Rudy Giuliani was rebuked by a federal judge on Tuesday after the former New York City mayor interrupted a court hearing, pleading he could not pay his bills because two Georgia election workers to whom he owes $148 million have tied up his assets.

The former New York City mayor was chastised by the judge for failing to comply with court orders to turn over his assets to the two former Georgia election workers he defamed.

In an angry outburst in a New York courtroom, Rudy Giuliani has accused a judge of making wrong assumptions about him after ordering him to turn over most of his assets to two election poll workers who won a libel case against him.

Once a personal lawyer for Donald Trump, Giuliani says he couldn’t pay his bills because two Georgia election workers to whom he owes $148-million have tied up his assets

NEW YORK - Rudy Giuliani was rebuked by a federal judge on Nov 26 after the former New York City mayor interrupted a court hearing, pleading he could not pay his bills because two Georgia election workers to whom he owes US$148 million (S$199 million) have tied up his assets.