Rudolph W. Giuliani's Lawyers Say Under Oath He Is Likely Pursuing A Lawless Course; And Ask To Resign, As Is Their Right -- Under Applicable NY Prof. Resp. Law. Wow.

Well. . . who did NOT see this coming?! As we mentioned yesterday, the able USDC Judge Liman has mostly denied Rudy's attempts to file under seal his defenses. We will see those shortly, as his lawyers prepared them over the weekend -- and filed them in camera.

But this is the breaking news of the day, on his case in Manhattan -- his lawyers are firing him, as a client. Here is the motion, from his own (soon to be former) lawyers:

. . .[A] lawyer may withdraw from representing a client when: . . . (4) the client insists upon taking action with which the lawyer has a fundamental disagreement; . . . (6) the client insists upon presenting a claim or defense that is not warranted under existing law and cannot be supported by good faith argument for an extension, modification, or reversal of existing law; [or] . . . (7) the client fails to cooperate in the representation or otherwise renders the representation unreasonably difficult for the lawyer to carry out employment effectively[. . . .]

The Giuliani Entities are required to respond to Plaintiffs’ information subpoenas today, and Standard USA LLC is required to respond by Friday, November 15, 2024. Text Order, November 11, 2024. . . .

The guy. . . is likely headed. . . to jail, as soon as next week -- for clearly doing things -- things Tangerine cannot offer him a pardon for -- even if Trump wanted to. Indeed, there is no indication of that sort of energy being spent, for just another guy Tangerine has dragged under, and then abandoned. Couldn't happen to a nicer. . . guy, though -- in truth. Onward.

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