Trump co-defendant Jeff Clark barred from practicing law after fake elector charges

The Washington D.C. Bar Association has suspended former acting Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Clark from practicing law for two years, Politico's Kyle Cheney reported Thursday.

According to the findings Cheney posted from the Bar's Board on Professional Responsibility, Clark was charged with "attempted dishonesty and attempted serious interference with the administration of justice, in violation of the District of Columbia Rules of Professional Conduct, arising from his efforts to cause the United States Department of Justice to send a letter to elected officials in Georgia expressing the Department of Justice's purported concern about various issues relating to the 2020 Presidential election."

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Clark's letter, which was never sent, was addressed to Gov. Brian Kemp, state House Speaker David Ralston and President Pro Tempore of the Senate Butch Miller. It formally announced an official Justice Department investigation into the "irregularities" in Georgia's 2020 election.

Clark wrote that the Justice Department had “significant concerns” about the integrity and results of the election. He further demanded that the Georgia legislature be called to order to decide the legitimacy of competing slates of electors.

The so-called "fake electors" plot has been the subject of a federal investigation by special counsel Jack Smith and by Fulton Country District Attorney Fani Willis in Georgia.

Clark was indicted alongside Trump in Georgia last summer on charges of violating racketeering law. He has pleaded not guilty.

"Disciplinary Counsel contends that Mr. Clark committed all of the charged violations and should be disbarred," the final report recommended.

While the counsel recommended he be disbarred, he was only suspended for two years.