Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani hospitalized, spokesperson says

Updated May 3, 2026, 8:38 p.m. ETRudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, has been hospitalized and is in "critical but stable condition," his spokesperson said on Sunday, May 3."Mayor Giuliani is a fighter who has faced every challenge in his life with unwavering strength, and he's fighting with that same strength now," Ted Goodman, Giuliani's spokesperson, told USA TODAY in a statement.USA TODAY followed up with Goodman about the hospitalization, but it was unclear which hospital Giuliani was taken to.Giuliani was one of the lawyers involved in President Donald Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election. Those efforts resulted in criminal charges against Giuliani in two states and a defamation lawsuit from election workers in Georgia. Giuliani denied wrongdoing in the criminal cases.Election workers, Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, sued Giuliani and won a $148 million judgment in 2023 after he falsely said the pair stuffed ballot boxes during the 2020 election. The women settled with Giuliani in 2025.Trump said of his former personal lawyer in a social media post that "he was treated so badly by the Radical Left Lunatics, Democrats ALL — AND HE WAS RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING!" The president pardoned Giuliani for the attempt to