New York judge holds Giuliani in contempt for violating turnover orders

The court found he failed to preserve and produce evidence needed to determine whether he surrendered assets covered by the judgment.

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Judge Liman held Giuliani in civil contempt after finding he failed to comply with discovery and evidence-preservation obligations in the asset-turnover proceeding. The finding concerned enforcement of the Freeman-Moss judgment, not a new criminal charge. Giuliani said the demands were overbroad and politically motivated; the court rejected compliance excuses on the record before it.
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