On Wednesday, Rudy Giuliani told a federal judge in Washington, D.C. that it could be dangerous for him to attend an upcoming contempt hearing tied to his defamation case with election workers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss due to ongoing issues with his knee,

Rudy Giuliani ’s legal morass has, incredibly, gotten even worse. On Monday the former New York mayor was found in contempt of court for failing to turn over assets to two Georgia election workers he defamed. Manhattan federal judge Lewis Liman said he will rule on “appropriate sanctions” against Giuliani at a later time.

Giuliani has refused to turn over assets to former Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, who won a nearly $150 million defamation lawsuit against him.

U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman made the contempt finding after Giuliani testified over two days to answer questions about why he’d failed to hand over assets and court-ordered discovery information to help satisfy Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss’ $146 million defamation judgment against him.

A legal analyst said the judge presiding over Rudy Giuliani's defamation case just called the Trump ally's bluff. Lisa Rubin noticed an update from Judge Beryl Howell, who is presiding over Giuliani's case in Washington D.