Rudy Giuliani has been suspended from practicing law in the state of New York.


In a ruling sought by the Attorney Grievance Committee of the First Judicial Department (a mid-level appellate court in the state), a five judge panel implemented an interim suspension of Giuliani’s law license, pending further AGC proceedings.

The ruling, issued Thursday, takes effect immediately.

“There is uncontroverted evidence that respondent communicated demonstrably false and misleading statements to courts, lawmakers and the public at large in his capacity as lawyer for former President Donald J. Trump and the Trump campaign in connection with Trump’s failed effort at reelection in 2020,” the court wrote in its decision.

“These false statements were made to improperly bolster respondent’s narrative that due to widespread voter fraud, victory in the 2020 United States presidential election was stolen from his client. We conclude that respondent’s conduct immediately threatens the public interest and warrants interim suspension from the practice of law.”

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Thursday’s development is separate from an ongoing investigation into Giuliani’s dealings in Ukraine, where he may have acted as a foreign agent while serving as Trump’s personal attorney.

As part of that investigation, FBI agents seized more than 10 computers and phones in a raid on Giuliani’s home and office last month.

Rudy Giuliani is endorsing Rep. Vernon Jones who's challenging Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in the state's 2022 Republican primary.

- Wednesday fundraising dinner for in Atlanta.

Giuliani said: “The current governor has been a failure. I mean, he's had his time. He put together an election that wouldn't have passed muster in Africa, Asia, in undeveloped countries,” Giuliani said.

Last year, after Rudy Giuliani’s effort to dig up dirt on Joe Biden in Ukraine had already helped lead to the impeachment of his client, President Donald Trump, Giuliani continued the effort.

The former New York mayor joined with George Dickson III, the owner of California cannabis and earthquake warning businesses, to try to produce a documentary advancing allegations about Joe and Hunter Biden’s involvement in Ukraine during the Obama administration.

The would-be producers wanted to help Trump. And they also wanted to make money, people involved in the project said, plotting ways to profit off material they had assembled. - Mother Jones

The venture produced no movie, only about 15 minutes of notably low-quality footage. And now the FBI is investigating the project.