In an unexpected twist, Rudy Giuliani will not testify in his defamation trial, an attorney said as court convened this morning.

Giuliani told reporters on Wednesday that he "intends" to testify today in his own defense.

In a preview of what he might have said on the stand, Giuliani claimed he "had nothing to do with any of those" racist voicemails and emails shown in court.

Leaving court, Rudy Giuliani said he had nothing do to with the racially charged messages to Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss that were presented in court.

"I had nothing to do with any of those," Giuliani told reporters.

"My name isn't there. It doesn't refer to me," the former mayor said. "I don't even know who those people are."

Ruby Freeman stepped down from the witness stand after almost 90 minutes of emotional testimony as the final witness in her and her daughter's case against Rudy Giuliani.

The defense rested its case, and Judge Howell sent jurors home for the day.

Court was subsequently adjourned until tomorrow, when the defense is scheduled to present its case.

Giuliani is expected to take the stand.

Wiping away tears, Ruby Freeman described being forced to leave her house for two months -- and ultimately having to move out -- because of the threats she received after she was falsely accused of manipulating ballots.

Freeman said she was advised to leave her home by the FBI. She then stayed in different Airbnbs.

"I couldn't stay at home," Freeman said. "I was just too scared and my neighbors were having to watch out for me."

Freeman sobbed as she recounted how she lost the ability to use her name in her new home. She said she is too scared to introduce herself to her neighbors.

"I have a home but I can't do anything," Freeman said.

One interlude from the aftermath of the 2020 election demonstrates how Moss' career prospects deteriorated, she testified.

Moss said she felt so disillusioned with election work by mid-2021 that she sought work elsewhere. She applied for a job at a Chick-fil-A restaurant and secured an interview.

"I was dressed up. I had my notebook with my resume. I was excited, I was ready," Moss said. The interview "went great," she said, even though she realized that, without relevant experience, she would be asked to do menial tasks.

"I had made up my mind that, oh well, I'll have to start at the bottom," she testified. "And if I can work my way up at [voter] registration, I can work my way up here."

Before leaving, however, the interviewer showed her an article on his laptop and said, "Tell me about this. Is this you? Is this true?"

The article featured an image of her face with the word "Fraud" plastered across it.

"The more he was talking, the more I just tuned it out," Moss said. "I was so shocked, I was so embarrassed … I just had to leave. I just left."