Lin Wood, pro-Trump lawyer who challenged 2020 election results, says he retired

Lin Wood, a pro-Trump lawyer who worked to situation the 2020 predetermination results, said helium has retired from the instrumentality successful bid to debar his imaginable disbarment successful Georgia.

That state's barroom "has agreed to driblet the disciplinary cases against maine successful instrumentality for my statement to instrumentality the presumption of RETIRED," Wood said Tuesday successful a station connected Telegram, a societal media level helium has utilized aft helium was permanently banned from Twitter.

Wood had earlier posted a screenshot of a purported missive helium sent to the State Bar of Georgia, requesting that helium beryllium allowed to "transfer to Retired Status effectual immediately."

"I recognize that this petition is unqualified, irrevocable and permanent," Wood wrote successful the letter, dated Tuesday. "I further recognize and admit that if granted Retired Status I americium prohibited from practicing instrumentality successful this State and successful immoderate different authorities oregon jurisdiction and that I whitethorn not use for readmission."

A spokeswoman for the State Bar of Georgia did not instantly corroborate that Wood's petition had been received oregon granted. Wood did not respond to CNBC's petition for further comment.

As of Wednesday astatine noon ET, the Georgia barroom listed Wood arsenic an "active subordinate successful bully standing."

Wood said connected Telegram that his status from the instrumentality was not done "in the mode I would person preferred. But God is sovereign implicit everything."

Wood was erstwhile a salient defamation lawyer whose clients included Richard Jewell and the parents of JonBenet Ramsey, arsenic good arsenic much caller figures specified arsenic Kyle Rittenhouse and Nicholas Sandmann.

He gained notoriety for spreading predetermination conspiracies and mounting a failed bid to overturn President Joe Biden's 2020 triumph successful Georgia.

The Georgia State Bar launched disciplinary proceedings against Wood successful February 2021. It suggested successful a 1,677-page memo that the lawyer whitethorn person violated authorities rules of behaviour and raised questions astir his intelligence fitness.

In 2021, Wood filed a ailment successful national tribunal successful Atlanta accusing authorities barroom officials of violating his rights by asking him to taxable to a intelligence wellness valuation oregon other enactment his instrumentality licence successful jeopardy. He besides asked the justice successful that lawsuit to recuse himself due to the fact that helium had presided implicit Wood's suit challenging the 2020 election.

The justice dismissed Wood's case, and a national appeals tribunal upheld that decision.

In May, Wood sat for 2 days of contentious disciplinary hearings successful Georgia Supreme Court with the authorities bar. Transcripts of those proceedings, posted by Wood's "FightBack Foundation," amusement Wood and his lawyer often grappling with the presiding peculiar master, Thomas Cauthorn. At 1 point, Wood accused Cauthorn of "blasphemy" for saying it was improper to archer a witness, "God bless you."

"The witnesser is present to reply questions nether oath, not to beryllium blessed by you, Mr. Wood," Cauthorn said. Wood has repeatedly criticized the peculiar maestro connected Telegram, wherever helium boasts hundreds of thousands of followers.

Before announcing his retirement, Wood was embroiled successful aggregate different ineligible matters.

His erstwhile partners person sued him successful authorities tribunal successful Georgia implicit an alleged breach of a colony agreement. That lawsuit, which is ongoing, accuses Wood of "erratic, abusive, and unprofessional behavior." Wood was fined $5,000 successful June for repeatedly violating an bid barring him from disparaging his erstwhile colleagues.

In May, Michigan officials called for punishment for Wood and different lawyers related to an effort to decertify that state's 2020 predetermination results for Biden.

It was not instantly wide however those matters would beryllium affected by Wood's determination to halt practicing law.