{"id":2632958,"date":"2026-07-21T07:03:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T11:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeff-clarks-yearslong-disbarment-fight-tests-reach-of-dc-bar-over-trump-doj\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T07:07:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T11:07:56","slug":"jeff-clarks-yearslong-disbarment-fight-tests-reach-of-dc-bar-over-trump-doj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeff-clarks-yearslong-disbarment-fight-tests-reach-of-dc-bar-over-trump-doj\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Clark\u2019s yearslong disbarment fight tests reach of DC Bar over Trump DOJ"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjeff-clarks-yearslong-disbarment-fight-tests-reach-of-dc-bar-over-trump-doj%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2632958&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Jeff Clark, a former justice Department official associated with Trump, has been embroiled in a lengthy and costly legal battle over his disbarment related to drafting a controversial election-related letter in December 2020. The letter questioned election integrity and suggested possible actions by Georgia officials,but was never sent. Clark claims his conduct was protected by constitutional rights and that his legal opinions are at the core of his dispute. Disciplinary authorities argue he continued advocating false factual claims despite warnings from senior DOJ officials, leading to recommendations of disbarment, though his license remains in good standing pending final court decisions. <\/p>\n<p>Simultaneously occurring, the Trump Justice department has filed a lawsuit attempting to halt disciplinary proceedings, alleging that they infringe on federal authority and executive power, framing the case as part of a broader political conflict or &#8220;lawfare&#8221; against conservatives. This legal struggle highlights tensions between federal and state disciplinary authorities, concerns over political bias in attorney discipline, and broader debates over the limits of bar associations\u2019 influence over federal officials. The outcome will considerably impact the rights of federal lawyers and the limits of state disciplinary authority in politically charged contexts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>EXCLUSIVE \u2014<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3488810\/trump-allies-decry-dc-bars-lawfare-against-jeff-clark\/\">Jeff Clark<\/a>\u2019s battle to preserve his legal career has stretched across two presidential administrations, cost millions of dollars, and left the former Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/#google_vignette\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/#google_vignette\">Justice Department<\/a> official preparing for a possible trip to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\">Supreme Court<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, a lawsuit from President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2018s DOJ offers Clark a potential avenue to end the disciplinary case before the D.C. Court of Appeals decides whether to disbar him.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4646840\/jeff-clark-disbarment-fight-dc-bar-trump-doj\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Jeff Clark\u2019s yearslong disbarment fight tests reach of DC Bar over Trump DOJ<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4654714\/what-to-know-tate-brothers-arrested\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>What to know about the Tate brothers arrested in Miami as UK seeks extradition<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4654150\/who-is-nikki-floris-ex-fbi-official-behind-trumps-shadow-government-rhetoric-during-election-address\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Who is Nikki Floris? Ex-FBI official behind Trump\u2019s \u2018shadow government\u2019 rhetoric during election address<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark attends an event hosted by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) at the Capitol in Washington, June 13, 2023. A judge on Friday, Sept. 29, rejected a request by former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark to move the Georgia election subversion charges against him from state court to federal court. (AP Photo\/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/AP23259720727295-scaled.jpg?w=696&#8243; height=&#8221;683&#8243; width=&#8221;1024&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark attends an event hosted by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) at the Capitol in Washington, June 13, 2023. A judge on Friday, Sept. 29, rejected a request by former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark to move the Georgia election subversion charges against him from state court to federal court. (AP Photo\/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, disciplinary authorities moved on July 10 to dismiss that lawsuit, arguing Clark is not being punished for expressing an unconventional legal opinion. They contend he knowingly pressed senior DOJ officials to send a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/21087991-jeffrey-clark-draft-letter\/\">five-page letter<\/a> containing false claims about investigations of the 2020 election, and continued to push for the letter\u2019s dispatch despite pushback from more senior officials.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clark\u2019s disbarment dispute stems from a draft letter he prepared in December 2020, which he maintained was at the behest of Trump at a time when he ordered the DOJ to investigate potential instances of fraud occurring in that election. His legal troubles remain unresolved nearly six years later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s truly like an endless process where the process is the punishment,\u201d Clark told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> in April.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-unsent-georgia-letter\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The unsent Georgia letter<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clark, then the Senate-confirmed head of the DOJ\u2019s Environment and Natural Resources Division, proposed sending the letter to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\">Georgia<\/a> officials in the final days of December amid Trump\u2019s challenges to his 2020 defeat.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The draft said the department had identified \u201csignificant concerns\u201d about election irregularities that may have affected results in multiple states. It also suggested Georgia lawmakers could convene to consider questions surrounding the state\u2019s presidential electors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The letter was never sent and was only brought to light after the <em>New York Times<\/em> in January 2021 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/01\/22\/us\/politics\/jeffrey-clark-trump-justice-department-election.html\">detailed it<\/a> through interviews with four former DOJ officials who had information about the letter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clark characterized the letter as a preliminary proposal produced during privileged executive branch deliberations. He maintains that no one has disproved his constitutional position that state legislatures possess authority under Article 2 to address disputes involving presidential electors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo one\u2019s laid a glove on the constitutional analysis in the letter,\u201d Clark said, defending his conduct and the legal basis for drafting it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Washington disciplinary officials argue the case concerns the letter\u2019s factual assertions, not its constitutional analysis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Acting Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jeffrey-rosen\/\">Jeffrey Rosen<\/a> and Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2954276\/former-trump-doj-official-violated-ethics-rules-in-2020-election-effort-panel\/\">Richard Donoghue<\/a>, the two highest-ranking DOJ officials at the time, rejected Clark\u2019s proposal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">From left, former Assistant U.S. Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel Steven Engel, former Acting U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen and former Acting U.S. Deputy Attorney General Richard Donoghue, are sworn in as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol continues, Thursday, June 23, 2022, at the Capitol in Washington. (Jonathan Ernst\/Pool via AP)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/AP22174706461458.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From left, former Assistant U.S. Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel Steven Engel, former Acting U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen and former Acting U.S. Deputy Attorney General Richard Donoghue, are sworn in as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol continues, Thursday, June 23, 2022, at the Capitol in Washington. (Jonathan Ernst\/Pool via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The disciplinary board found that Rosen and Donoghue, who were privy to the department\u2019s election investigations, told Clark that the department had not uncovered evidence supporting the draft\u2019s claims.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The board found that Clark continued advocating the letter after those warnings. Clark maintains that Rosen and Donoghue simply disagreed with his assessment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In August 2024, the D.C. Bar\u2019s Hearing Committee initially recommended suspending Clark for two years. The D.C. Board on Professional Responsibility went further in July 2025 and recommended full disbarment. Two members opposed that sanction and recommended a three-year suspension, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dcbar.org\/ServeFile\/GetDisciplinaryActionFile?fileName=JeffreyBClark22BD039.pdf\">according to<\/a> the 104-page report.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The D.C. Court of Appeals has final authority over Clark\u2019s license and has not imposed discipline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy license is still in good standing,\u201d Clark said. \u201cIf there is any effort to really suspend or take my license, we\u2019re going to the Supreme Court right away.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-trump-doj-seeks-to-end-the-case\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trump DOJ seeks to end the case<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trump DOJ <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4567774\/doj-dc-bar-weaponizing-discipline\/\">entered the fight on May 13 by suing<\/a> D.C. disciplinary counsel Hamilton Fox III, senior assistant disciplinary counsel Jack Metzler, and the Washington institutions overseeing attorney discipline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/docket\/73338949\/1\/united-states-v-fox\/\">complaint<\/a> asks U.S. District Judge Richard Leon to declare the investigation, proceedings, findings, and recommended punishment against Clark unconstitutional and void. It also seeks an injunction prohibiting disciplinary officials from maintaining the case or pursuing other actions against Clark based on his work as a federal attorney.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A victory would force the disciplinary authorities to abandon their case before the D.C. Court of Appeals reaches a final decision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DOJ argues that the proceedings violate the supremacy clause by allowing local authorities to regulate a federal official\u2019s performance of his duties. It also contends the case intrudes on the president\u2019s Article 2 power to supervise the executive branch and chills government lawyers from offering candid advice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Attorneys representing Washington disciplinary officials <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.dcd.292371\/gov.uscourts.dcd.292371.23.1.pdf\">argue<\/a> the board did not recommend disbarment over a \u201cmere internal disagreement,\u201d but because Clark allegedly continued advocating the letter after learning its factual claims were false.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They also invoked the McDade Amendment, which subjects DOJ attorneys to ethics rules where they practice. Requiring federal lawyers to act honestly is a generally applicable professional rule, they argued, not an effort to control executive branch policy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notably, the lawsuit between the Trump DOJ and the Washington institutions accused of weaponizing bar discipline is beginning to resemble a microcosm of Left-versus-Right political tensions boiled into a single case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Representing those traditionally left-leaning disciplinary figures is former Biden administration Solicitor General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3120981\/biden-doj-asks-supreme-court-to-unblock-student-loan-plan\/\">Elizabeth Prelogar<\/a>, now a partner at Cooley, who is listed as the lead counsel for the Board on Professional Responsibility.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-a-wider-battle-over-barfare\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">A wider battle over \u2018barfare\u2019<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clark\u2019s case represents part of a broader fight over what the Trump ally has described in his various posts on social media as a form of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lawfare\/\">lawfare<\/a>, or <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JeffClarkUS\/status\/2074521347892416585\">\u201cbarfare,\u201d<\/a> against conservative lawyers and government officials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Washington disciplinary officials also opened an inquiry into current Trump pardon attorney <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ed-martin\/\">Ed Martin<\/a> after a retired judge filed a complaint against him over letters he sent to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgetown-university\/\">Georgetown University<\/a> while serving as interim U.S. attorney for Washington.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The nature of Martin\u2019s letters served as a warning to the school that the government could reconsider its relationship with the university over <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dei\/\">diversity, equity, and inclusion<\/a> policies he argued may violate federal law.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Metzler withdrew from the Martin matter in May after his partisan social media posts attacking Trump and conservative Supreme Court justices resurfaced. The DOJ\u2019s Clark complaint cites Martin\u2019s case as evidence of an alleged pattern but has not formally added claims seeking relief for Martin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\">California<\/a>, the state Supreme Court ordered former Trump legal adviser John Eastman disbarred <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4531313\/california-disbar-john-eastman-trump-2020-election\/\">in April related to his advisement<\/a> of Trump in 2020 over his strategy to contest its results. The State Bar Court found him culpable on 10 of 11 disciplinary charges, including allegations that he advanced false claims to courts and public officials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John Shu, a constitutional lawyer who served in both Bush administrations, said the proceedings risk giving state bar disciplinary authorities influence over federal policy and deterring lawyers from representing Trump or working in the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA local bar, whether it\u2019s California or D.C. or whomever, should not have any policy control over the DOJ and should not discourage lawyers from government or public service, and this essentially does that,\u201d Shu said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clark and the DOJ contrast those cases with former <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\">FBI<\/a> lawyer Kevin Clinesmith, who pleaded guilty to altering a CIA email used to renew surveillance authority against former Trump campaign adviser <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/carter-page\/\">Carter Page<\/a>. Clinesmith received probation and a negotiated, retroactive one-year suspension from practicing law in Washington.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4567774\/doj-dc-bar-weaponizing-discipline\/\">DOJ ACCUSES DC BAR AUTHORITY OF WEAPONIZING DISCIPLINE AGAINST FEDERAL LAWYERS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clark was not convicted of a crime, nor was his letter ever sent. Yet disciplinary officials gave Clinesmith \u201ca slap on the wrist\u201d for a completed\u00a0false\u00a0statement, the Trump administration argued in court filings, while Clark faces the legal profession\u2019s most grave punishment for an alleged attempted misrepresentation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leon, a judicial appointee of former President George W. Bush, must now decide whether Clark\u2019s case represents a conventional prosecution of alleged dishonesty or an unconstitutional attempt to punish a federal lawyer for advice offered during internal executive branch deliberations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeff Clark\u2019s legal fight spans administrations; Trump DOJ lawsuit may end his case<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2632959,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP25314643105998.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[46857,40439,36911,36912],"class_list":["post-2632958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dc-bar","tag-disbarment","tag-jeff-clark","tag-trump-doj"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP25314643105998.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2632958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2632958"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2632958\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2632962,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2632958\/revisions\/2632962"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2632959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2632958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2632958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2632958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}