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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCan any of the lawyers representing Trump be disbarred for their ridiculousness and incessant lying?
I'm not a legal eagle but what do those in the know think? Can Giuliani, Powell, etc. suffer anything for their obvious bullshit?
Thank you in advance.
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Can any of the lawyers representing Trump be disbarred for their ridiculousness and incessant lying? (Original Post)
tenderfoot
Nov 2020
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I'm a maybe-- courts can censure lawyers for bringing stupid, time-wasting arguments and motions...
TreasonousBastard
Nov 2020
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doc03
(35,431 posts)1. More like be behind bars. nt
RockRaven
(15,062 posts)2. As is so often the case, "can" and "will" don't align at all...
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)3. I'm a maybe-- courts can censure lawyers for bringing stupid, time-wasting arguments and motions...
but how often censure leads to disbarment is a trickier question.
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)4. yep, takes filing complaints with state they are licensed in
Demsrule86
(68,768 posts)5. Yes if they lie to the court or suborn perjury.
napi21
(45,806 posts)6. NO! That's why they won't lie to a judge. It doesn't matter what they say to the public.
Bev54
(10,088 posts)7. The courts need to be sanctioning these lawyers for bringing BS cases in front of them.