A federal judge in New York held Rudy Giuliani in contempt and granted an order for sanctions against him in the case of the two election workers he defamed. The post ‘It was not even close’: Judge smacks Giuliani with contempt,

Lawyers for the election workers filed the contempt request after saying Giuliani had failed to turn over a lease to his Manhattan apartment, a Mercedes, various watches and jewelry, a signed Joe DiMaggio shirt and other baseball momentos. The judge ordered Giuliani to turn over the items in October.

Judge Lewis J Liman indicated he would not rule immediately on whether Mr Giuliani will face civil sanctions for failing to turn over some assets.