The District of Columbia filed charges on Friday against Rudy Giuliani for making baseless allegations he made in federal court that the 2020 presidential election was rigged.
Giuliani, who is a member of the D.C.
bar, is accused of making baseless claims in federal court filings about the
results of the 2020 presidential election in Pennsylvania, according to the D.C.
Office of Disciplinary Counsel.
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The charges were announced a day after
the U.S. House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol
had its first prime-time hearing; it laid out evidence that Trump and his allies were seeking
to derail the 2020 election and mobilize supporters to block Congress from
certifying Biden's victory.
The new charges arose from several legal
challenges Giuliani brought in federal court in Pennsylvania in 2020. The
charges have been filed with the District of Columbia Court of Appeals Board on
Professional Responsibility.
Giuliani
requested an emergency order that would have prohibited the certification of
the presidential election, an order invalidating the votes cast by certain
voters in seven counties, and other orders that would have permitted the state's
assembly to elect electors and declare Trump the winner in Pennsylvania.
His conduct was alleged to have violated
two professional conduct rules in Pennsylvania that prohibit attorneys from filing
frivolous lawsuits without a merit in law or fact, and to refrain from conduct
that is prejudicial to the administration of justice.
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