In a new filing, the former New York City mayor conceded that he made defamatory and false statements about Shaye Moss and Ruby Freeman, but did not admit those statements caused damage to the pair.
Still, Georgia GOP election official Gabriel Sterling pointed out on Twitter Thursday that Giuliani’s statement puts to rest any notion of “widespread voter fraud” during the 2020 presidential election.
“Rudy Giuliani admits that he lied about Shaye Moss & Ruby Freeman,” he wrote. “We’ve known for years that he lied about them and the events at State Farm Arena. For those that still believe there was widespread voter fraud, these people are admitting they lied to you.”
Giulinani’s concession and Sterling’s reaction to it come at a time when Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is holding a special grand jury to investigate the efforts by former President Donald Trump and others to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the state.
Still, it remains to be seen whether Sterling’s tweet will have an effect on voters.
Although most of the people engaging with Sterling’s tweet approved of it, a few stragglers responded to it in support of Trump.