'Boldly Frivolous' Gohmert v. Pence Election Lawsuit Spurs Bar Complaints Against Attorneys

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Calls are growing to disbar Texas Republican Representative Louie Gohmert and the attorneys who filed election lawsuits that failed to overturn President Joe Biden's win.

On Monday, Washington-based attorney Patrick Malone brought an ethics complaint to the D.C. Bar Disciplinary Counsel that names three attorneys behind the widely derided Gohmert v. Pence case late last year. The case, which was rebuked by the Justice Department and by Vice President Mike Pence himself before being tossed out by the courts, sought to overturn the November presidential election by allowing incumbent Pence to simply not count the Electoral College votes which were in favor of Biden.

Malone described the case as "boldly frivolous" to Law & Crime in an article published Saturday.

Malone's complaint says Gohmert tried to submit a "fake document" to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in an attempt to lie that the Arizona State Legislature had already agreed to formally challenge the election results.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/boldly-frivolous-gohmert-v-pence-election-lawsuit-spurs-bar-complaints-against-attorneys/ar-BB1e646G?li=BBnb7Kz

[dchill]

1. Goehmert has a law degree?

GOHMERT HAS A LAW DEGREE!

Incredible.

[csziggy]

3. He was a judge!

From the link in the OP:

Gohmert served as a judge for Texas' 7th judicial district from 1992-2002 before then-Texas Republican Governor Rick Perry appointed him as Chief Justice on the Texas Twelfth District Court of Appeals in 2003.

[dchill]

5. Odd for someone who seems to think laws are a bad idea.

[csziggy]

6. He was probably one of those activist judges who makes laws from the bench

You know, the way the RepuQs accuse judges appointed by Democratic politicians of doing.

Projection by any other name...

[cloudbase]

4. Signed by Sally Struthers. n/t

[Blue Owl]

2. I've had it with Gohmert Pyle

[crickets]

7. And yet Gohmert is still in office, seemingly scandal-free.

Malone's complaint says Gohmert tried to submit a "fake document" to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in an attempt to lie that the Arizona State Legislature had already agreed to formally challenge the election results.

He should face disbarment at the very least. Yikes.