A New York court suspended the bar license of Trump confidante Rudy Giuliani because of his role after the 2020 US presidential election. Giuliani had “in his capacity as lawyer for former President Donald J. Trump and the Trump campaign team in connection with Trump’s failed re-election attempt in 2020 demonstrably made false and misleading statements to courts, lawmakers and the public,” it said in the statement of the Appeals court on Thursday in New York. The 77-year-old’s behavior endangers the public interest, so that a suspension is justified until the pending proceedings are finally ended. The suspension of the license to practice relates to Giuliani’s work in New York State.
Trump hired Giuliani in mid-November to lead legal efforts against the result of the presidential election and the victory of Democrat Joe Biden. The lawyer and former New York mayor repeatedly claimed, without evidence, that Trump was deprived of victory over Biden as a result of a vote steal organized by the Democratic Party. Several lawsuits filed by Trump attorneys in various states failed due to a lack of evidence.
Giuliani is a loyal companion of Trump, but has also got him into trouble several times. He was a central figure in the Ukraine affair that sparked impeachment proceedings against Trump. Giuliani had also actively sought to get Ukraine to investigate Trump’s ultimately victorious challenger Biden.