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Maddow Blog-Rudy Giuliani disbarred in D.C. over 2020 election scheme
Just when it seemed things couldn't get much worse for Rudy Giuliani, the former Republican mayor was officially disbarred in Washington, D.C.
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https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/rudy-giuliani-disbarred-dc-2020-election-scheme-rcna172822
Last summer, a Washington, D.C.-based bar discipline committee concluded that Rudy Giuliani should be disbarred for “frivolous” and “destructive” efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. As part of the process, the former New York City mayor concocted a series of outlandish excuses for his alleged misconduct, though they didn’t prove persuasive.
“He claimed massive election fraud but had no evidence of it,” the three-member panel declared in a 38-page decision. “By prosecuting that destructive case Mr. Giuliani, a sworn officer of the Court, forfeited his right to practice law.”
The same panel acknowledged some of the more worthwhile parts of Giuliani’s earlier record before concluding, “The misconduct here sadly transcends all his past accomplishments. It was unparalleled in its destructive purpose and effect. He sought to disrupt a presidential election and persists in his refusal to acknowledge the wrong he has done.”
This was not, however, the final word: Giuliani’s ultimate disbarment would be decided by the D.C. Court of Appeals. We now know the appellate bench has, in fact, disbarred the disgraced New York Republican.
......Let’s also not forget that Giuliani has been indicted in Georgia and Arizona, and those charges are unrelated to the defamation lawsuit he’s facing from Dominion Voting Systems. (Giuliani has denied any wrongdoing.)
And did I mention that his radio show was also cancelled? Because that happened, too.
Things clearly aren’t going well for the incumbent New York City mayor, but one of his recent predecessors continues to suffer one indignity after another.
“He claimed massive election fraud but had no evidence of it,” the three-member panel declared in a 38-page decision. “By prosecuting that destructive case Mr. Giuliani, a sworn officer of the Court, forfeited his right to practice law.”
The same panel acknowledged some of the more worthwhile parts of Giuliani’s earlier record before concluding, “The misconduct here sadly transcends all his past accomplishments. It was unparalleled in its destructive purpose and effect. He sought to disrupt a presidential election and persists in his refusal to acknowledge the wrong he has done.”
This was not, however, the final word: Giuliani’s ultimate disbarment would be decided by the D.C. Court of Appeals. We now know the appellate bench has, in fact, disbarred the disgraced New York Republican.
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......Let’s also not forget that Giuliani has been indicted in Georgia and Arizona, and those charges are unrelated to the defamation lawsuit he’s facing from Dominion Voting Systems. (Giuliani has denied any wrongdoing.)
And did I mention that his radio show was also cancelled? Because that happened, too.
Things clearly aren’t going well for the incumbent New York City mayor, but one of his recent predecessors continues to suffer one indignity after another.
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Rudy’s finished. Disbarred in DC as well as NY.
The man once called “America’s Mayor” because of his work during 9/11 has fallen into the trash heap of history due to his cult-like fanatical and often illegal support of a felon.
Everything, Donald Trump touches dies, just like Rudy Giuliani‘s career, and legacy.
The man once called “America’s Mayor” because of his work during 9/11 has fallen into the trash heap of history due to his cult-like fanatical and often illegal support of a felon.
Everything, Donald Trump touches dies, just like Rudy Giuliani‘s career, and legacy.
