Crash Course: “Rudy’s defense is that he was a bad lawyer”: Giuliani struggles with questions at D.C. Bar hearing

Giuliani doubled down on false election claims while trying to defend his law license. Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlcwVQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvOGcwNXZyenNlNi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWsyZHU5NzVpNmNXA3NwY0IKY4FQgJBjQod56FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). “Rudy’s defense is that he was a bad lawyer”: Giuliani struggles with questions at D.C. Bar hearing Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani defended his role in challenging the 2020 presidential election after the D.C. Bar accused him of misusing his law license and called for it to be revoked. Giuliani defended his actions, saying he had acted reasonably based on information he received from the Trump campaign and other parties claiming that Pennsylvania's election processes were unconstitutional, [Bloomberg reported](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlcwVQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaW54YW5pbnFmbC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWsyZHU5NzVpNmNXA3NwY0IKY4FQgJBjQod56FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). Legal experts were unimpressed with Giuliani's argument. "Rudy Giuliani's defense in his bar discipline case is that he was a bad lawyer who was just sloppily throwing allegations out there … even though he was trying to help the President overturn the election," [tweeted](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlcwVQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYnZ4cjh0Mmx1bi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWsyZHU5NzVpNmNXA3NwY0IKY4FQgJBjQod56FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti. "He's half right—he *is* a bad lawyer. But he's also a dishonest one." [Read more from Areeba Shah.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlcwVQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvOW9wZnV5anVsaC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWsyZHU5NzVpNmNXA3NwY0IKY4FQgJBjQod56FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Photo via Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) “Appalling”: Legal experts call out Alito for “joking” about Black kids in KKK outfits at hearing Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Monday joked about Black children in Ku Klux Klan outfits during arguments in a case related to LGBTQ rights. "So if there's a Black Santa at the other end of the mall and he doesn't want to have his picture taken with a child who's dressed up in a Ku Klux Klan outfit, that Black Santa has to do that?" Alito asked. "No, because Ku Klux Klan outfits are not protected characteristics under public accommodation laws," Colorado Solicitor General Eric Olson explained. "And, presumably, that would be the same Ku Klux Klan outfit regardless of whether the child was Black or white or any other characteristic?" asked Justice Elena Kagan. Alito interjected to say, "you do see a lot of Black children in Ku Klux Klan outfits, right? All the time. All the time." [Read more from Igor Derysh.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlcwVQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMDlzeTd0eGR2ZC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWsyZHU5NzVpNmNXA3NwY0IKY4FQgJBjQod56FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Photo via Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) - [High early turnout](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlcwVQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZG51YWI2eWc2Ni8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWsyZHU5NzVpNmNXA3NwY0IKY4FQgJBjQod56FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) in Georgia Senate runoff: More evidence that saving democracy motivates voters - [Biden wants to block a primary challenge](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlcwVQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaDM5NHVscHNwNy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWsyZHU5NzVpNmNXA3NwY0IKY4FQgJBjQod56FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) from the left: That's not democracy - [Will Smith perfected blockbuster success](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlcwVQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZHh2b3g3eDRoMy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWsyZHU5NzVpNmNXA3NwY0IKY4FQgJBjQod56FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), but his Oscar-worthiness is tougher – slap or no slap - Ancient viruses gave us a gene called "Arc" — and it [may explain consciousness](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlcwVQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNndwdXZjY3MzNi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWsyZHU5NzVpNmNXA3NwY0IKY4FQgJBjQod56FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), scientists say - ["The White Lotus"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlcwVQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZnBrMWxqa2V4cS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWsyZHU5NzVpNmNXA3NwY0IKY4FQgJBjQod56FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo): When it comes to vacation, what does pleasure actually look like? - A timeline of the ["Good Morning America" co-anchor relationship scandal](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlcwVQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaDRkMXNhOHlxei8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWsyZHU5NzVpNmNXA3NwY0IKY4FQgJBjQod56FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - Cannibal-themed ["Bones and All"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlcwVQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMHZhcGV0dmVwdS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWsyZHU5NzVpNmNXA3NwY0IKY4FQgJBjQod56FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) makes the ultimate case for veganism - World Health Organization rebrands 'monkeypox' as mpox. [Does it matter?](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlcwVQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMDdqMDdjMXFtay8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWsyZHU5NzVpNmNXA3NwY0IKY4FQgJBjQod56FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - Sacha Baron Cohen as [Borat mocks Kanye West](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlcwVQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaDYyM2xiYzR2ai8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWsyZHU5NzVpNmNXA3NwY0IKY4FQgJBjQod56FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) as "too antisemitic" If you found yourself here without subscribing, sign up for [Crash Course](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlcwVQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYmNmdWtzM3hvcC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWsyZHU5NzVpNmNXA3NwY0IKY4FQgJBjQod56FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), so you don't miss anything! Antisemitism and white supremacy are evil: This is the moment to make that clear Trump is not "flirting" or "playing footsie" with such people, in the parlance of mainstream journalism. In reality, he is continuing a long pattern of such behavior. He described neo-Nazis and other white supremacists as "very fine people" after the Charlottesville riots of 2017, and has expressed both overt and coded support for the QAnon conspiracy cult, the Proud Boys, the Oath Keepers and similar groups.  Biden did something critically important by highlighting the role of evil in the context of America's democracy crisis and related struggles. For the most part, that type of moral engagement has been lacking among America's political class and news media during the Age of Trump and beyond. That near-pathological fear of using direct moral language is rooted in the misplaced commitment to "normal politics," which prioritizes concepts such as compromise and moderation and also in the guiding assumption that moral language should be avoided in politics at risk of appearing unfair, biased or judgmental. The same elites who avoid a moral framework also remain beholden to the myths and fantasies of American exceptionalism and the credo that the "American people," whoever they are, are fundamentally good. Those failures have opened up the space for Trumpism, neofascism, white supremacy and antisemitism to flourish and prosper. [Read more from Chauncey DeVega.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlcwVQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNzc4Z3hkazI0ei8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWsyZHU5NzVpNmNXA3NwY0IKY4FQgJBjQod56FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Photo via TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images) - "We forgot to fix unemployment insurance yet again," [Vox](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlcwVQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZGpkMWJmczB2dy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWsyZHU5NzVpNmNXA3NwY0IKY4FQgJBjQod56FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Musk’s Neuralink faces federal probe, employee backlash over animal tests," [Reuters](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlcwVQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMmF5aW94Nmp4cy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWsyZHU5NzVpNmNXA3NwY0IKY4FQgJBjQod56FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "The Brilliance and Weirdness of ChatGPT," [The New York Times](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlcwVQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvemU2aHplajdoYy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWsyZHU5NzVpNmNXA3NwY0IKY4FQgJBjQod56FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Why you don’t need to drink 8 cups of water a day," [The Washington Post](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlcwVQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdzh4aHIzdmFlZi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWsyZHU5NzVpNmNXA3NwY0IKY4FQgJBjQod56FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "The race to build a better Twitter," [The Verge](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlcwVQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcGVzYXVibGdyYi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWsyZHU5NzVpNmNXA3NwY0IKY4FQgJBjQod56FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Here Come the Crypto Hypocrites," [The Atlantic](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlcwVQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvd25hZWV2eXhvYi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWsyZHU5NzVpNmNXA3NwY0IKY4FQgJBjQod56FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Rail strike bill: Both sides do it — wage relentless war against the working class, that is The congressional decision to [prohibit](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlcwVQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcnpid3Y5NWpoNS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWsyZHU5NzVpNmNXA3NwY0IKY4FQgJBjQod56FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) railroad workers from going on strike and [force](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlcwVQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMXZxOXFkMG1hNC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWsyZHU5NzVpNmNXA3NwY0IKY4FQgJBjQod56FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) them to accept a contract that meets [few](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlcwVQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYmVtNGVjMDgxNC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWsyZHU5NzVpNmNXA3NwY0IKY4FQgJBjQod56FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) of their demands is part of the class war that has defined American politics for decades. The two ruling political parties differ only in rhetoric. They are bonded in their determination to reduce wages; dismantle social programs, which the Bill Clinton administration did with welfare; and thwart unions and prohibit strikes, the only tool workers have to pressure employers. This latest move against the railroad unions, where working conditions have [descended](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlcwVQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNXozczIwc2FtNy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWsyZHU5NzVpNmNXA3NwY0IKY4FQgJBjQod56FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) into a special kind of hell with massive [layoffs](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlcwVQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdGV4Zm5qZ250dy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWsyZHU5NzVpNmNXA3NwY0IKY4FQgJBjQod56FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), the [denial](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlcwVQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvampyazExN2NkZy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWsyZHU5NzVpNmNXA3NwY0IKY4FQgJBjQod56FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) of even a single day of paid sick leave and punishing work schedules that include being [forced](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlcwVQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcHhxbDFxYnBuYi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWsyZHU5NzVpNmNXA3NwY0IKY4FQgJBjQod56FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) to "always be on call," is one more blow to the working class and our anemic democracy. The [rage](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlcwVQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvY2dyMnRoYmZkbi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWsyZHU5NzVpNmNXA3NwY0IKY4FQgJBjQod56FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) by workers towards the Democratic Party, which once defended their interests, is legitimate, even if, at times, it is expressed by embracing proto-fascists and Donald Trump-like demagogues. Dating back to the Clinton administration [with](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlcwVQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaWNvbXd2ajJqcy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWsyZHU5NzVpNmNXA3NwY0IKY4FQgJBjQod56FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) NAFTA, the greatest betrayal of the working class [since](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlcwVQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdXgyNHBrdTB6ci8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWsyZHU5NzVpNmNXA3NwY0IKY4FQgJBjQod56FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) the 1947 Taft-Hartley Act, the Democratic Party has become a full partner in the corporate assault on workers. The cloying feel-your-pain rhetoric, a staple of the Joe Biden White House, is offset by a hypocritical subservience to the billionaire class. [Read more from Chris Hedges.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlcwVQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdnI0M3RzOG16OC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWsyZHU5NzVpNmNXA3NwY0IKY4FQgJBjQod56FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Illustration by Mr. Fish) [Unsubscribe from this list](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlcwVQP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9yZWFkLmxldHRlcmhlYWQuZW1haWwvY3Jhc2gtY291cnNlL3Vuc3Vic2NyaWJlP2lkPUAzNTQzOTUyVwNzcGNCCmOBUICQY0KHeehSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Copyright © 2022 Crash Course, All rights reserved. 1000 N. West Street, Suite 1200, Wilmington, DE 19801 [Made with Letterhead [Letterhead logo]](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlcwVQP0QiaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbmVwbm83czh5c1cDc3BjQgpjgVCAkGNCh3noUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)