In what can only be seen as a continuation of the punishment for the associates of former President Donald Trump, one of his oldest and dearest friends has lost his ability to do the job he has had for decades.

Ruddy Giuliani, a former mayor of New York City, was disbarred in Washington on Thursday, as the Washington Times reported.

This comes several months after he was stripped of his law license in New York for pursuing false claims that then-President Donald Trump made regarding his loss in the presidential election of 2020.

The appeals court in Washington, D.C., issued a brief judgment that Giuliani failed to respond to an order to provide an explanation for why he should not be disbarred in Washington after his visit to New York last summer.

From Giuliani's Rep

A spokesperson for Giuliani, Ted Goodman, called the decision “an absolute travesty and a total miscarriage of justice.”

Giuliani has stated that he was under the impression that the assertions he was making on behalf of the Trump campaign were accurate.

“Members of the legal community who want to protect the integrity of our justice system should immediately speak out against this partisan, politically motivated decision,” Goodman said in a text message.

It is the most recent setback for the individual who was previously celebrated as "America's mayor." Additionally, his endorsement of Trump's election assertions has resulted in criminal charges.

More Punishments

The former New York mayor, who took charge in the tragic aftermath of 9/11, is also at risk of financial disaster as a result of a jury's award of $148 million in damages to two former Georgia election workers who sued him for defamation in 2020 for the information he disseminated about them.

Giuliani was one of the most vocal defenders of Trump in 2020, advocating for unsubstantiated allegations of widespread voter fraud in the election that the Republican ultimately lost to President Joe Biden.

Giuliani's law license was previously suspended in Washington. Last year, a review panel recommended that he be disbarred due to allegations in a Pennsylvania lawsuit that sought to reverse Trump's defeat in that state.

The panel stated that Giuliani "claimed massive election fraud but had no evidence."

The Case

Not long after the December defamation verdict, Giuliani announced his intention to file for bankruptcy. However, in July, a judge dismissed his case, stating that he had disobeyed court orders, had concealed his income sources, and had shown no inclination to have an accountant review his financial records.

In the Arizona case, which stems from allegations that he propagated false claims of election fraud in the state during the 2020 election, Giuliani has entered a not guilty plea to nine felony charges.

In an effort to reverse his 2020 Georgia election loss, he, along with Trump and other associates of the former president, is facing separate charges in the state.