Justice official Clark violated ethics in aiding Trump, D.C. Bar panel finds

A D.C. Bar committee ruled Thursday that former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark was “dishonest” and should face professional sanctions for trying to use the department’s influence to help reverse President Donald Trump’s 2020 election defeat. The discipline could include revocation of his D.C. law license, blocking him from practicing law in the nation’s capital.

In the draft letter, Clark said the department had “identified significant concerns that may have impacted the outcome of the election in multiple States, including the State of Georgia.” That assertion was false, according to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, which noted that Justice officials were unaware of any allegations of election fraud in Georgia that would have affected the results of the presidential race.

Clark’s attorney, Harry MacDougald, argued Clark committed no ethics violations because Clark believed there were voter violations in Georgia when he drafted the letter and the letter was never sent to Georgia officials.Clark, who is facing criminal charges with Trump and others in Georgia for alleged efforts to overturn Trump’s electoral loss there, declined to testify at his disciplinary hearing, invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.

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