Things aren’t going great with longtime Trump ally Rudy Giuliani, a former mayor of New York. Giuliani helped lead the efforts after the last presidential election to secure another term for Trump despite the then-incumbent’s well-documented loss, and now, he continues facing defamation lawsuits over his role in spreading those underlying lies, with cases from both Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic.
Both of those companies are involved in election technology and were named in false conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential race by individuals and interests including Rudy. The Smartmatic case against Giuliani also implicates Fox, which recently settled a case from Dominion. Now, though, there is more. A personal company founded by Giuliani has been challenged in court over tens of thousands of dollars in what are apparently massive and unpaid debts associated with communication services. As highlighted by The Daily Beast, the communications company Momentum Telecom is trying to force Giuliani — through the long-running company, known as Giuliani Partners — to pay for what’s apparently $30,396.77 in debt, plus interest and legal fees. The publication sharing the news noted that individual companies obtaining communication services well beyond mere dialing capabilities isn’t uncommon. In other words, it’s not just talk and text.
Giuliani is actually also facing still further court action outside the sprawling litigation from Dominion and Smartmatic. A woman named Noelle Dunphy has outlined allegations against Giuliani of misconduct originating in time periods when she worked for him. Dunphy’s allegations include incessant alcohol consumption, aggressive behavior, and sexual misconduct. That case was filed in January.
The possibility of some of these people getting close to active presidential power is among the concerning ramifications of another Trump term in office, should he make it to the 2024 general election and prove successful. A legal summons associated with the dispute between Momentum and Giuliani doesn’t include details about the communications company’s underlying agreement with Rudy providing for such a large sum he now owes. The document does note, however, that some kind of response according to included specifications was required. Otherwise, judgment by default could be reached, making Giuliani’s company essentially automatically responsible for the amount Momentum sought. The summons was dated April 21.
