Attorney Jenna Ellis has been censured in Colorado after being accused of misconduct and making false claims about the 2020 US presidential election . The intent of the complaint was to have Ellis disbarred, but that attempt failed and resulted only in censure.
“My client remains a practicing attorney in good standing in the State of Colorado. In a very heated political climate, we have secured the correct outcome,” Ellis’ attorney Michael Melito said.
Ellis was a senior legal advisor to Trump and was responsible for explaining the efforts of Trump campaign attorneys to secure the veracity of election results in key battleground states.
The complaint against Ellis was filed by the 65 Project, which claimed that she engaged in an “attempt to overturn the 2020 election by abusing the court system and making fraudulent, baseless allegations.”That not-for-profit was formed in 2021 with the mission to “hold accountable lawyers who engage […]