Donald Trump‘s most loyal sycophants over the years, but the former New York mayor might soon be forced to go head-to-head against his old buddy in court.After being ordered to pay $148 million in a defamation case brought on by two former Georgia election workers who he falsely accused of being criminals, Giuliani had to declare Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Prior to that judgement, he was already in dire financial straits, owing $550,000 in unpaid taxes on his Florida condo, $3 million in unpaid legal fees, $57,000 in unpaid phone bills.Stay woke with our daily briefing while staying informed on all things LGBTQ+ entertainment, life, and more!He was also facing more than a dozen ongoing lawsuits from various city agencies, Dominion Voting Systems, Hunter Biden, and Noelle Dunphy, an ex-employee suing him for $10 million for sexual assault.Even more trouble for Rudy Giuliani.Last month, it was reported The Committee of Unsecured Creditors, which represents the people and companies Giuliani owes money to, was exploring multiple different avenues for how it might obtain all the money he owes.
Among the discussions was whether to compel him to sue Trump for unpaid legal bills.79-year-old Giuliani, who had his law license suspended in 2021, testified that the ex-president still owes him $2 million from his failed efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
He claimed the two had a verbal agreement that he would be paid $20,000-per-day for his work.“I got paid expenses, but I never got a salary,” he told testified in bankruptcy court, adding, “When we submitted the invoice for payment, they just paid the expenses.