Court Losses

Jenna Ellis

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Jenna Ellis served as a senior legal advisor on Trump's post-election legal team. She publicly promoted false claims about the election on television and social media. Ellis pleaded guilty to a reduced charge in the Fulton County RICO case and tearfully admitted in court that she "failed in her duties as a lawyer" and relied on claims from other attorneys without independently verifying them. She was censured by the Colorado bar.

John Eastman

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John Eastman authored a legal memo arguing that Vice President Mike Pence had the authority to reject certified Electoral College votes on January 6 — a theory rejected by virtually all constitutional scholars and by Pence himself. Eastman was disbarred in California for his role in attempting to overturn the election. He was indicted in both the federal case and the Fulton County RICO case.

Kari Lake

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Kari Lake ran for Arizona Governor in 2022 on a platform centered on claims that the 2020 election was stolen. After losing her own race, she refused to concede and filed multiple lawsuits challenging the results — all of which were dismissed. Lake's claims about Maricopa County's election procedures were rejected by Arizona courts. She continued to promote election fraud conspiracies despite lacking evidence.

Lin Wood, a previously prominent defamation attorney, filed a series of increasingly outlandish lawsuits challenging election results in Georgia and other states, all of which were dismissed. He promoted conspiracy theories linking voting machine companies to Venezuela and China. Wood was investigated by the State Bar of Georgia and subject to a competency evaluation. His own former law partners described his claims as baseless.

Rudy Giuliani

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Rudy Giuliani served as Trump's lead attorney in challenging the 2020 election results. He promoted debunked conspiracy theories about Dominion Voting Systems and other baseless fraud claims, including the infamous Four Seasons Total Landscaping press conference. Giuliani was disbarred in New York and Washington D.C. for making false statements about the election. He was found liable for defaming Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss and ordered to pay $148 million in damages.

Sidney Powell filed a series of lawsuits she called "Release the Kraken," claiming Dominion Voting Systems machines were rigged using Venezuelan software to flip votes. Every lawsuit was dismissed for lack of evidence. Powell was sanctioned by a federal judge for filing frivolous lawsuits. She pleaded guilty to reduced charges in the Fulton County, Georgia RICO case related to the fake electors scheme.