In an unprecedented move, the D.C. Bar opened an investigation into a former top Justice Department lawyer for advice he gave former President Donald Trump
- The timing of the procedures, and the complicity between elected officials and the bar, suggest a concerted attempt to create an October surprise
- If the investigation of Jeff Clark is indeed a Democrat-fueled disbarment scheme, it could start an escalating war of political retribution
- It risks irreparably cementing America's partisan divide in the governance of our great country
Even Worse
- The Jan. 6 Committee's partisan lying about Clark and others is bad enough, but the D.C. Bar's complicity in this political lawfare proves a more significant affront to our constitutional governance - and more destructive to our country.
- In refusing to dismiss the charge, Clark submitted a detailed motion to dismiss, arguing the DC Bar lacks jurisdiction to punish him for the advice he provided then-President Trump, and that in any event, the alleged charges fail to state a violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct because there were no false statements as a matter of law.
- The DC Bar refused to rule on Clark's motion to toss the charge.
Far-Reaching Consequences
- The rank partisanship of the D.C. Bar reeks, but the consequences extend much beyond the personal attack on Clark because the charge that Clark violated the Rules of Professional Conduct rests entirely on the advice he provided the then-president.
- Lawyers working in the executive branch must be free to provide the president with their view of the law, and the bar has no business questioning that guidance because it is the president's sole responsibility to determine how best to execute his Article II duties.
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