It appears Rudy Giuliani is broke.
Politico reports that the embattled attorney, who was once a multi-millionaire, has been forced to lay off several members of his staff, as well as a number of independent contractors, in an effort to cut costs in the face of mounting legal expenses.
Giuliani, who used to move around Manhattan with as many as five yes men, has also scaled down his personal entourage to just one part-time driver, a named Eric Ryan, who is the adult son of his rumored girlfriend.
The news of Giuliani cutting back on his payroll comes just one day after it was reported he can’t afford his legal bills and has been pestering Donald Trump to dip into his $250 million campaign bank account and help bail him out.
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Giuliani’s advisers have purportedly reached the point of begging Trump for the $200,000 he is owed for his failed efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. But Trump, being Trump is refusing to cut him check.
The whole thing is, frankly, pathetic, but not the least bit surprising. Unless, of course, you’re Rudy Giuliani.
To add insult to injury, Politico also notes that the 76-year-old has gotten quite used to living a “high-flying lifestyle,” which includes staying in fancy hotels, drinking expensive wine, hanging out at members-only cigar bars, riding on private jets, and collecting expensive fountain pens.
Now, he’s going to have to cut back on all of that, too.
In addition to being at the center of a DOJ probe looking into his potential ties to Ukraine, Giuliani is ensnared in not one but two defamation lawsuits by voting machine companies Smartmatic and Dominion.
Smartmatic alleges he caused grievous harm the company when he claimed it was connected to widespread election fraud. Meanwhile, Dominion says he made defamatory statements about the company as he was spearheading Trump’s frivolous post-election legal battle and is seeking $1.3 billion in damages.
And on top of all that, Giuliani has become the laughingstock of Twitter…
He was also looking for spare change and pop cans to help pay his legal bills.
— Jeff Thompson (@jeff_thompson) May 6, 2021
This man can’t afford a professional colorist!.
— Ellen Stemburg (@OwlmotherEllen) May 4, 2021
In the last few weeks, Rudy Giuliani has laid off staffers and contractors as he faces financial legal woes. I can’t wait until he’s disbarred and sent to prison.
— Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) May 6, 2021
Loosely translated, Rudy Giuliani is broke!! ??
— Dr. Samantha O'Neill (@SamONeillSA) May 6, 2021
Rudy Giuliani is running out of money, as legal woes mount. His staff, full-time driver have been let go. His legal firm pushed him out because of his association with Trump. He has no clients now, and pays massive amounts in alimony. And Trump never paid him. Poor Rudy. #karma pic.twitter.com/KEk4rNzRqV
— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) May 6, 2021
Still kinda impressed by Rudy Giuliani’s character arc of “mob prosecutor” to “mob”
— Mike Royce (@MikeRoyce) May 5, 2021
How bad of a father was @rudygiuliani that when he’s broke he can’t even get a loan from @AndrewHGiuliani to keep the lights on?
— Sgt Joker (@TheSGTJoker) May 6, 2021
To @RudyGiuliani don’t try and play the victim to circumstances you created Coludy Rudy!
— SassyLady1961 (@SLady1961) May 6, 2021
Rudy Giuliani, a shyster, shystered by shyster
— sluper ? girl?? (@vixey_picklejar) May 4, 2021
Rudy Giuliani is afraid Donald Trump won't pay his legal fees. "I never thought it would happen to me!" he was heard screaming.
— The Halfway Post (@HalfwayPost) May 6, 2021
Graham Gremore is the Features Editor and a Staff Writer at Queerty. Follow him on Twitter @grahamgremore.
Harley
Rudy is about to get a real close look at the undercarriage of the Trump bus.
TomG
That is what happens to EVERYONE who sells their souls to Trump.
Fahd
If one is facing these kind of potentially astronomical judgments, a billion$ here, a billion$ there, it’s probably a pretty good idea to scream poverty and suddenly be “unable to pay your bills”. As part of the investigations, I hope they’re following the money. He may be hiding assets.
At his age and with his disgraced status, he is pathetic, but I think he’s a traitor to our nation – see Jan.6th. He should be criminally prosecuted, and not just for those Ukraine shenanigans.
Mack
One good thing about Trump, he’s doing a great job of bankrupting his rich friends.
TomG
Having gone bankrupt several times himself, Trump has experience in that. And those that still support Trump have bankrupted their souls as well.
GlobeTrotter
I hate Trump just as much as any intelligent individual, but I’m not sure how I feel about getting bankrupted by legal fees, even though you’ve yet to be found guilty of a crime. I know, I know, it’s fun revel in their misery, but guess what? If it can happen to them, it can happen to any one of us too. I just don’t think it’s right to bankrupt someone and destroy their livelihood through investigations.
Bengali
I hear what you’re saying about “if it can happen to him, it can happen to anyone”. If he wins the case, HE WON’T, he can also get his defense money back from plaintiff, can’t he?
Fahd
Guiliani has probably bankrupted plenty of people with legal fees over the years – he was a federal prosecutor. And that’s basically been one of Trump’s modus operandi in building his business and fending off legitimate victims of his behavior – see the former Ms. America.
Guiliani now not only has the pending criminal actions against him, but he also has these civil actions. If the civil actions were without merit, a judge would have thrown the cases out by now.
In America, if the government suspects you of a crime, they will investigate you, and anyone can sue anyone in civil court, and if the judge finds there is a basis for the suit it will be allowed to proceed. So, in America, anyone can face having large legal fees, especially if they’ve committed a crime or are on the receiving end of a meritorious civil law suit.
Feeling sorry for Guiliani is charitable, but it’s not warranted. He’s a traitor to our nation who has inflicted pain on others.
Cam
Except he was warned multiple times by Dominion that they would sue him if he didn’t stop going on TV and lying about them. Any normal person would have shut up. He didn’t accidentally trip and fall into a lawsuit.
And if he is broke, then he can get a public defender like any other broke person.
Hdtex
B@LLSHIT
Prax07
Rudy will be on his knees in the restrooms of GOP functions hoping to score $20 a pop for giving head to all the closeted conservatives he’s been pandering to for the last few years. It’s the position he’s been in with Trump all this time, so not a big leap for him
Liquid Silver
Gee, if he’s actually poor and out of power, he might actually be held responsible for something. Pity, that.
I still don’t think it’ll happen, but there’s a chance.
Morg
haha serves him right
rand503
I love how Guiliani is used to the “high life” and seems to expect that that is what he deserves.
I’ve had quite a life of five star hotels, top restaurants, partying at embassies and so on. I earned crap and can barely make ends meet, but I represented a lot of organizations and so was treated to a lot.
It’s all a lot of fun. But, at the end of the day, so what? You can’t live in hotels all the time or go out to eat every day. And frankly, I like simple food I make myself, and my own cozy little house. The high life is fun, once in a while, but it’s just silly to think you can live like that all the time.
tjay7
I hope things don’t get so bad that Rudy has to cut back on his hairdo budget. His matinee idol sleeked back hair is what makes him so virile and appealing as it distracts from his 50 Shades of Yellow bottom teef.
Jack Meoff
Is that sound of chickens coming home to roost I hear?
BaltoSteve
FFS, now we the people are going to have to pay for his defense at his criminal trial! He’s still grifting off the citizens of the USA!
JRinDallas
Gee, couldn’t happen to a nicer creepy douchebag.
Invader7
What goes around comes around aka KARMA is a bitch !! Couldn’t happen to a more deserving crook !!! I bet he’ll rat out Agolf Twitterler….