A disciplinary board associated with the D.C. Bar Association on Friday recommended the expulsion of Rudy Giuliani for efforts he made to prevent the transfer of power after former President Trump lost the 2020 election.
The recommendation — which must still be approved by the D.C. Court of Appeals — offers a scathing review of Giulani’s efforts to combat Trump’s defeat in Pennsylvania.
Giualni, “urged a federal judge to disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvania voters even though he had no objectively credible evidence that such a scheme existed,” the Board of Professional Responsibility wrote.
The board noted that exclusion is not always proposed for filing frivolous lawsuits, but wrote that no other case “involves the aggravating factors” seen in Giuliani’s case.
“No previous disciplinary case involving frivolous litigation is remotely comparable to this case. We conclude that disbarment is the only sanction that will protect the public, the courts, and the integrity of the legal profession, and will dissuade other lawyers from launching similarly baseless claims in pursuit of such broad but completely unwarranted relief.
A spokesperson for Giuliani did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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