DC bar panel finds Jeffrey Clark violated ethics rules in backing Trump election challenge

A three-member panel of the DC Bar determined on Thursday that former Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Clark violated ethics rules while aiding former President Donald Trump's efforts to challenge the 2020 election results.

The determination followed testimony from Clark's ex-Department of Justice colleagues, who asserted that he had sought to use the DOJ to advance the election disputes, according to Politico. Panel chair Merril Hirsh highlighted that the determination was "preliminary" and that Clark still has an opportunity to change its mind. Should the committee remain firm in its findings, however, Clark could face disbarment.

The D.C proceedings are far from his only legal woes, however, as Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis named his as one of Trump's codefendants in her own election probe. His efforts to move the case to federal court have been unsuccessful.

Clark's disciplinary proceedings have run concurrent with those of attorney John Eastman, the architect of a scheme to present alternate, pro-Trump elector slates to then-Vice President Mike Pence. A California judge recommended his disbarment last month and he is currently not eligible to practice law in the state. He is also a codefendant of Trump and Clark in the Georgia case.

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