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On Thursday, November 19, 2020, Rudolph Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s attorney, speaks during a press conference at the Republican National Committee on lawsuits related to the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. Getty Images | Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. WASHINGTON, DC – Rudy Giuliani was barred from practicing law in Washington by the District of Columbia’s highest court on Wednesday, awaiting the outcome of a disciplinary hearing in New York. The suspension by the DC Court of Appeals was automatically triggered by Giuliani’s ban from practicing law in the state of New York last month. According to bar records, Giuliani was an inactive member of the District of Columbia bar in good standing until he was suspended on Wednesday. In a June 25 judgement, Giuliani’s license to practice law in New York was suspended, citing his “false and deceptive statements” concerning former President Donald Trump’s election loss. The suspension in New York is just temporary and will be lifted after a full formal disciplinary hearing is completed. Giuliani is a former New York mayor who also served as a top Justice Department official and Manhattan U.S. Attorney. His ban in Washington comes at the same time that Giuliani is being investigated by the same federal body for his work in Ukraine. Arthur Aidala, Giuliani’s lawyer, did not immediately respond to a request for comment from CNBC on Wednesday. Since Trump’s election loss in November, he and his counsel have made misleading assertions regarding President Joe Biden’s victory. They claim, without evidence, that massive ballot fraud in critical states cheated Trump out of a victory. The harsh, 33-page suspension order issued by a five-judge panel of the Appellate Division of the First Judicial Department of the New York state Supreme Court on June 25 noted Giuliani’s misleading assertions about voting in Arizona, Georgia, and Pennsylvania — all states won by Biden. The Bronx and Manhattan, where Giuliani’s law firm is headquartered, are part of that department./nRead More

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