Rudy Giuliani ordered to give evidence in Georgia 2020 election probe

Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani (Mary Altaffer/AP)

A judge in New York has ordered Rudy Giuliani to appear next month before a special grand jury in Atlanta investigating whether former president Donald Trump and others illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 general election in Georgia.

New York Supreme Court Justice Thomas Farber on July 13 issued an order directing Mr Giuliani, a lawyer for Mr Trump and former New York City mayor, to appear before the special grand jury on August 9 and on any other dates ordered by the court in Atlanta.