From The New York Times
Rudolph W. Giuliani has conceded that while acting as a lawyer for former President Donald J. Trump, he made false statements by asserting that two Georgia election workers had mishandled ballots while counting votes in Atlanta during the 2020 election.
Apparently (from the story), Rudy is going broke defending himself against the indefensible. So this is a way to move past the defamation part of the suit and to try to argue that Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss suffered no damage from having their name dragged through the mud by the President and his attorney. I addition,Trump echoed those same claims, in the famous call with Trump and Raffensperger.
Mr. Trump invoked Ms. Freeman’s name 18 times during a phone call with Brad Raffensperger, the Georgia secretary of state, on Jan. 2, 2021. In the call, Mr. Trump asked Mr. Raffensperger to help him “find” 11,800 votes — enough to swing the results in Georgia away from the winner, Joseph R. Biden Jr.
THAT could certainly have ramifications for Trump.