Man charged in Giuliani ‘slap’ wants $2M for false arrest
A man charged with assault for allegedly slapping former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani on the back filed a notice of claim against the city Thursday for $2 million for false arrest.
Daniel Gill was seen on a video in June touching Giuliani on the back with an open hand while Giuliani was at a Staten Island ShopRite supermarket supporting his son Andrew’s campaign for the GOP nomination for New York governor. Gill said, “What’s up scumbag?” according to a notice of claim released Thursday.
While Giuliani appeared to barely react in the video, he later said it felt “like somebody shot me” or that he had been hit by a boulder.