If you were thinking about hiring Rudy Giuliani to be your attorney, you’ll have to find someone else because he just had his law license suspended effectively immediately.
A New York court suspended Giuliani from practicing law this morning over his “false and misleading statements” about Donald Trump‘s election loss last year. The court also said that Giuliani “immediately threatens the public interest.”
This is pretty damn embarrassing for a guy who, in addition to New York City’s former mayor, used to be a top Justice Department official and the head prosecutor for the federal Southern District of New York. But, as we’ve seen time and time again, that’s just what happens when you get in bed with Donald Trump.
To add insult to injury, the suspension came just one day before Giuliani’s 52nd anniversary as a licensed lawyer in New York.
Oh and to add even more insult to injury, Politico reported last month that Trump still hadn’t paid Giuliani the $200,000 he owed him for his work, which has now officially cost him his law practice. In addition, of course, to his dignity.
Here’s what people are saying about it on Twitter…
Rudy Giuliani's law license has been suspended. Rudy Giuliani is going through some things.
— Christopher Bouzy (@cbouzy) June 24, 2021
BREAKING: Rudy Giuliani calls a press conference at Valvoline Instant Oil Change
— Exploding Space Moocow Singh, MD ? (@labyrinthweaver) June 24, 2021
Rudy Giuliani’s face is currently shitting itself
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) June 24, 2021
Rudy Giuliani's license to practice law suspended in New York. Of course he hasn't really been a practicing lawyer for some time.
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) June 24, 2021
Not anymore, Rudy Giuliani. pic.twitter.com/MRZZEMo3Nn
— Attorney at Paw ? (@_AttorneyAtPaw) June 24, 2021
Liza Minnelli has outlived Rudy Giuliani’s ability to practice law in New York. The former Mayor has been suspended over his false statements about Trump’s election loss.
— LizaMinnelliOutlives (@LiZaOutlives) June 24, 2021
Rudy Giuliani has been banned from practicing law in the State of New York. He will now practice law in the State of New York Total Landscaping.
— Brett Meiselas (@BMeiselas) June 24, 2021
BREAKING: Rudy Giuliani's law license "grateful and relieved" to no longer be associated with Rudy Giuliani
— Rex Huppke (@RexHuppke) June 24, 2021
Lawyers who have been disbarred while representing Donald Trump:
– Roy Cohn
– Michael Cohen
– Rudy GiulianiWho’s next? This is one toxic client.
— Robert J. DeNault (@robertjdenault) June 24, 2021
Rudy Giuliani deserves all of this.
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) June 24, 2021
Having his law license suspended is just the latest bout of very bad news Giuliani has received in recent months.
In April, federal investigators raided his Manhattan apartment and office as part of an investigation on suspicions of crimes relating to his dealings with Ukraine. Then in May, he was forced to lay off several members of his entourage in an effort to cut costs in the face of mounting legal expenses.
Giuliani hasn’t yet issued any comment on no longer being permitted to practice law in the state of New York, but he did just tweet some nonsense defending Ashli Babbitt, who was killed by a police officer who was protecting lawmakers as she stormed the U.S. Capitol with an angry mob on January 6.
On Jan. 6, 2021, I believe only one shot was fired, or was it multiple shots from one source? The person shot, Ashli Babbitt, was unarmed and being lifted up by two unidentified men. Why are those critical identities being covered up?
— Rudy W. Giuliani (@RudyGiuliani) June 24, 2021
Graham Gremore is the Features Editor and a Staff Writer at Queerty. Follow him on Twitter @grahamgremore.
BaltoSteve
Trump is one hell of a drug!
jcool
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Cam
Should have happened ages ago.
Jay002
Now that Giuliani has been proven to be a liar and also Donald Trump is a liar the voting rights acts need to be passed soon. And all these states who inactive new restricted voter laws need to have proof that there was voter fraud by testifying under oath . If these Republican law makers have been proven to had base their voter restrictions on the Trump, Guliani lie. The law in thier stare should be rescinded and they should resign.
GayEGO
Yay! Finally we are beginning to see the rule of law convict the Trumpsters!
Kangol2
Yesterday a committee of Michigan State Senate Republicans issued a report rebuking this lying racist traitor Ghouliani by demonstratively showing there was no systemic voter fraud or irregularities in that the 2020 general election in that state, just like there wasn’t anywhere else, at least from the Democratic side. (Most of the people being charged with voter fraud, in Ohio, Pennsylvania, etc. appear to be Republicans.) Everyone else who’s spread Don the Treasonous Con’s poisonous Big Lie should have to pay for the damage they’ve caused and the havoc they’re still wreaking, so this should just be the first steps for Ghouliani.
Mehki
Everything trump touches with those tiny mushroom shaped fingers, turns to sh&t!
Lol!
jdr11201
Quite Rudy,
You know you don’t have it in you anymore. After being that “Clowns” lap dog your all tuckered-out. Rest spend money get a rub-down. ?
Fahd
Gee, that’s too bad for him. At least we know the system works – lawyers who are a danger to the public will lose their right to practice. Better late than never.
Dick Gozinia
This is not a ‘done deal’. It is an ‘interim’ suspension and he still has a right to a hearing to appeal the suspension.
Fahd
You have to start somewhere, and a judge finding you’re a danger and imposing an interim suspension doesn’t look good at the hearing. But it did take forever to disbar Roy Cohn.
Mack
Tomorrow, Texas, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Russia will announce that Rudy will be allowed to practice Law there.
Tombear
What took them so long. Trump and his family of grifters are next!
Iona Lexiss
The stage was set for him to go out on top as the 9/11 mayor who seemed compassionate and in charge, in a good way. I maintain, he should have stopped while he was ahead. He could be doing TV news commentary or had a cushy life on the road speaking. Greed and ego = ruined reputation, no integrity, no character (aside from Looney Tunes) and people shaking their heads wondering ‘what the f#k?.’ That legacy is for shit forever in history books, or at least until some school district in Texas decides to rewrite the book.
Prax07
Now they just need to charge him with sedition, treason, and helping to incite an insurrection, then publicly execute him (and ALL of the other trumpian lunatics) that also incited the Jan 6th insurrection.