Rudy Giuliani Loses His New York Law License for Trump 2020 Work

Trump ally is separately fighting disbarment in Washington
Other attorneys face legal ethics complaints for 2020 conduct

Rudolph Giuliani leaves federal court in Washington on May 19, 2023.Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg

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By Zoe Tillman

July 2, 2024 at 4:40 PM UTC

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Rudolph Giuliani has been stripped of his law license in New York for aiding Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results, the latest blow to the once celebrated federal prosecutor and New York mayor.

Disbarring the 80-year-old attorney was “amply supported by the record,” a New York appeals court held in an order Tuesday, finding that he “flagrantly misused his prominent position as the personal attorney for former President Trump and his campaign” and “baselessly attacked and undermined the integrity of this country’s electoral process.”