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Rudy Giuliani asks Newsmax host for a loan after $148m defamation ruling

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Donald Trump’s former lawyer Rudy Giuliani asked for a loan from a TV anchor just hours after a federal jury asked him to pay nearly $150m to two former Georgia election workers he defamed through false accusations that they helped rig the 2020 election against Donald Trump.

Mr Giuliani appeared on Newsmax on Friday night to decry the judgment against him - but first he asked host Greg Kelly: “You got any money you can loan me, Greg?”

The pair shared a laugh and agreed the judgment was “ludicrous”, with Mr Giuliani remarking: “How

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