'Uncontroverted evidence': Giuliani loses law license in response to false election claims

A New York appellate court ordered former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's law license to be suspended in the State of New York in response to election fraud claims attributed to him. 

Giuliani, 77, served as former President Donald Trump's lead counsel.

Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee reacted to Giuliani having his law license suspended.

"Good. That guy shouldn’t be representing anyone," Menefee said in a post to his Twitter account on June 24. 

A court panel issued a 33-page decision explaining the ruling.

"We conclude that 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 decision said. "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, pending further proceedings before the Attorney Grievance Committee."

The decision also addressed the claim that Giuliani received false election information from Pennsylvania's official website. 

"There is simply no proof to support this explanation," the decision stated. "For instance, there is no affidavit from this supposed team member who is not identified by name or otherwise, nor is there any copy of the web page that purportedly listed the allegedly incorrect data."

The panel's decision addressed claims made by Giuliani about the election in Arizona in a similar manner.

"On their face, these numerical claims are so wildly divergent and irreconcilable, that they all cannot be true at the same time," the decision said. "Some of the wild divergences were even stated by respondent in the very same sentence."

Trump blasted the suspension, even comparing Giuliani to Eliot Ness.