Rudy Giuliani Suspended From Practicing Law in NY.

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6-24-2021

Rudy Giuliani suspended from practicing law in New York.

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been suspended from practicing law in New York, according to the Supreme Court of New York Appellate Division, First Judicial Department. The suspension will continue as the Attorney Grievance Committees continue an investigation into Giuliani.

The court ruled that they found "there is uncontroverted evidence that respondent communicated demonstrably false and misleading statements to courts, lawmakers and the public at large in his capacity as lawyer for former President Donald J. Trump and the Trump campaign in connection with Trump's failed effort at reelection
in 2020."

They explained that the false statements bolstered Giuliani's narrative that there was widespread voter fraud and that the 2020 election was stolen from his client.

"Once the investigation is complete, the Committee may commence a formal proceeding in which the attorney has the right to be heard.
If the Committee concludes that the attorney may face public discipline, then, consistent with the objective of 'protect[ing] the public, maintain[ing]
the integrity and honor of the profession, or deter[ing] others from committing similar misconduct,' the matter is brought before the Appellate Division," the court said.

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6-24-2021

Rudy Giuliani's incompetence and dishonesty exposed by suspension order --
here are 5 damning examples.

Former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani on Thursday faced fresh humiliation when the Attorney Grievance Committee for New York State Supreme Court's First Judicial Department suspended his law license.

Specifically, the committee decided to put the former New York mayor's law license on ice after concluding that he
"communicated demonstrably false and misleading statements to courts, lawmakers and the public at large in his capacity as lawyer for former President Donald J. Trump."

The order suspending Giuliani's law license is filled to the brim with examples of the rank incompetence and dishonesty that he employed in his failed quest to keep Trump in the White House --
below are five of the most egregious examples.

1.) Rudy Giuliani tells a court that he's claiming voter fraud cost Trump the election -- then admits later he is not claiming voter fraud.

Giuliani responded in the affirmative when asked by a judge last year if he was alleging fraud, but then later backtracked when pressed by the court.

"So the amended complaint -- does the amended complaint plead fraud with particularity?" the judge asked.

"No, Your Honor, and it doesn't plead fraud," he said. "It pleads the -- it pleads the plan or scheme that we lay out... without characterizing it."

The committee notes that Giuliani's initial fraud claim "was made despite an amended complaint in which his very own client withdrew any fraud related claim."

2.) Giuliani defends lies about absentee ballots by saying he sincerely believed them at the time.
The committee shows that Giuliani made multiple false claims about Pennsylvania recording more votes via absentee ballot than the total number of absentee ballots sent out before the election.

Giuliani claimed that his multiple false claims about absentee ballots were an honest mistake -- but the committee didn't buy this explanation.

"[Giuliani] does not deny that his factual statement, that only 1.8 million mail-in ballots were requested, was untrue," the committee writes. "His defense is that he did not make this misstatement knowingly. Respondent claims that he relied on some unidentified member of his 'team' who 'inadvertently' took the information from the Pennsylvania website, which had the information mistakenly listed. There is simply no proof to support this explanation."

3.) Giuliani caught blatantly lying about a dead boxer voting in Philadelphia.

The committee showed that Giuliani falsely claimed to have proof that dead people in Philadelphia were voting in droves for Joe Biden, including most notably the late boxer Joe Frazier, who died in 2011.

A simple check of voter registration information, however, showed this claim to be utter nonsense.

"The public records submitted on this motion unequivocally show that respondent's statement is false," the committee states. "Public records show that 15 Pennsylvania formally cancelled Mr. Frazier's eligibility to vote on February 8, 2012, three months after he died."

4.) Giuliani claimed Biden received over 60,000 votes from underage Americans in Georgia -- the actual number was zero.

In a particularly damning example of Giuliani's reckless disregard for the truth, the commission showed how he concocted a statistic about underage voters out of nothing.

"At various times, respondent claimed that 65,000 or 66,000 or 165,00 underage voters illegally voted in the Georgia 2020 election," the committee explains. "The Georgia Office of the Secretary of State undertook an investigation of this claim. It compared the list of all of the people who voted in Georgia to their full birthdays. The audit revealed that there were zero (0) underage voters in the 2020 election."

Giuliani's defense of spreading this falsehood was that he was merely relying on the "expert" testimony of a man named Bryan Geels, whom the committee said was not an expert in anything.

"Other than respondent calling him an "expert," we do not know Mr. Geels' actual area of expertise or what qualifies him as such," writes the committee. "Merely providing names and conclusory assertions that respondent had a basis for what he said, does not raise any disputed issue about whether misconduct has occurred."

5.) Giuliani persisted in claiming that "a few hundred thousand" undocumented immigrants voted for Biden in Arizona even after being told that there was no data to support that conclusion.

Giuliani claimed on numerous occasions that anywhere from 10,000 to 250,000 undocumented immigrants voted illegally for Biden, and the committee said Giuliani's numerical claims are "so wildly divergent and irreconcilable, that they all cannot be true at the same time."

Furthermore, it showed that Giuliani didn't back down even when presented with contradictory evidence.

"At the November 30, 2020 hearing, when it was brought to respondent's attention that no study to support the conclusions had been done, respondent persisted in making these false factual statements," the committee writes.

"In January 2021, respondent even admitted that he did not have the 'best sources' to justify the numbers he was stating as fact. Nonetheless, respondent has failed to produce any sources, whether 'best' or marginal, to support any of the figures he has presented to the public with authority."

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Giuliani 'doesn't have much defense' and will only ever see courtrooms again 'as a defendant': GOP lawyer.

On Thursday, conservative attorney and Lincoln Project co-founder George Conway elaborated on his comments earlier in the day about Rudy Giuliani having his New York law license suspended —
and suggested that, despite Giuliani's boasts that he will have the suspension dismissed quickly, the former mayor and Trump ally has little hope of ever practicing again.

"Should anyone be surprised this happened?" asked anchor Anderson Cooper.

"No, not at all," said Conway. "Because this was a story about completely relentless, representative, incessant, intentional lying, and we all saw it unfold in real time and the court recorded in its opinion saying this, under the disciplinary rules, under the rules of professional conduct is impermissible. We can't have lawyers lying in their representation of clients, and the court found that Giuliani has done both."

"I have to say, based on what I saw in this opinion, even though this is only an interim ruling and interim suspension, it's pretty clear that Giuliani doesn't have much of a defense," continued Conway.

"He's entitled to a hearing, but unless he comes up with something, and I don't think he will, we're never — he's never going to see the inside of a courtroom again, other than as a defendant."

"You really believe he'll be disbarred?" asked Cooper.

"Or he'll at least receive a suspension that's long enough that given his advanced age, he's not going to be practicing again," said Conway. "And I don't know, frankly, who would ever retain him, given his record."

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6-27-2021

Giuliani’s legal woes blowback on Trump as he searches for lawyers who will promote ‘the same nonsense’

A ruling by a panel of five judges to suspend Rudy Giuliani from practicing law in New York for lying in the service of Donald Trump is as much bad news for the former president as it is for the former New York City mayor.

With the ruling stating, "We conclude that there is uncontroverted evidence that respondent communicated demonstrably false and misleading statements to courts, lawmakers and the public at large in his capacity as lawyer for former President Donald J. Trump and the Trump campaign in connection with Trump's failed effort at reelection in 2020."

Calling the court's decision, "a warning not just to Giuliani, but to other lawyers who are considering running with Trump's conspiracy theories in court."

Phang explained
"For all the jokes about shady ambulance chasers, lawyers are supposed to abide by rules of ethics and professional conduct. Each state bar requires this of its members and alleged violations can be evaluated and investigated. If the complaints are sustained, lawyers can face various levels of discipline, up to and including permanent suspension of their license."

Few lawyers will be willing to risk their reputation and legal future defending Trump who is sticking to his guns about having the election stolen from him --
a position he will likely insist his counsel take despite evidence to the contrary.

"When an attorney is accused of such fraudulent conduct, the inevitable consequence is that attorney's client can be tainted with the same dishonesty.

Normally, the stigma that brings both helps to prevent violations among lawyers and leads to an ostracizing among potential clients," she wrote before noting that Giuliani's suspension now leaves Trump in an awkward spot -- and whoever replaces him in a worse spot.

"That also means some other lawyer has to do the work he's left unfinished — but frankly, what other lawyer wants to run the risk of having their own bar license stripped for promoting the same nonsense that got Giuliani suspended in the first place?"

Phang suggested before concluding, "Giuliani's ticket to play in the legal arena has been punched and he's out of the game.
The very loud and very clear message being sent by this interim suspension should be heeded by all attorneys — but especially those current and prospective lawyers for clients like Donald Trump."

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7-7-2021

Rudy Giuliani suffers fresh humiliation —
he's suspended from practicing law in DC too.

Rudy Giuliani was suspended from practicing law in New York last month after several complaints about the rampant dishonesty he deployed in his failed quest to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Now he's being suspended from Washington, D.C. too.

While investigating the complaints and Giuliani's previous actions, the New York Bar Association suspended him.

"The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) strongly condemned the violent uprising that occurred at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, orchestrated by individuals bent on subverting the will of the voters by disrupting the certification of the 2020 presidential election results," the Bar wrote at the time.

One of the ways that someone can become a member of the Washington, D.C. Bar is passing the bar exam in another state and then applying to become a member in Washington.

Giuliani will also be suspended in Washington, D.C.

The bar released the statement/ruling Wednesday.

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BFD
Rudy is thinking, "WHOOoAhhh this is great! Retirement! I want some mirror shades to ogle the babes like the other clear thinking normal red blooded American men, and I want another "interview". Very Happy

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