Rudolph Giuliani, former New York City mayor and legal adviser to President Trump, was disbarred in New York on Tuesday after a court found he repeatedly made ‘false’ statements regarding the 2020 election.
A New York appeals court in Manhattan ordered that Giuliani be “disbarred from the practice of law, effective immediately, and until the further order of this Court, and his name stricken from the roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law in the State of New York.”
Giuliani's attorney, Arthur Aidala, expressed disappointment but not surprise at the decision, acknowledging that despite their strong efforts, “We saw the writing on the wall.” The court's decision noted that Giuliani “essentially conceded” most of the facts supporting the alleged misconduct. Giuliani argued he lacked knowledge that his statements were false and claimed he had a good faith basis to believe the allegations about the 2020 Presidential election being stolen.
The court found that Giuliani “falsely and dishonestly” asserted during the election that thousands of votes were cast in the names of deceased individuals in Philadelphia, including a ballot supposedly cast by the late boxer Joe Frazier. He also alleged that people from Camden, New Jersey, were transported to vote illegally in Pennsylvania.
The disbarment order, which follows the suspension of Giuliani's New York law license for similar false statements, mandates that he “desist and refrain from practicing law in any form,” including providing legal opinions, advice, or presenting himself as an attorney.
