Dominion files defamation lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani

© Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images Rudy Giuliani, personal lawyer of US President Donald Trump, looks on during an appearance before the Michigan House Oversight Committee in Lansing, Mich., Dec. 2, 2020.

Dominion Voting Systems on Monday sued Rudy Giuliani, accusing former President Donald Trump’s personal attorney of carrying out “defamatory falsehoods” about Dominion in part to enrich himself through legal fees and his podcast.

The company said it seeks to “set the record straight, to vindicate the company’s rights under civil law, to recover compensatory and punitive damages, and to stand up for itself, its employees, and the electoral process.”

“Although he was unwilling to make false election fraud claims about Dominion and its voting machines in a court of law because he knew those allegations are false, he and his allies manufactured and disseminated the “Big Lie,” which foreseeably went viral and deceived millions of people into believing that Dominion had stolen their votes and fixed the election,” the lawsuit said.

© Christopher Aluka Berry/Reuters, FILE Dominion voting machines are on display at an early voting location for the upcoming presidential elections in Chamblee, Ga., Oct. 9, 2020. MORE: Lawyers want Giuliani investigated, license suspended

Ontario-based Dominion is seeking more than $1 billion in damages.

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A representative for Giuliani did not immediately respond to ABC News’ request for comment.