Pro-Trump Lawyer Kurt Olsen Faces Call for Discipline Over Ethics

Another lawyer involved in actions to undermine the results of the 2020 and 2022 elections is now facing calls for professional discipline.

Attorney Kurt Olsen, who counseled former President Donald Trump in his attempt to use the U.S. Justice Department to overturn his 2020 election loss, is at the center of an ethics complaint filed by pro-democracy groups last week.

The States United Democracy Center and Lawyers Defending American Democracy are asking the Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission and the District of Columbia’s Office of Disciplinary Counsel to investigate Olsen’s actions, which include counseling Kari Lake as she unsuccessfully petitioned the ...