Trump lawyer at center of fake electors plot has law license suspended in another state after 'serious crime' conviction
Source: Law & Crime
Oct 31st, 2024, 1:28 pm
A pro-Trump lawyer who more than one year ago now pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit filing false documents, a felony, and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors against Georgia RICO case co-defendants, which includes the former president, has been “convicted of a serious crime” and, for that reason, should have his license to practice in New York “immediately” suspended, a court decided on Thursday.
Chesebro is an attorney who drafted a legal memo contemplating a scenario where then-Vice President Mike Pence on Jan. 6 could set aside legitimate electoral votes from “contested States” and replace those with “Trump-Pence electors.” That memo was featured prominently in the Jan. 6 Committee’s final report, which highlighted the lawyer’s communications to propel the fake elector scheme forward in Nevada, Arizona, Wisconsin, and elsewhere.
On Oct. 20, 2023, Chesebro pleaded guilty in Georgia and received a sentencing recommendation from DA Fani Willis’ (D) office of five years probation, 100 hours of community service, and $5,000 in restitution. He also apologized in a letter to the “citizens of the State of Georgia and of Fulton County” for his “involvement in Count 15 of the indictment.” He’s reportedly been cooperating in other state investigations since.
The New York Supreme Court’s Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department, pointed out on Thursday that Chesebro’s ability to practice law has been impacted in several states, for instance by receiving a temporary suspension in Massachusetts several months ago. “The Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department advises that, as of March 2024, respondent was temporarily suspended by the Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk County in Massachusetts,” a footnote said. “Moreover, respondent is listed as not eligible to practice law in California; inactive and not eligible to practice law in Florida; and voluntarily inactive in Illinois.”
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Full headline: ‘Respondent is commanded to desist’: Pro-Trump lawyer at center of fake electors plot has law license suspended in another state after ‘serious crime’ conviction
Link to ORDER (PDF) - https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25260815/chesebro-suspension.pdf
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