The Washington Legal Ethics Commission, which oversaw the disciplinary case against Rudolph W. Giuliani late last year, said on Friday it would try to overturn the 2020 election in favor of then-client, President Donald J. Trump, “precedent”. It recommended the disqualification of Mr. .
In its recommendation, the Washington, D.C. Bar Association’s Commission on Professional Responsibility said Giuliani’s efforts to “undermine the integrity” of the election “helped destabilize democracy” and made the oath of support for the U.S. Constitution “enduring.” I did some damage,” he said. He swore when he entered the court.
The committee acknowledged Giuliani’s public career, a former New York City mayor and US attorney in Manhattan, but also noted that “everything happened a long time ago.”
“This misconduct sadly exceeds his past achievements,” the committee wrote. “Unparalleled in its devastating purpose and effect. He seeks to sabotage the presidential election and stubbornly refuses to admit the wrongs he has made.”
Giuliani’s hearing before the Ethics Committee took place in December and focused on his role in filing a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia seeking delay in certifying election results in Pennsylvania. I was guessed.
Federal Judge Hearing Pennsylvania Case dismissed it, likened it to a “haphazardly stitched together” “Frankenstein’s monster”. A federal appeals court subsequently upheld the dismissal. biting command “Just because the election is unfair doesn’t mean the election is unfair,” said a Trump-appointed judge.
The Washington Legal Ethics Board determined that Mr. Giuliani filed the lawsuit when it had “no factual basis and therefore no valid legal basis for action.”
“He claimed massive election fraud, but there was no proof of it,” the commission wrote. “By prosecuting that devastating case, Mr. Giuliani, sworn official of the Court, was disqualified as a lawyer.”
A district court of appeals in Washington will ultimately decide whether to revoke his license to practice law in the city.he already has License suspended in New York. One of his attorneys, Barry Cummins, said he was disappointed with the committee’s recommendations in Washington and said he planned to “vigorously appeal.”
The Ethics Commission’s recommendation is the latest example of holding the attorney general accountable for lawyers who tried to overturn Trump’s election results and maintain his grip on power.
In March, under a negotiated agreement with state court officials in Colorado, attorney Jenna Ellis said: admitted that she deliberately misrepresented the facts Some of her public allegations have attributed widespread voter fraud to Trump’s defeat. Ellis worked closely with Giuliani and made various attempts to keep Trump in office.
Another attorney who participated in these attempts, John Eastman, is currently undergoing a disciplinary hearing with a California attorney that could result in his being barred from practicing law. Law professor Eastman pressured Vice President Mike Pence to use his position as Senate Speaker during a joint session of the Senate and Senate on Jan. 6, 2021 to unilaterally hand over the election to Trump. He was the planner of the plan. .
Potential deprivation is not the only legal issue facing Giuliani. The end of last year, he received a grand jury subpoena The charges come from federal prosecutors considering criminal charges related to Trump’s various attempts to stay in power.
last month, Giuliani gave an interview Prosecutors work under Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is leading the election interference investigation.
