Jeffrey Clark Broke Lawyer Code of Conduct by Aiding in Trump Election Scheme: Panel

Jeffrey Clark, Trump’s go-to guy in the Department of Justice turned co-defendant in the Georgia election subversion case, broke at least one rule of professional conduct by aiding in the former president’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, a D.C. ethics panel found on Thursday.

The preliminary decision by the three-member Board of Responsibility will pave the way for disciplinary measures to be brought against Clark, including possible suspension or disbarment. Disciplinary counsel have indicated they intend to advocate for Clark to lose his law license entirely, according to Politico. Any proposed sanction can be contested by Clark and his team in a final brief, and will have to be approved by the panel in a separate decision that is likely months away.

Clark has been licensed to practice in D.C. since 1997, according to The Washington Post. He faced two legal ethics charges of attempting to engage in dishonest conduct and attempting to interfere with the administration of justice. It was not immediately clear which of the charges the panel had found he had violated.

Read more at The Daily Beast.