A federal judge on Friday held Rudy Giuliani in civil contempt for skirting an agreement not to make new false claims about two Georgia election workers he was ordered to pay $146 million for defaming.

It was the second time in less than a week a judge found Giuliani in contempt in matters involving the case.

U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell granted the request from Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, whom Giuliani has falsely claimed for years engaged in mass election fraud while working in Atlanta on election night in 2020.

The agreement barred the ex-New York City mayor from making any further claims they “engaged in wrongdoing” during that election. The mother-daughter duo said he violated it in two broadcasts of his nightly show.

Howell, during a federal court hearing in Washington, D.C., began the hearing by ripping into Giuliani for continuing to defame Freeman and Moss, criticizing him for spreading “fabricated lies” given his expansive public audience and “respected public service history.”

“I really hoped we were done,” Howell said.

Giuliani immediately rebuffed the judge’s remarks, shaking his head and scoffing at the defense table as she spoke. He also talked back to the judge from his seat, though his commentary was not audible.

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