Another legal disciplinary board in Washington has concluded that Rudy Giuliani, who as Donald Trump’s personal lawyer tried to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, should lose his law license.
On Friday, the D.C. Board on Professional Responsibility recommended disbarring Giuliani over his involvement in a lawsuit challenging the results of Pennsylvania’s presidential election — an effort “to disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvania voters without the slightest factual basis for doing so,” Reuters reported.
Giuliani has been unable to practice law in New York after a state court revoked his license in 2021. In addition, a smaller disciplinary board for the DC Bar recommended last year that he be banned from practicing law in Washington.
Friday’s recommendation is the final step before the D.C. Court of Appeals hears arguments before deciding whether to disbar him. Giuliani attorney Barry Kamins declined to comment.
The former mayor of New York City has faced extensive legal and financial consequences for his prominent role in the 2020 election challenges: He now faces criminal charges in multiple states. (He has pleaded not guilty and denied any wrongdoing.)
His lawyers have resigned and are suing him for unpaid legal fees. He filed for bankruptcy after being hit with a nearly $150 million judgment for defaming two Georgia election workers. And he’s lost lucrative gigs and sold strange merchandise to make money.
This article was originally published on MSNBC.com
