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Trump adviser faces possible disbarment over his efforts to overturn 2020 election (apnews.com)

submitted 2 years ago by Exaggeration207@beehaw.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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[–] detectivemittens@beehaw.org 34 points 2 years ago (3 children)

According to the article, this lawyer also clerked for Clarence Thomas. It’s insane that Thomas is still a Supreme Court justice:

Clarence Thomas’s wife Ginni Thomas pushed officials to try and overturn the 2020 election results.
He was the only dissenting justice in the Supreme Court’s vote to approve the turnover of Trump documents to the Jan 6th committee
He is friends with Harlan Crow, a billionaire who is a part of a group called Club for Growth. This club has donated millions to GOP candidates that supported overturning the 2020 election results.

[–] Exaggeration207@beehaw.org 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It’s insane that Thomas is still a Supreme Court justice

Absolutely zero argument with you there.

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 9 points 2 years ago

And things started so well with his confirmation hearings ... Who could have seen this coming?

[–] cavemeat@beehaw.org 7 points 2 years ago

Ah, another criminal with an absurd amount of power.

[–] nzodd@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago

Sure is disgusting how people who already have more money than God are willing to destroy our country, literally, just for the relative equivalent of a stray penny you or I might find on a sidewalk.

[–] aegisgfx877@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago

'disbarment' .... wow. I mean the guy tries to overthrow democracy and he gets disbarment ... how awful for him!!

[–] Shivayeah@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago

... "faces" "possible" disbarment ...
I'll be glad when it's "has been disbarred, indicted AND convicted"

[–] Dave_r@reddthat.com 7 points 2 years ago

Good.

[–] twitterfluechtling@lemmy.pathoris.de 2 points 2 years ago

He looks like he's nearing retirement age anyways, disbarment shouldn't cost him much...

[–] Snapz@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The American Bar Association has no integrity. The people in trump's orbit who are allowed to practice law (heavy emphasis on the practice part) in obvious bad faith is a joke. Obvious grounds for these people to be disbarred left and right and nothing meaningful happens.

It's a sham org.

[–] comedy@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

The ABA is not in charge of attorney discipline in specific jurisdictions. They publish model rules of professional conduct, and accredit law schools, and some other stuff. But the California Bar is in charge of this particular disciplinary proceeding.

Source: I’m a lawyer admitted in multiple jurisdictions

[–] ghostalmedia@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Looking at that haircut, I’m going to assume this man doesn’t make smart choices. Is that a frombover?