But, "He previously admitted that his statements were false and damaged Moss and Freeman's reputations." That still covers my earlier comment.
Edit: Actually ... no, it doesn't. It means that Moss and Freeman were not involved in any "election rigging" in the way that Guiliani had publicly accused them, as opposed to not involved in any "election rigging" at all (even if they were not actually involved in any election rigging, and there is no evidence to show that they were).