Former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani has been suspended from practicing law in New York due to the false comments he made during the 2020 presidential elections.

An attorney disciplinary committee asked the court to suspend Mr Giuliani’s license saying he had made false statements to the courts, the public, and lawmakers as he pushed theories that the election was stolen through fraud.

“This country is being torn apart by continued attacks on the legitimacy of the 2020 election and our current president, Joseph R Biden,” the court wrote in its decision granting the request.

“The hallmark of our democracy is predicated on free and fair elections. False statements intended to foment a loss of confidence in our elections and the resulting loss of confidence in government generally damage the proper functioning of a free society.”

The ruling will prevent Giuliani from representing clients as a lawyer.

Giuliani’s attorneys said in a statement that it was “unprecedented” for  Giuliani to be suspended before “being afforded a hearing on the issues that are alleged”.

“We believe that once the issues are fully explored at a hearing Giuliani will be reinstated as a valued member of the legal profession that he has served so well in his many capacities for so many years,” attorneys Barry Kamins and John Leventhal wrote.

In the decision, the court wrote that Giuliani “communicated demonstrably false and misleading statements to courts, lawmakers, and the public at large” as a lawyer for Trump.