Editing Rudy Giuliani (section)

=== Ethics charges for baseless claims in favor of Trump ===
On June 10, 2022, the [[District of Columbia Bar|DC Bar]]'s Office of Disciplinary Counsel<ref>{{Cite web |title=DC Bar - Office of Disciplinary Counsel |url=https://www.dcbar.org/attorney-discipline/office-of-disciplinary-counsel |access-date=June 12, 2022 |website=dcbar.org |language=en}}</ref> filed charges with the [[District of Columbia Court of Appeals|DC Court of Appeals]]' Board on Professional Responsibility<ref>{{Cite web |title=DC Bar - Board on Professional Responsibility |url=https://www.dcbar.org/attorney-discipline/board-on-professional-responsibility |access-date=June 12, 2022 |website=dcbar.org |language=en}}</ref> against Giuliani. The ethics charges say that Giuliani's federal court filings regarding the [[2020 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2020 presidential election in Pennsylvania]] contained baseless claims in favor of Trump.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 11, 2022 |title=Rudy Giuliani charged with ethical misconduct over Trump's big lie |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/10/trump-rudy-giuliani-ethical-misconduct-lawsuit |access-date=June 12, 2022 |website=[[The Guardian]] |language=en}}</ref>

On December 15, 2022, after a week-long hearing, the D.C. Bar Disciplinary Counsel recommended Giuliani be disbarred for violating rules of professional conduct by making false election fraud claims and trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Pennsylvania. The counsel's decision is preliminary and non-binding.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Habeshian |first1=Sareen |title=D.C. attorney disciplinary counsel finds Giuliani violated ethics rules |url=https://www.axios.com/2022/12/15/attorney-disciplinary-counsel-giuliani |website=[[Axios (website)|Axios]]|access-date=February 16, 2023 |date=December 15, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Concepcion |first1=Summer |title=D.C. Bar counsel urges Giuliani be disbarred after panel says he most likely committed ethics violation |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/dc-bar-panel-tentatively-finds-giuliani-likely-committed-ethics-violat-rcna61845 |website=[[NBC News]]|access-date=February 16, 2023 |date=December 15, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Sneed |first=Tierney |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/15/politics/rudy-giuliani-ethics-hearing/index.html |title=Attorney disciplinary committee says Giuliani violated ethics rules with 2020 election fraud claims |work=[[CNN]] |date=December 15, 2022 |access-date=20 December 2023 }}</ref> On July 7, 2023, an ad hoc hearing committee of the Board on Professional Responsibility recommended that he be disbarred,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Polantz |first=Katelyn |date=July 7, 2023 |title=Attorney disciplinary committee recommends Rudy Giuliani be disbarred for 2020 election legal work |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/07/politics/dc-bar-rudy-giuliani/index.html |access-date=July 7, 2023 |website=CNN Politics |language=en}}</ref> and on May 31, 2024, the board itself agreed.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Sneed |first1=Tierney |last2=Polantz |first2=Katelyn |date=2024-05-31 |title=DC attorney discipline board recommends Rudy Giuliani be disbarred for bogus 2020 election fraud claim |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/31/politics/rudy-giuliani-election-fraud-disbarment/index.html |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> He was disbarred by the DC Court of Appeals on September 26, 2024.<ref name=":0" />