Rudy Giuliani Stripped of Legal License in Washington D.C.

In a terrible week for New York City mayors, Rudy Giuliani was officially prohibited from practicing law in Washington D.C. by the district's supreme court on Thursday. The ruling follows a series of ethical proceedings related to the former mayor's attempts to assist Donald Trump in overturning the 2020 election.

As stated by the D.C. Court of Appeals, Giuliani's disbarment originated from New York proceedings in July which resulted in him losing his right to practice law in his home state. The now-disgraced lawyer did not reply when given a chance to object to his most recent disbarment.

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Ted Goodman, Giuliani's spokesperson criticized the decision as a "politically motivated ruling," before asserting "The individuals pursuing Mayor Giuliani cannot erase the fact that he remains the most effective prosecutor in American history, who has done more to enhance the lives of others than almost any other living American."

Giuliani's troubles in Washington extend beyond the high court's ruling. He encountered several disciplinary proceedings from the D.C. Bar concerning his involvement in a 2020 election lawsuit attempting to invalidate thousands of votes in Pennsylvania.

In June, the organization's Board on Professional Responsibility determined that "America's Mayor" should be deprived of his ability to practice law in the nation's capital.

Meanwhile, the previous year, a disciplinary board for the Washington-based bar also suggested the former federal prosecutor be disbarred for his "frivolous and damaging" actions surrounding the 2020 election.

"He alleged widespread election fraud but had no evidence of it," the three-member panel wrote in their decision. "By pursuing that destructive case Mr. Giuliani, a sworn officer of the Court, forfeited his right to practice law."

The ex-New York Mayor turned GOP insider is one of several former Trump attorneys facing ongoing professional disciplinary proceedings for their participation in the former president's election subversion efforts.

In Giuliani's case, however, he also faces criminal charges in Georgia and Arizona related to election subversion, to which the former federal prosecutor pleaded not guilty. In Georgia, two election workers won a $148 million defamation suit against him for false allegations made after the 2020 election that triggered a wave of racist comments and threats being sent to the employees.

The former legal advisor to Trump filed for bankruptcy shortly after being found liable.

Giuliani's representative said the defamation lawsuit was "designed to censor and intimidate the mayor."

His comments mirror remarks made by current New York City mayor Eric Adams who was indicted on several federal criminal charges on Thursday. "I always knew that if I stood firm for New Yorkers that I would become a target—and a target I became," Adams claimed.