'This is not politics. They're trying to ignore the will of the voters.' Rudy Giuliani violated at least one attorney ethics rule in his work challenging the 2020 election results and should be disciplined, an attorney ethics committee said.
By Andrew Goudsward
The committee of the D.C. Board on Professional Responsibility will recommend a specific penalty later for Giuliani, who faces accusations that he breached ethics rules against bringing frivolous lawsuits and harming the administration of justice.Hamilton "Phil" Fox of the D.C. Office of Disciplinary Counsel told the panel on Thursday that Giuliani should be disbarred, saying he tried to "ignore the will of the voters" and undermine the U.S. Constitution.
At the end of Thursday's portion of the hearing, a visibly angry Giuliani accused Fox of engaging in a "personal attack," adding, "I don't know what happened to the defense of lawyers who take on unpopular causes."The committee's eventual recommendation on how to discipline Giuliani will have to go before the full board then the D.C. Court of Appeals for a final decision.
Giuliani, a former top federal prosecutor in Manhattan and New York City mayor, served as Trump's personal lawyer and was put in charge of the legal strategy to challenge the results of the 2020 election won by Democrat Joe Biden. Giuliani was one several lawyers allied with the Republican president who pressed debunked claims of rampant election fraud.Leventhal told the panel in closing arguments on Dec.
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