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Rudy Giuliani, the revered prosecutor who took on the New York mafia and led the city through the 9/11 terror attacks, has been disbarred in his own hometown.
The decision, by a New York Appellate Court on Tuesday, was a stunning conclusion for a man who was once one of the most powerful prosecutors in the country.
As US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Giuliani became known as a tough prosecutor who went after organized crime. It was a reputation he leveraged to become New York mayor, leading the city through the devastation of the 9/11 terror attack in 2001.
On Tuesday, the NY appellate court cited the former mayor’s repeated false claims regarding the 2020 election as the reason for his disbarrment. As a lawyer for former president …