Attorney Scott Grubman, right, stands with his client, Kenneth Chesebro, as Chesebro is sworn in during a plea deal hearing in front of Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee on Oct. 20, 2023, in Atlanta. Chesebro was facing seven charges related to his alleged role as the legal architect in using Trump electors in Georgia and other key states to undermine the 2020 elections. He pleaded guilty to one felony charge, conspiracy to commit to filing false documents.

Pop quiz: What do these people have in common, besides having been associated in one way or another with Donald Trump?: Rudy Giuliani, Michael Cohen, Kenneth Chesebro, Jenna Ellis, John Eastman.

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They’ve all lost their licenses to practice law, thanks to their own poor decisions to serve a flagrantly dishonest and corrupt businessman, politician and president.

Most were disbarred for their roles in misusing the justice system in furtherance of Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election. Cohen lost the right to practice law after pleading guilty to crimes involving the cover-up of Trump’s hush-money payments to a porn actress, and lying to Congress during the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

The fate of these lawyers is worth recalling right now, especially if you’re either a lawyer working for this administration or a bar association official shaking your head at the seemingly daily travesties........

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