Rudy Giuliani, once high-profile as the former president’s pro bono attorney, has found himself descending into a legal saga that played out most recently at his own birthday party. Giuliani had played a crucial role in the controversial ‘fake electors’ scheme which culminated in pressurizing Rusty Bowers, the then Arizona House Speaker, to bring back the legislature for reallocating Arizona’s eleven electoral votes favouring Trump. The accusations also include holding a “hearing” on November 30, 2020, in Phoenix, Arizona, where he alleged that numerous undocumented immigrants in the state were involved in casting votes.
It transpires that Giuliani had been resisting service in the election interference case brought forth by Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes. He is the final defendant among 18 to be served and had been allegedly hiding from the process servers for several weeks.
Despite publicly stating that he was elusive and would not be found, Giuliani was served during his 80th birthday party in Palm Beach, Florida. In response to this, Giuliani, possibly smarting from the accusations of dodging service like a common felon, said he had invited the servers to his event and “accepted service like a gentleman.”
Ironically, despite these legal troubles including indictment in Georgia, numerous lawsuits, suspension from practicing law in DC and New York, and filing for bankruptcy, Giuliani remains “unfazed” by these numerous setbacks. Currently, Mr. Giuliani is facing challenges from all sides, including his suspension from practicing law and copious debt to Atlanta poll workers for defamation. A lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems also hangs over his head, along with his recent radio dismissal from WABC in New York and a stringent bankruptcy judge prohibiting his legal defence expenditure.
In light of all these issues, it seems Giuliani is focusing on his business venture, Rudy Coffee, as he seeks support for what he dubs “the cause of truth, justice, and American democracy.”