Disciplinary proceedings began Tuesday against John Eastman, the legal architect of Trump's bid to subvert the 2020 election.
Disciplinary proceedings began Tuesday against John Eastman, the legal architect of Trump’s bid to subvert the 2020 election.
Eastman’s bar trial, on charges that he committed professional misconduct by fomenting efforts to obstruct the election of President Joe Biden, comes as both he and Trump await word on whether they’ll be criminally charged for the scheme. But on Tuesday, California bar authorities made sure that Eastman’s legal theory itself would face its own thorough reckoning for the first time since Jan. 6, 2021.
John Eastman’s proceedings will focus more on the central element of former President Donald Trump’s bid to remain in power — the plot to pressure former Vice President Mike Pence to single-handedly overturn the election on Jan. 6, 2021. | Susan Walsh/AP Photo Rudy Giuliani’s law license was temporarily suspended in Washington, D.C. after bar proceedings found him culpable for misconduct in his efforts to overturn Pennsylvania’s votes. Jenna Ellis admitted to making numerous false statements about election fraud during her own negotiations with Colorado bar authorities. And similar proceedings are pending against former Justice Department attorney Jeff Clark, who has been fighting to get federal courts to intervene in the process.
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