Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani He was disbarred Thursday in Washington, D.C., over false claims about the 2020 presidential election when he represented former President Donald Trump.
DC Court of Appeals order The 80-year-old former mayor and prosecutor in the nation's capital was stripped of his law license following a New York appeals court ruling in July that banned Giuliani from practicing law in his home state.
The three-judge panel in D.C. noted that Giuliani did not respond to the order giving him the opportunity to explain why it allowed him to remain as a member of the D.C. bar after being disbarred in New York Should go.
“This is a complete travesty and a complete miscarriage of justice,” Giuliani spokesman Ted Goodman said in a statement.
“Members of the legal community who want to protect the integrity of our justice system should immediately speak out against this partisan, politically motivated decision,” Goodman said. “Those who come after Mayor Giuliani cannot ignore the fact that he remains the most effective prosecutor in American history, who has done more to improve the lives of others than almost any other American alive today “
A D.C. court previously suspended Giuliani's law license in 2021 and a review panel last year recommended he be disbarred over claims made in a Pennsylvania lawsuit that included Trump's 2020 election loss to Joe Biden. There was a demand to overturn it.
Giuliani claimed “massive election fraud but had no evidence.” the panel wroteAccused the former mayor of engaging in “an effort to undermine the integrity of the 2020 presidential election” that “helped destabilize our democracy.”
The panel of judges argued, “The misconduct here tragically goes far beyond all his previous achievements.”
Giuliani, who was once hailed as “America's Mayor” for his leadership following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, has been embroiled in legal trouble since the 2020 election.
He has been charged with criminal charges in Georgia and Arizona related to his alleged work to overturn the 2020 election results in those states.
he was accused Nine felony cases in Arizona And 13 in GeorgiaHe has pleaded not guilty to all charges in both cases.
The former mayor also filed for bankruptcy last December $148 million verdict Two Georgia election workers are being sued for defamation after falsely accusing them of trying to cheat out of votes for Trump in the Peach State.
Giuliani's New York bankruptcy case Was dismissed in July after a judge's decision He has been evasive about his assets repeatedly,
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