Giuliani had filed for bankruptcy protection in December 2023 after a Washington, D.C., court ordered him to pay $148 million to two Georgia election workers, Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, after he falsely accused them of rigging votes in the 2020 presidential election in Joe Biden's favor.
Moss and Freeman faced a barrage of threats from MAGA cultists after the Trump campaign falsely claimed in December 2020 that surveillance video from a ballot-processing room at State Farm Arena in Atlanta amounted to “shocking” evidence of fraud.
That move prevented Freeman and Moss to collect on the judgement, but the removal of the bankruptcy protection changes that.
Guiliani plans to appeal the judgment according to his (probably unpaid) lawyer, Heath Berger.
[Sidebar: RUN AWAY, Heath! RUN! You're never getting paid and you're associating with the worst people!]
In addition to Moss and Freeman, Giuliani's creditors include former employee Noelle Dunphy, who has accused Giuliani of sexual assault and wage theft. He also owes voting machine companies Dominion and Smartmatic, who have each sued Rudy for defamation. Giuliani has denied the allegations, because he's a compromised liar.
Rachel Strickland, a lawyer for Moss and Freeman, said her clients would immediately move to enforce their judgment against Giuliani.
"We are pleased the court saw through Mr. Giuliani's games and put a stop to his abuse of the bankruptcy process," Strickland said.