Giuliani didn’t admit to lying. He merely admitted to defaming the election workers sorting the ballots. He’s also pointing out that Free Speech allows for the airing of alternative viewpoints, so Tough Luck!
What part of “making actionable factual statements that are false” isn’t lying?
“Actionable” is a key word in that that their falsehood gives rise to a legal action by the aggrieved.
If I accuse you, my next-door neighbor, of stealing my Jeep but it turns out my nephew borrowed it without asking me, that accusation wouldn’t be protected free speech.
Rudy Giuliani has had months and months to substantiate his accusations beyond “something’s fishy.” At the end he is retracting them under penalty of law.
P.S. This doesn’t necessarily implicate or harm President Trump, unless it’s part of deal to “turn” Giuliani.
He admitted the statements were false in the filing.
Actually it is the other way around.
Rudy stated they were not meant as DEFAMATORY to specific people, but basically just glib statements as to what he assumed was going on with some anonymous workers.
“Giuliani didn’t admit to lying. He merely admitted to defaming the election workers sorting the ballots.”
defamation: “Any intentional false communication, either written or spoken, that harms a person’s reputation; decreases the respect, regard, or confidence in which a person is held; or induces disparaging, hostile, or disagreeable opinions or feelings against a person.”
Since when is “intentional false communication” not a lie?