AdvertisementRudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy a day after a judge orders him to pay $146 millionUpdated December 21, 2023Ayana ArchieBecky SullivanfacebookEmailRudy Giuliani speaks during a news conference after his defamation trial outside the federal courthouse in Washington, on Dec. 15. A jury awarded $148 million in damages to two former Georgia election workers who sued Giuliani for defamation over lies he spread about them in 2020 that upended their lives with racist threats and harassment. (A judge lowered the jury's award to $146 million.)This article was originally published on December 21, 2023.