I am Lady Ruby. Today's a good day.
It's the kind of statement Ruby Freeman hasn't been able
to make in years. Not since this moment when
a video showing her and her daughter Shay Moss simply
doing their jobs as election workers in Fulton County,
Georgia was used by Rudy Giuliani and others to spread
lies that they helped cheat the 2020 presidential election.
They look like this. They look like they're passing
out dope. Not just about it is quite clear
they're stealing years of online abuse and harassment followed Giuliani
never backing down from his accusations despite zero evidence,
Freeman and Moss sued him for defamation and won a
jury in Washington DC ordered Giuliani to pay the mother
daughter$148 million in damages. The flame that Giuliani
lit with those lies and passed to so many others
to keep that flame blazing changed every aspect of our
lives. Money will never solve all of my problems
. I can never move back into the house that
I called home. Giuliani was supposed to testify but
never took the stand after the verdict. He called
the amount absurd and said he will appeal. I
have no doubt. I have no doubt that my
comments were made and they were supportable and are supportable
. Today, I just did not have an opportunity
to present the evidence that we offered. The staggering
amount is more than three times what the women's lawyers
asked for. And comes after the jury listened to
powerful testimonies from Freeman and Moss who detailed the vile
and racist harassment against them like this voicemail message played
in court, are you? It is fairly clear
at this point that Rudy Giuliani doesn't have the money
, but at the same time, this is a
strong signal. Moss and Freeman's legal teams say their
quest for justice isn't over Chris Reyes CBC News,
New York.