Trump ally Clark asks U.S. court to block disciplinary charges against him

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Justice Department attorney Jeffrey Bossert Clark asked a federal court on Monday to intervene in a legal disciplinary case pending against him over his efforts to help former President Donald Trump overturn his 2020 election loss.

In his lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Clark argues that the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the local bodies of the D.C. Bar responsible for filing and adjudicating disciplinary proceedings against attorneys do not have the jurisdiction to bring ethics charges against him.

Clark, who previously led the Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division and temporarily led the Civil Division, argues that "no state possesses the power to supervise the internal operations and deliberations of any branch of the federal government."

The ethics case against him, the lawsuit says, represents a "direct attack on the fundamental principle of separation of powers."

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-ally-clark-asks-u-213350381.html

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Asshole believes he's above the law.

[Ocelot II]

1. Bullshit. A lawyer who violates the ethics rules of the state in which

he is licensed to practice can be disciplined by that state regardless of who his client is - even a president. Requiring a lawyer who works for the federal government in any capacity to abide by his state's rules of professional conduct is not interfering with the operations of the federal government. It's just making sure the lawyer behaves ethically in representing the government.

[TomSlick]

5. That has always been my understanding.

In my years as an Army JAG, the Arkansas Supreme Court always held my license in its hands. If I had lost my Arkansas law license, I would have been disqualified to continue as a judge advocate. Conversely, while the Army Judge Advocate General could have revoked my appointment as a judge advocate, they had no authority over my law license.

[Marcuse]

2. "Separation of powers" does not mean what he thinks it means.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. D.C. is not a state

His argument is bogus?

[Ocelot II]

4. His argument is bogus for other reasons.

Technically DC isn't a state, but it operates as a state while also performing functions of a city and a county. It is  treated as a state in more than 500 federal laws.  The important point is that Clark is claiming that because he was working for TFG he is not subject to the ethical rules for attorneys enacted by DC performing the functions of a state.

[dsharp88]

6. Like f'ing hell

Attorneys are supposed to know better

[BlueIdaho]

7. Bury the SOB

He tried to destroy the constitution and the rule of law. He deserves a slow painful death.

[vsrazdem]

8. Mr. Clark needs to pull out his rules of ethics pamphlet that was provided to

him when he went to law school. I cannot believe he was a lawyer working for the government when he does not apparently know the first thing about the law. The Bar giveth, and the Bar takes away. They don't give a crap what job you had.

[Ford_Prefect]

9. Nothing he said makes sense given that a charge was accepted and entered in the jurisdiction.

I find it unlikely that there is no authority to apply if this court has moved forward. They wouldn't waste the time on it if there were no basis.

[NoMoreRepugs]

10. The words "attorney, helping tRump, overturn election" tell me

he’s a BatShitCrazedLoon. Nuff’ said.

[riversedge]

15. Those @GOP batshitCrazedLOONS keep bathitting and looning away and chipping at our Democracy. ......

Courts have held some at bay but too many floating and batshiting away hour after hour on RW media sites.

[Warpy]

11. Let's hope asshole is in for a very rude awakening

Letting any of these traitors skate away is a huge mistake. I hope there aren't enough TFG judges to allow that.

[Turbineguy]

12. Give him to ISIS

to practice on.

[Bayard]

13. And this is the guy,

That trump wanted to install as Atty Gen.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

14. Jeff Clark is attempting to move the pending legal ethics proceeding to federal court

Link to tweet

[riversedge]

16. Clark..........."sought to get Trump to oust Rosen so he could be installed as Acting Attorney Gen

Clark is pure scum and hoping he gets hit in his wallet HARD!--He will if law license is revoked




.................Clark pressured Rosen and Donoghue to send Georgia a letter claiming falsely that the Justice Department had uncovered voting irregularities there.

When they refused, he sought to get Trump to oust Rosen so he could be installed as Acting Attorney General. However, Trump ultimately declined to do so.

Both Rosen and Donoghue are expected to be called as witnesses at Clark's public disciplinary hearing in January.

The D.C. Bar is still collecting evidence against Clark, and earlier this month subpoenaed additional documents, including "any documents supporting the contention that you were Acting Attorney General on January 3, 2021."

[PortTack]

17. He claims no state has the jurisdiction to bring these charges? Umm, hello..DC is NOT a state

Any legal experts…am I wrong?