US president says election showed integrity of the system and acknowledges party is ‘hurting’ in address that also defended his achievements.   18:32Joanna Walters A combative Rudy Giuliani said a civil case to take his most prized assets was like “a political persecution” before he entered a New York courthouse earlier today to explain to a federal judge why he hasn’t surrendered his valuables by the October 29 deadline as part of a $148m defamation judgment.