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The complaints against Mr. Giuliani allege serious misconduct. They do so in great detail, and appear to be substantiated by extensive evidence – consisting in large part of Mr. Giuliani’s own statements. They describe a pattern of misconduct that Mr. Giuliani engaged in both inside and outside the courtroom with the purpose of subverting a Presidential election, culminating in his speech on a podium at the Ellipse in Washington DC on January 6, 2021 when he urged a crowd of angry Trump supporters to engage in ‘trial by combat.’ These allegations require a serious investigation, a hearing, and, if the allegations are substantiated, the imposition of appropriate discipline.
— an excerpt from a statement issued by the New York City Bar Association in support of professional disciplinary investigations(Opens in a new window) into Rudy Giuliani’s(Opens in a new window) conduct related to the 2020 presidential election, specifically his “flagrant disregard for his obligations as an attorney.” Click here(Opens in a new window) to read the statement in full.
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