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BREAKING: Jeffrey Clark‘s Disbarment Recommendation Moves to D.C. Court of Appeals for Final Ruling
The disciplinary recommendation to disbar Jeffrey Clark, a former Department of Justice official, has advanced to the D.C. Court of Appeals, which will render the ultimate decision on his law license. Clark,currently serving as acting head of the Office of Details and Regulatory affairs (OIRA) under the Trump management,has denied any wrongdoing,with his legal team characterizing the disciplinary proceedings as politically motivated.
Clark’s attorney, Harry MacDougald, stated that the recommendation to disbar Clark stems from his “privately recommending further investigations of the 2020 election,” which MacDougald described as a “pure thought crime and a travesty of justice.” A spokesperson for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Rachel Cauley, echoed this sentiment, calling the panel’s recommendation “another chapter in the Deep State’s ongoing assault on President Trump and those who stood beside him in defense of the truth.” Cauley further asserted that Clark has been “harassed, raided, doxed, and blacklisted simply for questioning a RIGGED election and serving President Trump.”
The disciplinary proceedings against Clark are linked to his actions surrounding the 2020 election. A Senate Judiciary Committee report detailed a pivotal Oval Office meeting on January 3,2021,where then-President Trump considered appointing Clark,who supported Trump’s claims of election fraud,as acting Attorney General. This proposal reportedly faced important opposition from senior Department of Justice officials, who threatened mass resignations if it where implemented.
The push for Clark’s disbarment follows similar actions taken against other individuals associated with efforts to challenge the 2020 election results. Notably, Rudy Giuliani, a close advisor to former President Trump and his post-election legal representative, was disbarred in Washington, D.C., in 2023 and previously lost his law license in New York due to similar claims.
the panel’s report is seen as establishing a precedent for holding government lawyers accountable for pursuing legal actions based on what are deemed knowingly false premises. This development also reflects a broader trend of professional repercussions for attorneys involved in efforts to overturn election outcomes through misinformation and legal challenges. The ultimate decision on Clark’s law license now rests with the D.C. Court of Appeals, with the legal community’s stance emphasizing that fabricating facts for political or ideological aims contravenes an attorney’s fundamental duty of truthfulness.
