He says it doesn't matter, because he has a constitutional right to lie.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
It’s not entirely clear what caused this about-face, although recent developments in the case suggest that this may be an attempt to avoid further discovery obligations.
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There’s yet another pending motion for sanctions alleging that Giuliani failed to preserve or spoliated evidence. Earlier this week, Giuliani’s buddy Bernie Kerik capitulated to the plaintiffs’ discovery demands after being threatened with monetary sanctions of his own. Kerik, a former law enforcement official with his own checkered past, accompanied Giuliani on his efforts to overturn Biden’s electoral college win. It’s probably not a coincidence that Giuliani had a change of heart just a day after Kerik agreed to turn all of his comms over.
Indeed, Giuliani’s own filings imply that he intends this stipulation to end discovery and obviate the need to pay any future sanctions.
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Rudy appears to believe that his stipulation obviates the need for further discovery, presumably to include the scheduled deposition of Kerik and his agreed-upon document disclosures.
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And perhaps he would be able to “get to the legal issues of the case” if he were not still claiming defenses which bring his state of mind into question. But if he is going to assert his right to, say, comment on issues of public concern, then the plaintiffs are unlikely to agree to waive further disclosures, much less forego the fee award for time already expended to get to this point.
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