Jenna Ellis, an attorney and former legal adviser to the Trump campaign, has been censured by a disciplinary judge in Colorado for making false statements about the 2020 election. The judge's ruling comes as part of an ongoing effort to hold attorneys accountable for promoting former President Donald Trump's baseless claims of widespread voter fraud.
According to documents posted by Colorado's Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel, Ellis signed a stipulation admitting that she had violated professional ethics rules prohibiting attorneys from making reckless or intentional misrepresentations. As part of the stipulation, Ellis agreed to pay a fine of $224.
Among the false statements highlighted in the stipulation were claims by Ellis on social media and in TV appearances that the Trump campaign had evidence the election was "stolen." The censure serves as a reminder that attorneys have a duty to be truthful in their representations, even when speaking in a representative capacity.
In a statement to CNN, Michael Melito, an attorney for Ellis, stated that his client remained a practicing attorney in good standing in the state of Colorado. He added that the outcome of the case was the correct one given the heated political climate.
The censure was first reported by the Colorado Newsline, and the stipulation was approved by Disciplinary Presiding Judge Bryon M. Large in an opinion posted alongside the judge's ruling.
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