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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Richard Luscombe

Rudy Giuliani faces disciplinary hearing over election lawsuits

Giuliani is facing charges of violating attorney conduct rules.
Giuliani is facing charges of violating attorney conduct rules. Photograph: Mary Altaffer/AP

Rudy Giuliani, who served as Donald Trump’s hard-charging attorney during failed legal efforts to overturn his presidential election defeat, was accused of “weaponizing” his law license during a turbulent first hearing of a disciplinary panel in Washington DC mulling ethics charges against him.

The former New York mayor became argumentative on Monday as Hamilton Fox, of the DC disciplinary counsel’s office, suggested Giuliani had insulted the US constitution with a series of “frivolous” and ultimately futile lawsuits on the former president’s behalf.

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