People For Member,
It’s hard to imagine that Trump’s team could sink any lower, and yet they consistently do
This past Monday, Trump lawyer Joseph diGenova went on a conservative talk show and, in talking about the fake claims of election fraud that Trump’s team has been pushing for the past month, said that former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Christopher Krebs, “should be drawn and quartered. Taken out at dawn and shot.”
This is outrageous.
We cannot let this lie. It is unacceptable for anyone to make threats of violence against another person, but for an attorney representing the President to make such threats is especially appalling. Even the former White House Communications Director, Alyssa Farah, said that diGenova’s “statement was wildly inappropriate.”1
On December 1, U.S. Representatives Kathleen Rice (D-NY) and Ted Lieu (D-CA) co-authored a letter to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, explaining that diGenova has violated at least three of the DC Bar’s Rules of Professional Conduct and calling for an investigation. “If a lawyer licensed in the District of Columbia can,” the letter says, “while speaking in a representative capacity – publicly call for the death of his client's perceived adversaries without consequences, the Counsel has abjectly failed in its duty.”2
Serving as a counsel to Trump gives an attorney a platform of significant public influence, and he needs to experience the consequences of his troubling behavior.
Election officials have been pleading with Trump to condemn the violent rhetoric that has been repeatedly aimed at them by his supporters, campaign, and lawyers in the aftermath of the election. Since he has shown no willingness to do so, it’s crucial for a venerable institution like the DC Bar to take decisive action.
Demand that diGenovia face consequences for his violent rhetoric. >>
In unity,
- Sarah, People For the American Way
[1] “Trump attorney issues call for violence against truth-telling former election cybersecurity official.” (CNN, 12/01.)
[2] “Democrats seek disciplinary investigation for Trump lawyer who called for violence against former election cybersecurity official.” (CNN, 12/03.)
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