A representative of the moving company and lawyers were to have access to That of Rudy Giuliani Manhattan apartment Thursday after former New York mayor fails to return belongings of two former Georgia poll workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against him.

Both sides leveled allegations at each other this week as the deadline for Giuliani to return the items passed Tuesday without any of the assets changing hands.

U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman ordered Giuliani last week to give election workers Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, many of her most prized possessions. Among them: his $5 million Upper East Side apartment, a 1980 Mercedes once owned by movie star Lauren Bacall, and a variety of other possessions, from his television to a shirt signed by the film legend. New York Yankees Joe DiMaggio going through 26 luxury watches.

The moving company’s representative and Freeman and Moss’ attorneys were to be allowed to enter Giuliani’s apartment to see what belongings were there and estimate the cost of moving the items named in Liman’s order, according to a court document filed Wednesday evening by Aaron Nathan, an attorney. for election workers.

In the document, Nathan said he spoke with Giuliani’s lawyers but they were not prepared to hand over anything and could “not even answer basic questions” about the location of assets.

Giuliani’s lawyer, Kenneth Caruso, had said in a court filing Tuesday that his client was willing to turn over the assets, but lawyers for Freeman and Moss had not provided instructions on how to do so.

Nathan declined to comment Thursday. The Associated Press left telephone and email messages Thursday with a representative and Giuliani’s lawyers.

Voting in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Thursday afternoon, Giuliani would only confirm that anyone was in his New York apartment. He said he hasn’t had a chance to defend himself in the Georgia election workers case and said he believes the ruling will be overturned on appeal.

“This will probably be one of the most unfair trials in American history, with the exception of the J6,” he said, referring to the criminal prosecution of Trump supporters who stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.

In fact, Giuliani had the opportunity to provide the information requested by Freeman and Moss’ lawyers last year, but did not do so. As punishment, a separate judge said Giuliani responsible for defamation before any trial takes place. A trial to determine damages was later held.

On Thursday, Liman ordered both sides to submit a status report by Monday on the progress of any property exchange. He said he would hold a status conference on Nov. 7 if the assets are not returned.

Giuliani’s legal defense fund sent out emails Thursday asking for donations as it fights “deep state plans to completely ruin me.”

“They want my house, my possessions, and even all the nostalgic memorabilia I have collected over my 80 years of life,” the email said.

Giuliani’s lawyers argued that Freeman and Moss should not be allowed to obtain and sell his assets while his appeal of the $148 million judgment is pending. But Liman ruled against him last week and set the deadline for Tuesday. Giuliani’s appeal is currently before a federal appeals court in Washington.

A Giuliani spokesman, Ted Goodman, said in a recent statement that “Mayor Giuliani is being unfairly punished by partisan and political activists who are trying to make an example of him.”

Another dispute also centers on whether Giuliani should have to return his $3 million condo in Palm Beach, Fla. — which he says is his primary residence — and several Yankees World Series rings he has received when he was mayor.

Pushing Donald Trump’s baseless claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him, Giuliani falsely accused Freeman and Moss of election fraud, claiming they slipped ballots into suitcases, counted the ballots multiple times and tampered with voting machines.

Freeman and Moss filed a defamation suit and said the false allegations led to death threats that left them fearing for their lives. A jury in Washington awarded them $148 million last year.

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Associated Press writer Stephany Matat in West Palm Beach, Fla., contributed to this report.