Legal Watchdog Group Warns Pro-Trump Lawyers Against Subverting Democracy in November
By: Alan Feuer (nytimes)
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After the 2020 election, legal watchdogs, outraged at some of their colleagues, filed scores of ethics complaints against lawyers who used their skills in questionable ways to help former President Donald J. Trump stay in power.
And in the past few years, the groups have had some notable successes, securing judgments that have led to pro-Trump lawyers like John Eastman and Rudolph W. Giulianihaving their law licenses deactivated.
Now, one of these groups — the 65 Project — is taking a more proactive approach. Starting on Thursday, the group's organizers are planning to run advertisements in legal journals published in swing states, reminding lawyers that they are ethically barred from bringing false claims on behalf of any client.
"Don't risk your law license by joining an effort to subvert democracy," one of the ads says. "We — and the public — are watching."
The ads, which are initially set to appear in both print and online in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, will be coming out just as Republicans and Democrats alike are gearing up for what could be an exceptionally bitter legal fight over the election.
Democrats are expecting an aggressive Republican effort to challenge voters, rules and, possibly, the results of the race. In preparation, Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign has assembled an expansive legal team of hundreds of lawyers and thousands of volunteers meant to be a bulwark against multiple certification battles and mass voter challenges.
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There is a 100% chance Trump and his cult will drag this coming election into the mud. "They stole it from me" has become his anthem.
A dark money group with connections to the Democratic Party is reportedly looking to disbar and discredit more than 100 lawyers who worked on former President Trump’s post-election lawsuits.
The 65 Project, named after the 65 lawsuits filed to overturn the 2020 election results, has already filed 10 ethics complaints and will air advertisements in contentious states as part of the plan, which was first reported by Axios .
Group trying to disbar lawyers who worked on Trump’s post-election lawsuits (thehill.com)
lol …. Legal watchdog …. A huge oxymoron in this case.
When it doesn’t work for them, they will regroup and try harder next time. This is their progression. When your party cannot win a popular vote, the writing is on the wall that cheating will be necessary.