Former personal attorney to Trump who was disbarred in New York for election-related false statements.
Relationship to Trumppersonal attorney and campaign lawyerTimeline
- Giuliani meets Ukrainian prosecutor Lutsenko while seeking material on Trump's rivalsDocumented by the House impeachment inquirypersonal attorney · documented · 1 source
- Giuliani announces, then cancels, a Ukraine trip to press for investigationsTrip canceled; pressure campaign continued through calls and intermediariespersonal attorney · documented · 1 source
- A U.S. envoy connects Zelensky aide Yermak to Giuliani's private channelDocumented connection in the impeachment recordpersonal attorney · documented · 1 source
- Giuliani meets Yermak in Madrid and presses for named investigationsDocumented by testimony and contemporaneous messagespersonal attorney · documented · 1 source
- Giuliani intermediaries Parnas and Fruman are charged in a campaign-finance caseParnas and Fruman were charged; Giuliani was not charged in that indictmentpersonal attorney · documented · 2 sources
- Fraud Guarantee pays Giuliani $500,000 while its founders assist his Ukraine workPayment reported; Giuliani called the consulting work legitimatepersonal attorney · documented · 1 source
paymentFraud Guarantee consulting payment$500,000 - Reported source
- Fraud Guarantee
- Reported recipient
- Giuliani Partners
- Financially affected
- Fraud Guarantee
- House inquiry identifies Giuliani as a central actor in the Ukraine pressure campaignFormal House investigative finding; not a criminal convictionpersonal attorney · documented · 1 source
- Giuliani launches Trump's post-election litigation campaign at Four Seasons Total LandscapingClaims rejected by the certified Pennsylvania result and later court recordpersonal attorney · documented · 1 source
- Giuliani and Trump lawyers allege a nationwide election conspiracy without substantiating itAllegations remained unsupported in the cited investigative recordpersonal attorney · documented · 1 source
- Giuliani falsely accuses Georgia election workers while representing TrumpStatements adjudicated defamatory in Freeman v. Giulianipersonal attorney · documented · 2 sources
- Trump and Giuliani move from researching alternate electors to implementing the planDocumented congressional finding; later state prosecutions had separate dispositionspersonal attorney · documented · 1 source
- Giuliani and Flynn join the December 18 Oval Office confrontation over overturning the resultProposals were not adopted; meeting documented by the January 6 committeepersonal attorney · documented · 1 source
- Giuliani calls senators after the Capitol attack to seek further electoral-count delayCongress completed the count despite the requested delaypersonal attorney · documented · 1 source
- Federal agents execute search warrants at Giuliani's home and officeInvestigation later closed without criminal chargespersonal attorney · documented · 2 sources
- New York court immediately suspends Giuliani's law license over election falsehoodsInterim suspension preceded final New York disbarment in 2024personal attorney · documented · 1 source
- Federal prosecutors close Giuliani Ukraine investigation without chargesClosed without criminal chargespersonal attorney · documented · 1 source
- Court enters default judgment against Giuliani for defaming Freeman and MossLiability established; damages later fixed by jury and final judgmentpersonal attorney · documented · 2 sources
- Jury awards Freeman and Moss $148.169 million against GiulianiFinal judgment entered December 18, 2023 reflected $145.969 million plus $237,113 in feespersonal attorney · documented · 1 source
feeAttorney-fee award$237,113 - Ordered fee payer / source
- Rudy Giuliani
- Ordered fee recipient
- Ruby Freeman and Wandrea Moss
- Financially affected
- Rudy Giuliani
penaltyFinal-judgment damages$145.969 million - Ordered from
- Rudy Giuliani
- Ordered to
- Ruby Freeman and Wandrea Moss
- Financially affected
- Rudy Giuliani
- Giuliani files Chapter 11 days after the defamation verdictBankruptcy dismissed in 2024 without dischargepersonal attorney · documented · 2 sources
otherDebtor-reported asset range$1 million–$10 million - Measured subject
- Rudy Giuliani
otherDebtor-reported liability range$100 million–$500 million - Reported source
- Rudy Giuliani
- Measured subject
- Rudy Giuliani and scheduled creditors
- Arizona grand jury charges Giuliani and Meadows in fake-elector caseAll charges dismissed June 18, 2026; prosecutors announced intent to seek a new indictmentpersonal attorney · documented · 2 sources
- New York disbars Giuliani over election falsehoodsDisbarred in New Yorkformer Trump lawyer disbarred for election representations · documented · 1 source
- Judge dismisses Giuliani bankruptcy after finding persistent disclosure failuresCase dismissed without discharge; collection resumedpersonal attorney · documented · 1 source
- District of Columbia disbars Giuliani after New York disciplineDisbarred in the District of Columbia and New Yorkpersonal attorney · documented · 1 source
- Court orders Giuliani to turn over specified assets to judgment receiversTurnover order later resolved through a confidential settlementpersonal attorney · documented · 2 sources
- New York judge holds Giuliani in contempt for violating turnover ordersCivil contempt finding; asset dispute later settledpersonal attorney · documented · 2 sources
- Second judge holds Giuliani in contempt for repeating the election-worker falsehoodsCivil contempt finding; future violations subject to sanctionspersonal attorney · documented · 1 source
- Giuliani settles judgment-enforcement litigation with Freeman and MossSettled; payment terms remain confidential and the collection amount is unknownpersonal attorney · documented · 1 source
- Trump announces intent to award Giuliani the Medal of FreedomAward intent announced; conferral not established by this sourcelongtime political ally named for an announced civilian honor · reported · 1 source
- Trump grants Giuliani and Meadows federal pardons for 2020 election conductFederally pardoned for covered conduct; state and civil matters unaffectedpersonal attorney · documented · 1 source
- Georgia prosecutor dismisses election case against Trump, Giuliani, Meadows, and remaining defendantsGeorgia charges dismissed without trialpersonal attorney · documented · 1 source
- Arizona judge dismisses the fake-elector indictment in fullCharges dismissed; prosecutors announced intent to seek a new indictmentpersonal attorney · documented · 1 source
Roles and relationships
Status
- Pardoned for covered federal 2020 election offenses; state and civil matters unaffectedlegal / 2025-11-07–2025-11-071 source · Source
- Disbarred in New York and the District of Columbialegal / 2024-09-26–2024-09-261 source · Source
- Disbarred in New Yorklegal / 2024-07-021 source · Source
- Found civilly liable for defaming Ruby Freeman and Wandrea Mosslegal / 2023-08-30–2023-08-302 sources · Source
- Longtime political ally; Medal of Freedom intent announced by Trumprelationship / 2025-09-011 source · Source
- Former Trump personal attorneyrelationship / 2024-07-021 source · Source
- Personal attorney and 2020 campaign lawyerrelationship / 2020-11-041 source · Source
Relationships
- Donald J. Trump
Relationship to Trumppersonal attorney and campaign lawyer
Full record · 1 source - Giuliani Partners
consulting-firm principal
Full record · 1 source - Ruby Freeman
defamation defendant to plaintiff
Full record · 2 sources - Wandrea Shaye Moss
defamation defendant to plaintiff
Full record · 2 sources - Donald J. Trump
former Trump lawyer disbarred for election representations
Full record · 1 source - Donald J. Trump
longtime political ally named for an announced civilian honor
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