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The Briefing with Jen Psaki

Defame and Fortune: Giuliani's $148M Judgement

The Briefing with Jen Psaki

NBC News

News, Politics

4.5664 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

After a jury handed down an eye-popping 148 million dollar judgement against Rudy Giuliani, Jen Psaki speaks to Michael Gottlieb, the attorney for former election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss who were defamed by Giuliani's baseless conspiracy theories. Jen continues the conversation with Neal Katyal and Andrew Weissmann discussing how Giuliani will pay, and whether others might be deterred from engaging in political smears. Jen is also joined by Congressman Joe Neguse for reaction to the baseless impeachment proceedings launched by House Republicans. Finally, Jen speaks to the families of American hostages who shared their concerns about their loved ones after visiting the White House this week.

Transcript

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0:00.0

The big cost of the big lie. A jury orders Rudy Giuliani to pay nearly $150 million to the Georgia

0:08.7

election workers he defamed in the aftermath of the 2020 election. The attorney for Ruby

0:14.1

Freeman and Che Moss is going to join me live. Plus, the four times indicted Republican frontrunner

0:19.9

is once again echoing the anti-immigrant language of Adolf Hitler.

0:24.2

But House Republicans seem much more concerned about their feckless impeachment inquiry into President Biden.

0:29.8

I'll ask Congressman Joe Noghous about all of it.

0:32.6

Also today, as Kate Cox flees Texas to get an abortion, Ted Cruz flees from reporters

0:38.1

when he's asked about her story.

0:39.9

But this isn't a messaging problem.

0:41.9

It's a policy problem.

0:43.5

And later, my conversation

0:44.8

with the families of hostages

0:46.1

taken captive by Hamas.

0:48.0

I'll ask them about their meeting

0:49.3

with President Biden this week,

0:50.9

their frustrations,

0:52.1

and how they find hope

0:53.2

during the most difficult moment of

0:54.7

their lives.

1:03.5

Ever since Donald Trump entered the political spotlight years ago, it's kind of seemed like

1:08.9

he never really pays a price for all the lies he's spread.

1:12.4

At times, his conspiracy theories have taken hold so fast, so fast, they outpace the ability to even fact-checked them.

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