Giuliani Denies Defaming Dominion With Election-Fraud Claims

Trump lawyer asks judge to toss voting-machine maker’s suit
Giuliani and others claimed Dominion switched votes to Biden

Rudy Giuliani speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 19, 2020.Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg

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By Erik Larson

April 7, 2021 at 3:19 PM UTC

Updated on

April 7, 2021 at 7:28 PM UTC

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Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani asked a judge to throw out a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit by a voting machine company he accused of helping to steal the presidential election from his client, saying Dominion Voting Systems Inc. hasn’t shown it was injured by the claims.

Giuliani’s motion to dismiss Dominion’s Jan. 25 suit was filed Wednesday in federal court in Washington. The former New York mayor is accused of exploiting false election-fraud claims to hawk gold coins, cigars and supplements on a podcast.