Wandrea “Shaye” Moss took the witness stand during the defamation trial that will determine how much Giuliani must pay her and her mother for spreading lies about them.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scared for her life after Rudy Giuliani and other Donald Trump allies falsely accused her of fraud, former Georgia election worker
“I am shown these videos, these lies, everything that had been going on that I had no clue about,” Moss said.
Moss said she went home that night, scared and confused, and could only watch as the angry messages poured in. She got her long blonde hair cut off and dyed the next day, trying to reclaim some of her anonymity. She moved from the home she lived in to try to avoid the harassment, but people have found her new address, she told jurors. About two months ago, someone one mailed a picture of her face from the newspaper cut into shreds, she said.
“I was afraid for my life. I literally felt like someone going to come and attempt to hang me and there’s nothing that anyone will be able to do about it,” Moss said.
Giuliani watched intently during Moss’s testimony, frequently taking notes or conferring with his lawyer. Giuliani is expected to testify.
Moss’ testimony came hours after the judge scolded Giuliani for comments made outside the federal courthouse Monday in which he insisted his claims about the women were true.
“When I testify, the whole story will be definitively clear that what I said was true, and that, whatever happened to them — which is unfortunate about other people overreacting — everything I said about them is true,” Giuliani told reporters.
Giuliani added that Moss and Freeman were “engaged in changing votes.” When a reporter pushed back, saying there was no proof of that, Giuliani replied: “You’re damn right there is. … Stay tuned.”
U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell warned Giuliani’s lawyer that his client’s remarks amounted to “defamatory statements about them yet again.” The judge was incredulous, asking Giuliani’s lawyer about the contradiction of his opening statements calling Freeman and Moss “good people” but then the former mayor repeating unfounded allegations of voter fraud.
“How are we supposed to reconcile that?” she asked the lawyer.
Sibley conceded her point and told the judge he discussed the comments with his client, but added, “I can’t control everything he does.” He also argued that the mayor’s age and health concerns make long days in court challenging.
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