Giuliani Faces Calls to Lose Honorary Knighthood Over Election Lies
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Giuliani was awarded an honorary knighthood in 2002 for his leadership after 9/11, but his reputation has declined dramatically since then due to pushing election fraud lies.
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Grounds for stripping honorary knighthoods include criminal convictions over 3 months or bringing the British honors system into disrepute.
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Giuliani faces possible criminal charges, disbarment, and has had several honorary degrees revoked, but it's unclear if the UK would strip his knighthood.
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Politics play a role - the UK may not want to jeopardize relations with the US, but there's been pressure to overhaul the honors system recently.
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Experts say Giuliani initially deserved the honor, but his actions since, especially regarding the 2020 election, make him unworthy of retaining it.