Rudy Giuliani Faces New Political Threat

Rudy Giuliani is once again facing attacks from the legal and political establishment.

The Washington D.C. Bar Association is threatening to revoke Giuliani’s license to practice law…His only crime? Supporting Donald J. Trump’s election lawsuits.

Leftists and those loyal to the political establishment claim:

Of course, these claims are completely bogus. Giuliani did nothing to ‘weaponize’ his license or the legal system—he brought forward a lawsuit for an election that the majority of Americans found questionable.

Previously, the State of New York suspended Giuliani’s right to practice law within the state.

It remains to be seen whether the D.C. Bar Association will follow through with their recommendations; however, at this time it appears highly likely that they will.

The state prosecutor asserted that Rudy Giuliani weaponized his law license to overturn the 2020 election for Trump and in doing so, he harmed the entire country in the process. https://t.co/laog0N0pz6

— Christine (@esserlaw) December 17, 2022

ABC News had more:

“This case, the seriousness of the misconduct, calls for only one sanction and that is a sanction of disbarment,” Phil Fox, a lawyer for the D.C. Bar, said at a disciplinary hearing in Washington.

“I think it was a fundamental harm to the fabric of the country that could well be irreparable.”

Thursday’s hearing is only a step in a long process that could lead to Giuliani’s disbarment in the nation’s capital.

 

A D.C. bar panel found that Rudy Giuliani violated at least one professional rule in his efforts to help Donald Trump overturn the 2020 election.

The preliminary finding could result in the suspension or loss of Giuliani's law license.https://t.co/hMKwZniJPL

— POLITICO (@politico) December 15, 2022

BREAKING 🚨🚨🚨
Rudy Giuliani Likely Committed Misconduct Over 2020 Election, DC Bar Panel Finds

Ethics panel attorney alleged he ‘weaponized his law license’

Panel’s decision is a preliminary finding and not finalhttps://t.co/R7expNdkcp

— Ⓜ️Ⓜ️ Lauren Ashley Davis – OG Meidas Mighty 🇺🇦🌻 (@Meidas_LaurenA) December 15, 2022

Even far-left NBC News concluded:

It’s tempting to feel that filing unjustified complaints should result in more disciplining of attorneys, and it may seem strange that filing civil complaints without a factual basis is not one of the top reasons for attorney discipline.

But few attorneys have access to all the evidence before they file a lawsuit. Giuliani had a point, in principle, when he told the D.C. Bar’s panel that “You don’t start a lawsuit being able to prove — I mean, you’re very lucky when you do. You don’t start a lawsuit being able to prove, but being able to responsibly allege.”

Is Giuliani’s conduct worse than the typical failure to allege fraud? Probably. But in most cases, the appropriate response to a poorly supported fraud filing is the one that’s always before the court: to dismiss the case.