Giuliani disbarred while facing 'mounting legal battles and financial ruin'

Critics of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani have been arguing that he deserves to be disbarred in light of his efforts to help Donald Trump overturn the 2020 election results and his defamation of Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss. And on Tuesday, July 2, according to New York Law Journal, that disbarment became a reality.

New York Law Journal reports that Giuliani was suspended from practicing law in New York State in 2021. On July 2, he was officially disbarred.

Giuliani was once a federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York, and he aggressively campaigned on a tough-on-crime platform in New York City's mayoral races of 1989 (which he lost) and 1993 (which he won).

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But in 2024, Giuliani is facing two criminal indictments along with a range of civil lawsuits.

Giuliani is a co-defendant of former President Donald Trump in Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis' election interference/RICO case. And earlier this year, he was indicted in a separate election interference case being prosecuted by Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes.

New York Law Journal notes, "Once known as 'America's Mayor,' the 80-year old has faced mounting legal battles and financial ruin in recent years…. He is also facing multiple actions in New York State — including a $10 million complaint from an alleged former employee who accuses him of sexual assault and wage theft — though many were stayed in the wake of his Chapter 11 filing."

The Journal adds, "Giuliani denies the allegations, including that he was selling presidential pardons for $2 million a pop, and says the woman never worked for him."

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Read New York Law Journal's full report at this link.