Lawyers throughout America are being subjected to these very ordeals due to their participation in cases related to the 2020 presidential election.
The group targets lawyers who litigated 2020 election irregularities or represented President Donald Trump.
Lawyers brought legal challenges in the contested 2000 Bush v. Gore election and the 1960 Nixon v. Kennedy election, for example.
The 65 Project website makes the claim that defending democracy and the rule of law informs and propels their efforts, but scrutinizing elections or challenging irregular and fraudulent activities through litigation threatens neither.
Do The 65 Project participants fear that the 2020 or future election irregularities would be exposed in fair courtroom hearings? Do they work to discourage or strike fear in lawyers who consider pursuing such cases by putting them in the crosshairs of bar associations that have prodigious resources and in some states one-party control of appointments that makes impartial outcomes questionable? We do not have to speculate about the motives of "The 65 Project." The head of the group has admitted that their goal is "To deter right-wing talent from signing on to any future GOP efforts" to challenge elections, not only by bringing bar complaints but to "Shame them and make them toxic in their communities and their firms."
We are witnessing a shift in the legal system from lawyers representing and defending clients to lawyers becoming the accused and, as a form of pseudo-juridical destruction, being charged with unfounded claims.
Lawyers who are subjected to these frivolous bar complaints need to be supported financially and defended by their peers, and all claims of irregular and fraudulent activity in local, state, and national elections need to be heard thoroughly and resolved in the courts.
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/20296/lawyers-defending-become-accused
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