Rudy Giuliani disbarred over false 2020 election claims

Rudy Giuliani was disbarred Tuesday following years of legal trouble from false claims he made after the 2020 election.

An appeals court in Manhattan handed down the decision to strip Mr. Giuliani, a former presidential advisor, New York City mayor and US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, of his legal credentials on Tuesday.

The court said he made repeated false statements about former President Donald Trump's 2020 election loss. Mr Giuliani, 80, previously had his law license suspended in 2021 for making the claims.

“Mr. Giuliani is obviously disappointed in the decision and we are weighing our appellate options,” Barry Kamins, Giuliani's representative said in a statement to New York Law Journal. Mr Kamins could not be reached by BBC News.

In the ruling, the court said Mr Giuliani's disciplinary charges stem from the "demonstrably false and misleading statements" he made to courts, lawmakers and the public in his capacity as Trump's lawyer.