Crime & Justice

Rudy Giuliani Won’t Testify at His Defamation Trial After All

TWIST

His nonappearance comes the day after he said he intended to take the stand.

Dan Ladden-Hall
Dan Ladden-Hall 

Breaking News Editor

Rudy Giuliani exits U.S. District Court after attending a hearing in a defamation suit related to the 2020 election results at the federal courthouse in Washington, U.S., May 19, 2023.
Leah Millis/Reuters
Dan Ladden-Hall

Dan Ladden-Hall

Breaking News Editor

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