Pro-Trump Lawyer Gets a Win Against DC Bar’s Request for Subpoena

Former DOJ attorney Jeffrey Clark still faces a sanctions trial with the DC Bar disciplinary committee at the end of March that could result in disbarment.

Jeffrey Clark, former acting assistant attorney general, testifies during a January 6th field hearing held by Rep Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) in the U.S. Capitol in Washington on June 13, 2023. Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images

A subpoena to compel former Justice Department (DOJ) attorney Jeffrey Clark to turn over documents related to his 2020 election litigation efforts was denied by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Feb. 26.

The appeals court’s three-judge panel ruled that the subpoena issued by the D.C. Bar Disciplinary Counsel “infringes on Mr. Clark’s Fifth Amendment right not to be compelled to be a witness against himself” as he defends himself in two separate court cases stemming from the 2020 election.