Federal judge delivers major ruling in Rudy Giuliani bankruptcy case

Trump ally Rudy Giuliani's bankruptcy case was dismissed Friday, clearing the way for two Georgia election workers to collect millions after they accused him of defamation.

In court documents posted on X by MSNBC contributor Adam Klasfeld, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean H. Lane wrote called Giuliani's "lack of financial transparency" "particularly troubling."

"Counsel to the Freeman Plaintiffs should settle an order on three days' notice," Lane wrote in concluding the case. "The proposed order should be submitted by filing a notice of the proposed order on the Case Management/Electronic Case filing docket, with a copy of the proposed order attached as an exhibit to the notice."

Giuliani's bankruptcy case was expected to hit the "end of the road" this week, Ryan Goodman, former special counsel for the Department of Defense, told CNN's Erin Burnett on Wednesday evening.

That day, Lane said he was leaning toward dismissing Giuliani’s request for protection, "frankly, because I am concerned that the past is prologue."

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A federal jury awarded $148 million in damages to two Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, the election workers. The duo will likely head to courts in New York, Florida and Washington D.C. to seek an immediate lien against Giuliani's properties, Goodman said, which are worth over $11 million.

The former New York City mayor and Trump adviser filed for bankruptcy in December but has missed court filing deadlines and dodged questions about his finances.