Trump Era DOJ Lawyer Clark Asks US Court to Block Discipline (1)

Oct. 18, 2022, 6:39 PM UTCUpdated: Oct. 18, 2022, 9:25 PM UTC

Former Trump Justice Department official Jeffrey Bossert Clark asked a federal court to intervene in and block disciplinary charges brought against him over claims he attempted to help overturn the 2020 election.

Clark, who announced last year he would head up strategic litigation efforts at a civil rights nonprofit after serving as top environmental lawyer under the Trump administration, was accused of attempting to engage in dishonesty in connection with his 2020 election advice to Trump.

Counsel to Clark said the case doesn’t belong before the D.C. Board of Professional Responsibility.

“Mr. Clark is in front of the DC Bar’s ...

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