[Global Times special correspondent, Liu Haoran] On the evening of August 30 local time, Rudy Giuliani (pictured), the former legal adviser of US President Trump and the former mayor of New York City, was involved in a serious car accident. He suffered multiple injuries and is still receiving treatment. The politician, who was once known as the "mayor of the United States" for his handling of the "9/11" incident, has seen a sharp decline in his reputation in recent years for spreading election conspiracy theories and slandering polling station staff after the 2020 presidential election. After the car accident, the media and public opinion once speculated that the incident may be an "act of revenge".
The Associated Press reported on September 1 that the accident happened on Interstate 93 in New Hampshire on Saturday. At the time of the incident, the Ford SUV that Giuliani was riding was rear-ended by a Honda SUV. The violent impact caused the two vehicles to rush into the middle of the highway at the same time, and the body was seriously damaged. After the incident, Giuliani and two other people were rushed to a nearby emergency center for treatment. After preliminary diagnosis, Giuliani was seriously injured. In addition to a broken thoracic spine, his body was also accompanied by multiple lacerations and contusions. The other two injured were Goodman, who was driving the car that night, and the Honda driver, 19-year-old Lauren Kemp, a native of New Hampshire. So far, the local police are still investigating the cause of the accident, and the perpetrators have not been charged.
What is quite dramatic is that Giuliani had just done a good thing before the car accident. According to his security director Ragusa, on the evening of August 30, the vehicle in which Giuliani was traveling was stopped by a woman on the street and asked for help. After learning that the woman had suffered domestic violence, Giuliani helped her call the police and accompanied her until the police arrived until it was confirmed that she was safe. According to the Associated Press, this incident was "completely unrelated" to the subsequent car accident, and its security team also emphasized that the car accident was by no means an "attack" on Giuliani himself. The New York Post stated that Giuliani would stay in New Hampshire for two to three days for treatment and would have to wear braces for some time after being discharged from the hospital. However, according to his family and assistants, Giuliani is currently in "good mental state." His son Andrew specifically expressed his gratitude to the Incident Response Service personnel and also said on social media that "my father is very tough."
Mr. Giuliani, 81, who served twice as mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001, was hailed as the "mayor of the United States" for his outstanding leadership after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States, and was also named the 2001 Person of the Year by Time magazine. Mr. Giuliani, who advised Mr. Trump's campaign in 2016, joined his personal legal team in 2018 and served him until after the 2020 presidential election because of his extensive political experience. In 2020, the defeated Trump repeatedly tried to overturn the election results. As a member of his core legal team, Giuliani represented a series of related lawsuits, not only targeting the US election mechanism, but also making false statements about "electoral corruptive practices". Before the "Capitol Hill riots" in 2021, Giuliani made inflammatory speeches, denouncing "election fraud" in the United States, and even calling on Trump's supporters to "judge by battle."
In December 2021, Giuliani was sued for allegedly defaming election workers for "rigging the vote count". In 2023, he lost the case and was ordered by the court to pay the plaintiffs $148 million. Because of the large amount, Giuliani quickly filed for bankruptcy. Last year, he was sued by Arizona again. The lawsuit is still ongoing and is expected to enter the trial stage in January next year. Not only that, as a practicing lawyer, his lawyer's license was also revoked by the court before, and he will not be able to "resume his old business" in New York and Washington in the future.