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      Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani attends the annual Columbus Day parade in Manhattan on October 11, 2022.

      Giuliani One Step Closer to Being Disbarred in DC for Trying to Overturn Trump Loss

      "The only sanction that's appropriate" for trying to disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of voters "is disbarment," said the lawyer who argued the case for Giuliani's punishment.

      Kenny Stancil
      Dec 15, 2022

      A Washington, D.C. Bar committee said Thursday that disgraced attorney Rudy Giuliani violated at least one professional rule when he tried to help former President Donald Trump overturn his 2020 election loss--a preliminary finding that could result in the suspension or revocation of his license to practice law.

      Following a week of testimony from Giuliani and some of his allies, the three-member disciplinary panel agreed that "Giuliani's rushed effort to file lawsuits to throw out hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvania votes without any direct evidence of election fraud... crossed ethical lines," Politicoreported.

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      'There Is Evidence of Criminality': Jan. 6 Panel Meets to Decide Referrals to DOJ

      The committee is reportedly considering criminal referrals for former President Donald Trump and four associates: Jeffrey Clark, John Eastman, Rudy Giuliani, and Mark Meadows.

      Jessica Corbett
      Dec 11, 2022

      Members of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol are expected to finalize decisions on criminal referrals during a virtual meeting Sunday afternoon.

      CBS News' Margaret Brennan inquired about the panel's plans earlier Sunday, when Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.)--a member of the subcommittee created to deal with outstanding issues, including potential referrals--to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)--appeared on "Face the Nation."

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      'Bombshell After Bombshell' Dropped as Jan. 6 Testimony Homes In On Trump Guilt

      "Hutchinson's testimony of the deeply detailed plans of January 6 and the inaction of those in the White House in response to the violence show just how close we came to a coup," said one pro-democracy organizer.

      Brett Wilkins
      Jun 28, 2022

      Democracy defenders responded to Tuesday's testimony by a former Trump administration aide before the January 6 committee by demanding that the former president and his co-conspirators be held to account in the face of increasingly incriminating evidence of their culpability for the 2021 insurrection.

      "Hutchinson's testimony blows any notion of plausible deniability surrounding January 6 out of the water."

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