Ex-Trump DOJ Lawyer "Ambushed" at Disbarment Hearing, "You're Shameless"
Former Justice Department lawyer
Jeffrey Clark, who is accused of violating ethics rules by allegedly helping then-president
Donald Trump attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election, attended the first day of his disciplinary
hearing on Tuesday. A three-member panel of the D.C. Bar's Board of Professional Responsibility will determine whether Clark should face sanctions, which could include disbarment.
[NOTE: Other lawyers working in the private sector on the alleged election subversion, including
John Eastman and Rudy Giuliani have faced similar disciplinary charges — Giuliani had his law license revoked in New York and Washington, D.C.. Attorneys Sidney Powell,
Kenneth Chesebro and Jenna Ellis pleaded guilty to criminal charges.]
The Clark hearing is focused on a December 28, 2020
letter in which Clark claimed that the DOJ had "identified significant concerns that may have impacted the outcome of the election" in Georgia and other states, and
suggested that state lawmakers should void President Biden’s electoral win.
Disciplinary Counsel
Hamilton "Phil" Fox III, who is leading the attorney discipline case against Clark
said, “What Mr. Clark was attempting to do was essentially a coup at the Justice Department.”
Clark’s lawyer,
Harry MacDougald, argued at the hearing that Clark "at all times attempted to do the right thing."
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