Rudy Giuliani’s license to practice law suspended in New York State

(CNN) – Rudy Giuliani, personal attorney for former President Donald Trump, has had his license to practice law revoked in New York State.

This was determined by a sentence published Thursday by a New York appellate court, after disciplinary proceedings.

The ruling states, in part, that “we conclude that there is irrefutable evidence that the defendant communicated manifestly false and misleading statements to the courts, legislators and the general public in his capacity as counsel for former President Donald J. Trump and Trump’s campaign in connection with Trump’s failed re-election effort in 2020. These false statements were made to improperly reinforce the defendant’s narrative that, due to widespread voter fraud, victory in the 2020 United States presidential election It was stolen from your client. We conclude that the defendant’s conduct immediately threatens the public interest and justifies the provisional suspension of the practice of law, pending new procedures before the Lawyers’ Complaints Committee (AGC).