Jenna Ellis, the Donald Trump attorney who tearfully pleaded guilty to 2020 election interference crimes, will face disbarment in her home state if two watchdog groups have their way.The groups — States United Democracy Center and Lawyers Defending American Democracy — lodged a complaint against Ell...

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The watchdog groups contend the actions Ellis admitted to — namely making false statements to foster suspicion of President Joe Biden’s victory — violated her oath as an attorney to uphold the law.

They also argue Ellis’ actions since pleading guilty prove she’s not yet accepted responsibility.

“At her allocution in Georgia, she attempted to cast her criminal conduct as a mere failure to conduct due diligence,” the groups write.

“These statements elide her more than a decade of experience as a barred attorney and fall far short of demonstrating the type of contrition that would warrant lesser discipline.”

  • DigitalTraveler42@lemmy.worldEnglish
    58·
    1 year ago

    Sucks to suck, I have no sympathy for someone who was complicit in an attempt to end our democracy, thanks for taking responsibility tho I guess.

    • Aabbcc@lemm.ee
      8·
      1 year ago

      I think she was the one with a cool laptop though? Idk something to consider. In my opinion it sounds like she should get away with a little bit of trying to end our democracy

      • DogPeePoo@lemm.ee
        12·
        1 year ago

        Habba is the dildo with the gamer laptop. Same energy as Ellis though.

        Jenna Ellis is the one Rudy sharted on and inked.

  • foggy@lemmy.world
    27·
    1 year ago

    I just don’t get how there’s a guy who we know incited an auto coup attempt is on trial for like the 100th felony, his lawyer is being threatened to be disbarred, his former lawyer is fuckin Giuliani, who is a whole laundry list of hilarious trouble… And this dude is not only able to run for president, but he’s like, doing ok in the race.

    What the fuck.

    • lobut@lemmy.ca
      8·
      1 year ago

      That latest scandal you just linked sickens me. It’s absolutely abhorrent that someone would do that. Just fine people aren’t they?

    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      Does Ghoulliani still count? I mean technically not allowed to represent… but… you know. Probably still giving hot tips to Big Orangie.

    • kamenoko@sh.itjust.works
      3·
      1 year ago

      I thought she was there because Donald Trump likes the bid ole tiddies. How shocked was I to find out she’s also a criminal.

  • spider@lemmy.nz
    20·
    1 year ago

    These statements elide her more than a decade of experience as a barred attorney

    So she might become a different kind of “barred” attorney.

  • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
    7·
    1 year ago

    Jenna Ellis should be disbarred

    I’m pretty sure that was the cover story of an issue of “Well, Duh! Weekly” over 2 years ago…

  • lekor55@lemmy.sdf.org
    2·
    5 months ago

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