A lawyer for two Georgia election workers that Rudy Giuliani falsely accused of trying to help steal the 2020 U.S. presidential election for Democrat Joe Biden on Friday urged a Manhattan federal judge to hold former the New York City mayor in civil contempt.

Rudy Giuliani is in a New York courtroom facing a contempt hearing over whether he has dodged and deceived lawyers trying to recover a $148 million judgment for two Georgia election workers

The former Trump attorney appeared in court on Friday for a hearing in his 2020 Georgia presidential election case.

A Manhattan federal judge will consider on Friday a request by two Georgia election workers to hold former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani in civil contempt for refusing to turn over property as payment toward a $148 million defamation award.

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is expected at a court hearing in New York Friday about whether he should be found in contempt of court, an appearance the longtime ally of President-elect Donald Trump sought to skip at the last minute.

Watch as Rudy Giuliani appears in Manhattan federal court on Friday, 3 January, where a judge will consider a request by two Georgia election workers to whom he owes $148m for defamation to hold him in civil contempt for failing to turn over his assets.