• Rudy Giuliani was hit with an ethics charge by the DC bar over his false claims about election fraud.
• The case centers around Giuliani's efforts to push baseless fraud accusations in a Pennsylvania court in 2020.
  
• Giuliani was suspended from practicing law in New York last year for making false statements about the election.

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Rudy Giuliani was hit with an ethics charge by the office that regulates attorneys in the District of Columbia on Friday over his false claims about election fraud.

The disciplinary branch of the DC bar said Giuliani pushed baseless claims about fraud in the 2020 presidential election in a Pennsylvania court and accused him of violating two professional conduct rules in the state.

The charge brings Giuliani closer to losing the ability to practice law in the district, a year after he was suspended from practicing in New York over his election fraud claims.

The Friday filing outlines Giuliani's backing of a Trump campaign lawsuit that sought to overturn the results of the election in Pennsylvania.

The lawsuit argued that up to 1.5 million mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania should be disqualified based on claims they did not comply with the...

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