Rudy Giuliani (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Mr. Giuliani’s comments in the media alone provide substantial basis to believe that he has repeatedly and egregiously engaged in conduct that adversely reflects on his honesty, trustworthiness, and fitness as a lawyer. [His conduct] also necessitates a complete investigation to determine whether he advised his client, the President, to engage in conduct that is illegal or fraudulent.
— Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-NY), a former New York district attorney and federal prosecutor, in a letter sent to the Attorney Grievance Committee for the New York Supreme Court’s First Judicial Department, where she called for Rudy Giuliani to be investigated for disbarment. Giuliani, who is reportedly the subject of several federal investigations and recently defied a congressional subpoena, had this to say about Rice’s attempt to have him disbarred: “Just part of the harassment. It really is outrageous trampling on the ability of a lawyer to defend his client.”
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