Rudy Giuliani has pledged never again to publicly accuse two Georgia poll workers of vote tampering in the 2020 election. He has frequently repeated this false accusation and it led to his bankruptcy.
The settlement gives up Giuliani’s years-long verbal and legal battle with campaign workers Ruby Freeman and her daughter Shaye Moss, and gives the women significant power to hold him accountable if Giuliani again publicly claims they stole votes to harm former President Donald Trump, which is not true.
A draft of the agreement filed in court on Tuesday states that Giuliani will be “permanently enjoined from publishing, causing others to publish, and/or assisting in the publication of any statements suggesting – whether directly, indirectly, or implicitly mentioned – that Plaintiffs committed any wrongdoing in connection with the 2020 presidential election.”
Lawyers for Freeman and Moss say the agreement would allow them to immediately take Giuliani to court if he repeats potentially defamatory statements.
“Today ends his efforts to profit from lies about these two heroes of American democracy,” employee attorney Michael Gottlieb said in a statement.
CNN has asked Giuliani’s spokesman for comment.
The agreement was formalized by a court order on Wednesday evening. If Giuliani breaks the agreement, he could face severe and swift legal consequences.
Among the false statements he has made before that he can no longer repeat are his belief that Freeman and Moss tampered with ballots in 2020 and that a video shows fake ballots for Joe Biden flooding the counting process in Fulton County.
Freeman and Moss had previously sued Giuliani for defamation and won a $148 million judgment against him, which the former mayor of New York has not even begun to repay.
The trial offered a stark glimpse into the harassment that election workers faced while prominent Trump supporters spread lies about the 2020 election. Giuliani is also facing criminal charges in Georgia and Arizona for his work on Trump’s behalf four years ago and has been suspended from practicing law.
Giuliani has pleaded not guilty in both cases; his arraignment in Arizona took place on Tuesday.
Giuliani is also in Chapter 11 personal bankruptcy proceedings, with Freeman, Moss and others sending everything of value to him.
The agreement requires Freeman and Moss to drop a second lawsuit against Giuliani, which they filed on the same day they were awarded the $150 million verdict in December because he continued to make false statements about them.
This story has been updated with additional reporting.
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