In a twist of irony, some of former President Donald Trump’s most ferocious legal defenders in the 2020 election will potentially be barred from practicing law by this fall’s election.
In the years since the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, stemming from repeated lies about voter fraud pushed by Trump and his allies, a number of former Trump attorneys have faced criminal charges, been suspended from practicing law for a period of time or are at risk of losing their license indefinitely due to disbarment recommendations from disciplinary boards.
Last week, for instance, a disciplinary board for the Washington, D.C. bar recommended that Rudy Giuliani lose his license to practice law in Washington, D.C., for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. The board specifically highlighted Giuliani’s involvement in a case that alleged without evidence that election fraud took place in multiple Democratic counties in Pennsylvania.
The recommendation isn’t an order; that will come from the D.C. Court of Appeals, which governs professional attorney conduct.
Giuliani had earlier testified before the board’s committee that he did the best he could do “under the circumstances” and that he was “shocked and offended” by the proceedings. He also pointed to his distinguished career in public service, including as New York City’s mayor during the Sept. 11 attacks.
But Giuliani failed to persuade board members. In fact, the board’s committee found that his misconduct transcends his past accomplishments.
In a disciplinary case against another close 2020 ally, John Eastman, a California judge ruled in March that he should be disbarred. Eastman, whose efforts to overturn the 2020 election result played a role in the events of Jan. 6, was also temporarily suspended from practicing law in Washington, D.C. in May. That same month, a Colorado court handed down a three-year suspension to Jenna Ellis, another attorney who helped push the Trump campaign’s fake elector scheme.
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