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Trump’s ex-lawyer Ellis censured over 2020 election fraud claims

Jenna Ellis, a former member of ex-US President Donald Trump's legal team, and Colorado legal officials agreed that her statements violated a rule against lawyers engaging in conduct 'involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation' [File: Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo]

A former lawyer for Donald Trump has been publicly censured for spreading “misrepresentations” about the 2020 United States presidential election, including claims that the ex-US president’s legal team could “prove” the vote was fraudulent.

Jenna Ellis reached an agreement with Colorado attorney disciplinary officials on Wednesday acknowledging that she made 10 such “misrepresentations” about the election in television appearances and on Twitter.

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