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Things are going from bad to worse for Rudy Giuliani, as the 78-year-old former New York City mayor and former top federal prosecutor faces losing his law license in Washington, DC for the false election fraud claims that he made when he was representing former President Donald Trump’s campaign in 2020. According to NBC News, the District of Columbia Bar Association’s disciplinary counsel said that Giuliani should be disbarred after a panel determined he violated a rule of professional conduct when he attempted to overturn the 2020 election results in Pennsylvania.
Giuliani’s New York law license was suspended in June 2021 after a state appeals court determined that he made “demonstrably false and misleading” statements that widespread voter fraud undermined the election which was won by now President Joe Biden.
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Rudy Giuliani Faces Disbarment In Washington, DC
Disciplinary counsel, Hamilton Fox, said Giuliani's misconduct in Pennsylvania was part of a broader effort to undermine the legitimacy of an election, saying he "weaponized his law license to bring a frivolous action in an attempt to undermine the Constitution."
The Court of Appeals will ultimately have the final decision on whether Giuliani will be disbarred, but Giuliani’s attorney, John Leventhal, has reportedly argued that there is no evidence that Giuliani "intentionally violated" the rules of...
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